feminhii masculis panlJo majoios: caJyx (risppaliis, sepalis 

 raemljraiiacois lato- triaiigularibiis [aeuminatis , aostivatio jra- 

 bricala; corolla nrcoolala trifida porgamentacpa, lobis anitis 

 aestivatione valvatis. Urccolns stamiiieus sterilis facie intc- 

 riorc corollae adiialiis, iiinho libero: ovariiiin ovoideo-couiriiin 

 trilociilare ; Stigmata tria divorgeiitia. Drnpa globosa, anra»- 

 tiaca pei'icarpio cainoso , pittarainc glabro subgloboso panim 

 applanato, poris Jribiis in media peripheria leviter stellatis: 

 albumeii corneiim radiatiim. InQoresceutia axillaris, spathae 

 diiae, exterioip brevi, apice fissa, intoriore rompleta fiisiformi, 

 venire longitndinaliter apcrta. Spadix |simpliciter ramosns, 

 fnrfnrc pnlvernlento Havescens. Flores parvi diciines bracteo- 

 lati in exravatione ramornm sessiles, versns basiu ferainini 

 solitarii, lloribns masculis geminis stipati, in extremitatc ramo- 

 rnm mascnli gemini rel solitarii, flavi. glabri. 



Palmae cespitosae acnleatae in tocis calidis hnmidiusciilis 

 altitndine 1000 metr. habitantes. 



1. 91. bicnspidata. 



Palma viginti-pedalis . Irnnco qnatuor pollicnni diametro 

 annulato, aculeis 3 — A" longis nigris undiqne (ecto ; foliis 

 quadripedalibus , basi retienlatini vaginalis, ligiilatis , pinnatis 

 ntrinque foüoiis 60 — 80 euneatis, pedalibns apice (runcatis, 

 sex pollires latis, erosis , ntrinque lacinia marginali pollicari 

 lineari- producta terminatis, subtus tomeuto dctergibili leviter 

 adspersis, margine spinoso-ciliatis, senis vel octouis aggre- 

 gatis alternantibus costa uti pedunculus, rachis <( sp.itha fla- 

 vescente - tomentosula , acaulis validis nigris obsessus; limbus 

 nrccoli staminci floris ferainini sexdenlatus; drnpa magnitu- 

 dine nucis avellanae, albnmen corneo- oleosum cdule. Ha- 

 bitat ad pedem australem montis glacialis Meridensis propc 

 Varinas et Varinitas. 



