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The Palms of British East India. 



hermaphroditi, glomerulati. Corolla tripetala. Bac- 

 ca sub-exsucca. Albumen centro-cavum vel solidum. 

 Embryo verticalis. 



Livistona. — Perennes, arboreae, axilliflorae. Folia palma- 

 tim partita, flabelliformia. Flores hermaphroditi, 

 glomerulati. Corolla tripartita. Drupa. Albumen 

 processu intrante excavatum. Embryo dorsalis. 



Licuala. — Perennes, frutescentes, axilliflorae. Folia pin- 

 natim flabelliformia. Flores hermaphroditi, soli- 

 tarii, binati vel ternati ? tribracteati. Corolla tri- 

 partita. Filamenta in annulum faucinum scepissime 

 coalita. Drupa, etc. praecedentis. 



Cham^erops. — Perennes, frutescentes vel arboreae, axilli- 

 florae. Folia palmatim-partita, flabelliformia. Flores 

 polygami. Corolla tripetala. Bacca. Semen longi- 

 tudinaliter sulcatum. Embryo dorsalis. 



Phcenix. 



Sect. II. — Folia Pinnata. 



Sub-family.— CORYPHIN^E. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, seldom polygamous, rarely dioecious. Ovaria three, dis- 

 tinct or partly cohering. Fruit a berry or a drupe, generally solitary, one ovarium 

 only being matured, I seeded. Albumen horny, equal, solid or hollow in the cen- 

 tre, or excavated on the surface, or subruminate. Embryo dorsal. 

 Leaves fan-shaped. 



'Large trees flowering only once. In- 

 florescence terminal ; secondary and 

 tertiary spathes many. Flowers her- 

 maphrodite, several together. Corolla 

 three petalled. Stamens hypogynous. 

 Berry almost juiceless. Albumen 

 hollow in the middle or solid. Em- 

 bryo near the apex. .... .... Corypha. 



Perennial trees. Inflorescence axillary. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, several toge- 

 ther. Corolla tripartite. Stamens peri- 

 gynous. Fruit a drupe. Albumen with 

 a cavity communicating exteriorly and 

 filled with the integuments. Embryo 

 about the middle of the dorsal face. .. Livistona. 

 Perennial. Inflorescence axillary. Flow- 

 ers polygamous, several together. Co- 

 rolla tripartite. Stamens hypogynous. 

 Fruit a berry. Seed with a longitudi- 

 nal furrow. ChAM/EROPS. 



Palmately divided. .. ^ 



