﻿1874.] S. KiTi'z — Enumeration of Burmese Palms. 195 



* * Spathes several, tubular or sheathing. Ovary syncarpous. 



§ § § § Caryofece. — Spatlies several, tubular or sheathing, persistent, 

 Pinnee of the leaves often fascicled, jagged or erose-toothed. 



ABE]srGA, Lah. — Flowers monoecious in different spadices. Petals of 

 both sexes valvate in bud. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 3-celled. Drupe 

 depressed' 3 -angular, rather dry, 3-seeded. Albumen equable. Simple- 

 stemmed rarely soboliferous palms. Leaves simply pinnate, the pinnse linear, 

 at base auricled at one or both sides. 



Arenga saccliarifera, Lab. Only species. 



Wallichia, Boxh. — Flowers monoecious in different spadices, rarely 

 dioecious. Petals in both sexes valvate in bud. Stamens often definite. 

 Ovary 2-celled. Drupe sappy, usually 2 -seeded. Albumen equable. Often 

 stemless low jDalms. Leaves simply pinnate, the segments wedge-shaped. 



Spadices smaller, the male spikes almost filiform ; male flowers yellow- 

 ish ; calyx tubular, about a line long, , W. caryotoides, Roxb. 



Spadices very ample, the male spikes thick and rigid; male flowers 

 purplish or green ; calyx minute, cup-shaped, only about -|- lin. long, 



,..W. disticTia, T. And. 



As preceding, but the male calyx tubular, nearly a line long, 



...W. densiflora, Mart. 



Caetota, L. — Flowers monoecious on the same spadix. Stamens in- 

 definite. Petals in males valvate, in females imbricate in bud. Ovary 1« 

 or 2-celled. Drupe 1- or 2-seeded, sappy. Albumen ruminate. Simple- 

 stemmed or soboliferous palms. Leaves bipinnate. 



S;pecies, 



Simple -stemmed ; male petals about \ inch long by 3 to 4 lin. broad, 



,..C. tcrens, L. 



Usually soboliferous ; male petals about 4 lin. long and only 1| lin. 



broad J anthers mucronate or emarginate, C. sololifera. Wall. 



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Tkie. III. Flabellat^. — Leaves fan-shaded. Berianth complete in 

 loth sexes. Erect ^ahns, 



§ Borassince. — Ovary syncarpous, 2 — 4-celled, with as many ovules. 

 Drupes 2 — 4-celled, with as many seeds. 



