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Morenia corallina K. 



PaliDia 20-pedalis, solitaria, trnnco aniüdiiiaeeo, glabro, 

 annulato viridi, 1 1/^ pollioes in diaraetro ; foliis oblougis, pin- 

 nati-partitis, breviter vagiiiatis, 6-pedalibus, pinuis levitor 

 rediiplicatis bipedalibus, tree pollices latis, acuminalis inermi- 

 bus. Flores dioici (?) in spadicibus infra coraam verticillatis, 

 •sirapticiter ramosis; spathis qiiatiior membranaceis, inferior 

 ini'oropleta breviter tubiilosn , tribiis superioribns, fusiforniibus, 

 spadieem tegentibns, dorso apice apertis, spadices albi, flores 

 masculi albi dein flavescenles , solitarii , sesssiles, ebracleati. 



— Bacca corallina globosa magnitudine nut-is avellanae parce 

 carnosa; alinimen aeqnabiie ; einbrjo siipra basin dorsalis. 

 Crescit in altitudinem 1000 — 1500 mefr. in declivitate saltiis 

 St. Marthensis nive aeterna tecti. 



OenocarpaiN Mapora K. 



Palma 30 — 40' alta, trnnco diametro quatuor ad qninqne 

 poUicnm, annulato inernii ; Folia 10 — 12 pedes longa, petio- 

 lata, petiohis basi vaginante , vagina superne iinibriatim lace- 

 rata trnnci gemniani ampleetens, ovalia, pinnala, pinnis 50 



— 60 parijngatis, alternis vel snboppositis, hie illicve binis vel 

 ternis aggregatis, iongitudinaliter costato-plicatis, acutissimis, 

 %" latis, discoloribns, pagina int'eriorr glancis ininntissime 

 pilosiuscnlis, basi revoluta sessilibiis; rachis triquetra iuferne 

 furiiiio fiisco lecta; spathae diiae venire apertae, exterior 

 minor, interior t'nsitormis, spadicis geniniani involvens, sub 

 anthesin decidua, acuta, pagina exteriore, uti spadicis rami 

 fastigiati sub antbesin pendnli , «inuamonieo-pnlverulenta de- 

 mum rufa ; /los masc. sepalornm inembranaceoruni et petalo- 

 rum perganienorum aestivatio vaivata; stamina sex libera; au- 

 therae sagittatac, versatiles. — F/. fem. sepala ovata ro- 

 luudata aestivatione iiubricata, pelal;» sepalis longiora, aesti- 



