PALM^. 651 



united rudimentary stamens at the base. Stigmas 3, sessile. Drupe baccate. 

 Embryo at the base of horny albumen. — Tall Palms, with long pectinate- 

 pinnate long-sheathing leaves. Spadix enclosed in the '2-leaved spathe. 



O. regia, H.B.K. (Rotal Pam.) Stem 60° -100° high; leaves 10°- 

 15° long, the narrowly lanceolate divisions acuminate, 1° long; drupe ob- 

 long, dark blue. — On Eoger's River, east of Caximbas Bay, and sparingly 

 near the mouth of Little River, South Florida (Garber). 



SABAIi, Adanson. 



S. Adansoni, Guems. var. ■? megacarpa. Leaves grayish green, the 

 divisions parted nearly to the sinuses ; spadix (2° long) ascending, prostrt-te 

 in fruit; drupe (J' in diameter) globose, black; flowers unknown. — Dry 

 rocky pine woods, Miami, South Florida ( Garber). 



THRINAX, L. f. 



Stamens 6-12, connate at the base: anthers oblong. Ovary 1-celled, 

 1-ovuled. Style dilated upwards. Stigma concave. — Otherwise like 

 Sabal. 



T. parviflora, Swartz. Stem' tall (10°-30° high), smoothish ; leaves fan- 

 shaped, soon smooth, the numerous lanceolate divisions tapering to the deeply 

 cleft apex, the lower third connate ; ligule triangular, acute ; spadix panicu- 

 late, nearly as long as the leaves, the branches bracted ; flowers very small ; 

 drupe globose. — Coast and Keys of South Florida. 



T. argentea, Loddiges. Stem rather low (12°-15° high) ;■ leaves 

 shorter than their petiole, silvery-sericeous beneath ; divisions united at 

 the base; ligule semi-lunar ; spadix sparingly branched ; drupe small. — Keys 

 of South Florida (Curtiss). — Leaves l^°-2° long. Spadix V long. 



T. Garberi, Chapm. Stem very short ; leaves smooth, parted nearly to 

 the base into several strap-shaped entire divisions, sparingly filamentous ; 

 ligule rounded; spadix very small (6' -8' high), bractless ; stamens 6-10; 

 drupe globt)se, deep purple. — Rocky pine woods, Miami, South Florida 

 ( Garber). 



COCOS, L. 



Flowers monoecious. Sepals and petals 3. Stamens of the sterile flower 

 6, the filaments subulate. Sepals and petals of the fertile flower roundish. 

 Ovary 1-celled. Stigmas 3. Nut bony, with 3 pores at the base, enclosed 

 in a thick fibrous husk. Albumen hard or fleshy, hollow. Embryo basal. — 

 Tall palms, with pinnate leaves, and small greenish or yellowish flowers. 



C. nucifera, L. (Cocoa.) Stem 40°-60° high ; leaves very long, the 

 divisions narrowly lanceolate ; spathe deeply grooved ; spadix long, branch- 

 ing ; nut very large, ovate. — South Florida. Introduced. 



