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Genus Raphia, Beauv. 

 R. Ruffia, Mart. Madagascar. 

 R. sp. West Africa. 



TRIBE V.— BORASSEjE. 

 Genus BORASSUS, Linn. 

 B. flabelliformis, Linn. " Palmyra Palm." Tropical Africa 



Genus LATANIA, Comm. 

 L. Commersonii, Linn. Mauritius and Bourbon. 

 L. Loddigesii, Mart. Round Island. 

 L. Verschaffeltii, Linn. Rodriguez Island. 



Genus Hyph^ene, Gartn. 

 H. thebaica, Mart. " Doum Palm. " Upper Egypt, 

 Nubia and Abyssinia. 



TRIBE VI.— COCOINE/E. 

 Genus ACROCOMIA, Mart. 

 A. sclerocarpa, Mart. " Macau Palm. " Brazil and West 

 Indies. 



Genus Martineza, Ring and Pav. 

 M. caryotaefolia, Humb and Kth. New Grenada. 



Sub-tribe II. — El^ide^e. 

 Genus El^is, Jacq. 

 E. guineensis, Jacq. " Oil Palm " West Tropical Africa, 



Sub-tribe III. — Eucocoine/e. 

 Genus COCOS, Linn. 

 C. flexuosa, Mart. Brazil. 



C. nucifera, Linn. " Cocoa-nut Palm. " Tropics. 

 C. plumosa, Lodd. Brazil. 

 C. Weddelliana, Wendl. Brazil. 



Genus MAXIMILIANA, Mart. 

 M. Martiana, Karst. N. Brazil and Guiana. 



Sub-tribe IV. — Linospadice^e. 



