PALMS OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON. 7 
impossible to identify it with absolute certainty, from the very brief 
description. The chief difficulties in the way are that Wallace makes 
no mention of the pubescence on the lower surface of the leaves, while 
he describes the spines on the petioles and vagine as flat, the spadices 
as very small and erect, and the fruit as globular and black, without 
mentioning whether it is pilose ornot. The fruits become black when 
they have been ripe for some time. 
aot 3. turbinata, Spruce (sp.) (S. hb. Palm. 51; Trail hb. 
Palm., 69).—Foliis interrupte pinnatis vel simplicibus bifurcis, vel 
varie pinnatisectis, supra glabris, subtus ad venulas vix pubescentibus ; 
pinnis 9-14-jugis, inferioribus 2-4-natim aggregatis, *25™-"40™; petiolo 
et costa lepra ferruginea obsitis nec ciliata ; spadice bi-trifido ; drupa 
globosa, vel operat ta, ‘007™ diametro, pilosa. 
mate n sylvis recentioribus ad fl. 
spruceana (Trail hb. Palm., 23, "029) — B. simpiicifrons ?, 
orate ‘(Palm. maar p. 148), nec Martii.—Foliis simplicibus, 
bifurcis, vel in pinnas utrinque 4-14 irregulariter fissis ; venis utrinque 
14-17, subrectis angolo ae (folit simplicis) 15°-22° ; ala -7™x +17, 
costa ‘40™, pinnis singulis °3 015". 
Hab. telly % urbem Obydon et prope urbem Para. 
s. 1.—B. pectinata, Mart., restricting the name to the form 
described in the Hist. Palmarum, seems to be most closely allied to B. 
turbinata, Spruce, from which it differs only in the 6-10-jugate pinoz 
being more regularly equidistant, and in the fruits being glabrous; 
in all the forms above described, however, the fruits vary considerably 
in hairiness, being Soaneutle subglab rous. 
Obs, a3 aeguaaatn figure of B. pectina ta, Mart. (Palms of the 
arg ioe plate x “3 Pe tl )y ss sents a palm with regularly pin- 
nate leaves, the eae te 18-19-jugate and hairy beneath; in these 
points and in the bifid spadix it oe closely B. hylophita, from 
which it differs only in the ate ruit. They agree also in their 
habitat, viz., the forests of the eg 
bs. 3.—The following ‘ pas: > described by Dr. Rodriguez 
are probably closely allied to 2: = geebenie SORES the descriptions are 
too brief and vague to be of much value: 
argjicy —Stipite. humili, inermi; tomento lanato-taba- 
cino contecto ; frondibus in interrupte-pinn atis, vagina ac aculeata ; foliolis 
2-3-jugis, seca aaa ¥ acuminatis ; spadice 5-partito; dru 
coccinea , inermi, diametro 0 007”. 
“ Hab.—In superiore ae montis Curumu, plus ducentis ee 
super fluvium Trombetas. Fructus maturescunt aprili. (Bar 
8 > 
es td. a lineari ifolia. —Stpite humili, inermi, erecto, se pari 
frondes —— ibus, 
magnis e igtis) ; : rachis. filiforme prelonante ultra peed foliola, 
que ae pe acuminata, us ciliatis; spadix -suberectus 
2-3- partitus ; ; Spatha interior ad oa aculeata ; bacca aioe ae 
rubra, inermis. 
‘‘ Hab.—-In virgultis prope urbem Provincia Paraensis in via ‘ 
appellatur S. Joao. Fructus maturescunt martio. (Barb. Rod . hb. 
Palm., 230.)” 
“91S meres —Stipite inermi, heceuetada annulata, 
