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Radix T^i/'Ui«. Caiidex allw^ cyliiidriHus , cicatrL^alus ; Junior 

 slipctibus armalus. TJ'rons JlabeUiforinis , oualo - subrolimda , lalior 

 quam longa , pUcata , ad medium inullijlda , snhpinnato - palmala, 

 • laciniis ensiformihus , repUcatis ; recitrvala /ii/eriLns subconniuenii- 

 hus x'el subcondnplicala , bi-sexpedalis, Stipcs lungiludine Jrondia, 

 ?-eclus , fcrsus basin sensim lalior, siipra coiicaro - planiusculus, 

 subuts conuexus margine ciliato - spinosiis, Fulrrum rele siipula- 

 cenm e filis tenacibiis coniexlum , basi sUpilis e murginibus oppo- 

 sili evortnin. - ■ ..•,; ..,,„;,.•,•, 



Infloresceiitia masculina. 



Spatha compusila : pah'ulis paucis basi spadicis bifariam equi- 

 /antibus , inlerioribus longioribus ; cæleris t-'agis soliiariis ad sin- 

 giiliim ramuni spadicis ejitsque lungiludine baii faginanlibns lanceo- 

 lalis rumpenlibus exlus hina dicidua Jusca Icclis, Spadix simplici- 

 ler ramosus , bi-quinqiiepedalis : pcdunculo tereti compresso , rarnis 

 ahernis hine convexis inde catis margine argulis el lanatis apice 

 amentis biizis - lernisre scssilibus, Amciitam pcdale crassilie digili 

 i-ylindricum: squamis manerosis imhricalis adpressis lineam longis 

 scinipoUiceni lalin retusis : Jloribus series septem-oclo longitudine al- 

 tcriialim disposilis geminis ternisfe intra singulam squamam sensini 

 i'ruinj)cutibus , receptaculo lanato sessilibns. 



liilloresccntia f:ciiiiuea masculincc similis. 



Flos inasculiiius. 



Pei'iaiitliiuiH tubulosum, lrigo?ium , trifidum: laciniis oblongis, 

 oblusis , erectis ; lungiludine squamæ amen/i inlra quam occultwn. 

 CovoWa. monopclala : Tubus longiludine caljcis. Limbus exserlus, 

 rotalas , tripartilus : scgmenlis oblongis, oblusis, concafis , sub- 

 carlilagineis , firidibus. Filameiita sex, palenlissima, subulala, co- 

 rolla paulo brcyivra , lubo inserla. Aiithcræ oblongæ, incumbenles, 

 l'istilli i'udiincnlum nulliim. 



Florciu fæiiiinciiiu non ridil cel. Thonning. 



Dnipa tuibinalo- subrolunda , oblusissima , obsolete trigona, gla- 



