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Genus XIII. Howea, Beccari. 

 *25. H. Forsteriana, Becc. "Flat, or Thatch-leaf 

 Palm." (Kentia Forsteriana, F. Muell. ; Grisehachia 

 Forsteriana, Wendl. & Dr.) 

 Lord Howe's Island. 

 °26. H. Belmoreana, Becc. " Jurley Palm." (Kentia 

 Belmoreana, F. Muell. ; Grisehachia Belmoreana, 

 Wendl. & Dr. 



Lord Howe's Island 



Subtbibe V. Maloktie^;. 

 Spadix flowering amongst the leaves, digitately 

 branched ; spathes 2. Flowers monoecious ; males sub- 

 symmetrical with broad imbricate sepals ; females with 

 imbricate petals. Ovary imperfectly 3-celled, 3-ovuled. 

 Fniit 1 -seeded with terminal stigmas. — Dwarf unarmed 

 palms of America with acuminate often confluent or per- 

 forated leaflets. 



Gei:U8 XIV. Malortiea, Wendl. 

 *27. M. speciosa. 



Central America. 



SUBTRIBE VI. IuUANURE.E. 



Spadix flowering amongst the leaves ; spathes 2. 

 Flowers monoecious ; males with broad imbricating 

 sepals ; females with imbricate petals. Ovary 1 -3-celled, 

 1-3-ovuled. Fruit 1-seeded, with excentric lateral or 

 "basal stigmas. — Armed or unarmed palms of the old 

 world. 



Genus XV. Heterospatha, Scheff. 

 •28. H. elata, Scheff. ( Metroxylon elatum, Hort.) 

 Amboyna. 



Genus XVI. Stevensonia, Duncan. 

 29. S. gTandifolia, Duncan. ( Phcenicophorium sechel- 

 larum, Wendl. ; Areca sechellarum, Hort.) 

 Seychelle Islands. 



Genus XVIT. Verschaffeltia, Wendl. 

 s 30. V.splendida, Wendl. ( Regelia Princeps, Hort.) 



Seychelle Islands. 



Genus XVIII. Dtpsis, Noronh. 

 *31. D. madagascariensis, Hort. 



Madagascar. 

 32. D. sp.,? 



Madagascar. 



SUBTRIBE VII. CHAMiEDORE.E. 



Spadix fio wering amongst or below the leaves ; spathes 

 numerous. Flowers usually dioecious ; male, calyx 

 minute ; female, petals valvate or imbricate. Ovary 

 3-celled, 1-3-ovuled. Fruit small with basal stigmas. — 

 Unarmed, or rarely armed, palms of the old and new 

 •worlds. 



Genus XIX. Oham2edorea, Willd. 

 tt 33. 0. graminifolia, Wendl. 

 Costa-Rica. 



Genus XX. Hyophorbe, Gcertn. 

 °34. H. araaricaulis, Mart. ( Areca speciosa & Hyo- 

 spathe amaricanlis, HorO 



Round Island ( Mauritius group ) 



35. H. Verschaffeltii, Wendl. 

 Rodriguez (Mauritius group.) 



Genus XXI. Chrssalidocarpus, Wendl. 



36. 0. lutescens, Wendl. (Hyophorbe indica, Gaertn. 

 H. Commersoniana, Mart. : Areca lutescens, Bory.) 



Mauritius and Bourbon. 



SUBTKIRE VIII. GE0N0ME.E. 



Spadix flowering amongst the leaves; spathes 1-2, 

 rarely moro. Flowers dioecious, or if monoecious on 

 separate spadixes; perianth dry; males unsymmetrical, 

 much compressed, petals connate below ; females 

 with imbricate petals. Ovary 3-celled, 3-ovuled. Fruits 

 jsinall with basilar stigmas. — Unarmed palms of the old 

 and new worlds. 



Genus XXII. Geonoma, Willd. 



•37. G. gracilis, Wendl. 

 Costa Rica. 



Genus XXIH. Oalyftrogyne, Wendl. 



38. 0. Swartzii, 77. F. " Mountain Thatch Palm." 



( Calyptronoma Swartzii, Gr. & Wendl.) 

 West Indies. 



SUBTRIBE IX. CARYOTIDE.E. 



Spadix flowering amongst the leaves ; spathes usually 

 many. Flowers monoecious in the same or separate 

 spadixes ; male with free or connate imbricate sepals ; 

 female with valvate petals. Ovary 3-celled, 3-ovuled.' 

 Fruit 1-3-seeded with terminal or excentric stigmas.— 

 Unarmed palms of the old world, with often ouneato 

 leaflets. 



Genus XXIV. Wallichia, Boxb. 

 °39. W. caryotoides, Boxb. 



Eastern Bengal, Chittagong, & Burma. 

 °40. W. densitiora, Mart. ; Bot. Maq. t 4581 



E. Nepal. 



Genus XXV. Didymosperma, Wendl & Dr. 

 °41. D. distichum, Hook./. (Wallichia disticha 

 T. Anders.) 



Sikkim Himalaya. 

 Genus XXVI. Arejjga, Labill. (Saguerus, Bumph. ) 

 '--42. A. saccharifera, Labill. "Gomuti Palm " 



Malay Archipelago & Moluccas, Burma. 

 <*43. A. Wightii, Griff. 

 Malabar. 



Genus XXVII. Caryota, Linn. 

 °14. C. Blancoi, Hort. Veitch. 

 Philippine Islands. 



45. C. Oumingii, Lodd. 

 Philippine Islands. 



46. C. furfuracea, Bl. 

 Java. 



47. C. sobolifera, Wall. 



Aracan & the Andaman Islands to Malacca. 



48. C. urens, Linn. " Wine Palm " 

 E. Bengal & Malay Peninsula. 



Anomalous Genera oe Arece.e. 

 Genus XXVIII." Manicaria, Gairtn. 

 * s 49. M. saccifera, Gazrtn. " Bussu Palm." 

 N. Brazil to Central America. 

 Genus XXIX. Phytelephas, Ruiz & Pav. 

 °50. P macrocarpa, R. & P. " Ivory nut Palm." 

 New Grenada. 



TRIBEU. Phcenice^:. 

 Leaves pinnate, leaflets with the sides inflexed be- 

 fore unfolding. Spadix flowering amongst the leaves ; 

 spathel. Flowers dioecious ; males with valvate petals; 

 females with imbricate petals. Ovary of 3 distinct 

 carpels. Fruit of one 1 -seeded carpel with a terminal 

 stigma. Old world palms. 



Genus XXX. Phosnix, Linn. 



51. P. acaulis, Roxb.? 



Cential India, Bengal to Burma. 



52. P. dactylifcra, Linn. " Date Palm." 

 N. Africa. 



°53. P farinifera, Roxb. 



The Deccan. 

 C! 54. P Hanceana, Naud. 



Jhina. 



fff 55. P. reclinata, Jacq. 



S.E. Africa. 

 '•'56. P. rupicola, T. Anders. 



Sikkim Himalaya. 

 •57. P. spinosa, Thon. (P. leonensis,Jjodd.) 



West tropical Africa. 

 °58. P. sylvestris, Roxb. " Khajoor." 



India. 



*59. P. tenuis, Hort. Lind. 

 Hab.? 



? Genus XXXI. Pseudophosnix, Wendl. 

 •60. P. Sargenti, Wendl. 

 Florida. 



The Palms marked thus (*) are not for distribution. 



