6 . L I V I S T O N A J E N K IN S I I G r iff, in litt. ca udice — , fr o n d ib u s ^ sp a d ic e 1% *— 2 - p ed a li, d u p lic a to -ram o so ,
g la b r o , la c in iis p e r ig o n ii a c u tis , b a c ca d e p r e s so -g lo b o sa n ig ro - c o e ru le s c e n le , albumine p e r r a d ium te s ta e h o r izo n ta lem in-
t r o r s um d ila ta tim i rum in a to .
Spadix illi Linistonae rotundifoliae similis, basi sp a tiiis involutes coriaceis grisco-lepidoto-tomcntosis, glaber. Fi.ouhs 3 5 in
nodulo ramulonun scssilcs, scsquilineam, alti, L . rotundifoliae fere duplo majores. Calyx scmitrifidus, dcntìbus acutis, subcoriaccus. Cor
o l l a duplo a ltio r, crassiuscula, laciniis triangularibus acutis concavis conniventi bus, acstivatione valvata. F ilam en ta sex inclusa inferno
in cyatliulnm connata, superne subulata; a n th e r a e ovato-sagittatae. P i s t i l l a tria oblongo-trigona conniventia e t intus nonnihil coalita,
STYLO subulato, s tigm a te subcapitato. Ovulum oblongum e basi erectum. Bacca e t cjus semen colore lìgura e t structura L . rotundifoliae
sed duplo major.
I n A s s am : B e a t us W . G r i f f i t h co lleg it e t sp a d ic es c om m u n ic a n t.
Nescio utruin liane pro eadem habeam « un Livistona cochinchinensi vcl Corypha Sa rtia Lour. Fior. Cochinch. p. 212. edit. Willd.
p. 263., quam ci. B lu me in Riunpliiac II. p. 49. nomine Sariius cochinchinemis distinctam esse voluit.
7 . L I V I S T O N A ( l ) M A R X IA N A G a u d ic lia n d : ca udice m ed io c r i; p e tio lis a n tic e (a n e x t o to ì ) in e rm ib u s , lig u la
ro tu n d a ta , lam in a m u ltir a d ia ta su b o rb icu la ri, p a r te u n ita s . d is c o o rb ic u la r i-o v a ta , r h a c h i a d % c ir c i/e r d is c i p e r iin g e n te ,
la c in iis su b -iO v i x a d med ium u sq u e c o n n a tis , f d i s in te r je c tis , a d y5 b ifid is , c o r ia c e is , n e r v is p lu r ib u s a p p ro x im a tis , su b -
tu s d ense g r is e o - tom e n to s o -fu r fu ra c e is ; b a c ca e llip tica , albumine in p a r te v e n tr a li n o n rum in a to , te s ta so lum in c ra s sa ta .
P e t io l u s infra laminam u ltra poli, la tu s, superne concavus, inferno convexus, margine acuto inermi. L ig u l a circuii sectionem
refert 4 6 lin. latam. L am in a 2 l/ x pedes longa; l a c in i a e l ' / 2— 2 poli, la tac , ad */s circiter bifidac, cxtimae ad % usque, summae
a d % connatac; rl.achis sexpollicaris; n e r v i c o m m is s u r a le s supra prominentes, s e e n n d a r i i utrinque 6 - 8 , t e r t i a r i i totidem, venai
non copspicuae. Bacca magnitudine pruni domesticac, vertice residuo stigmatis acuto, glabra. C a r o 2 lin. crassa. Semen globoso-elliptic.un,
testa fusca laevigata, in p arte cmbryoni opposite crassior. E mbryo fere in basi locatus, verruca parva proditur, conicus, lineam longus.
C r e s c it in in su lis S a n d v ic e n s ib u s ; G a u d i c h a u d .
8 . L I V I S T O N A ( ì ) G A U D IC H A U D I I : ca ud ice h um ili; p e tio lis to tis in e rm ib u s , lig u la o b lo n g a , lam in a p a u c ira -
d ia ta , basi cu n ea t a , p a r te u n ita o blonga b a s i c u n e a ta , r h a c h i a d m ed ium c ir c ite r p e r tin g e n te , la c in iis su b 2 0 u ltr a med
ium c o n n a tis , f i l i s p a s s im in te r je c tis , ap ic e b ifld is , m em b ra n a c e o -c o r ia c e is , su b tu s g r is e o - le p id o tis , n e r v is su b 1 2 , vein's
( in s ic co ) tra n s v e r s is conspicuis.
H a b ita t in in su lis S a n d v ic e n s ib u s : G a u d i c h a u d . — Utraque haec ultima species fòrsan C h am a e ro p i adjudicanda.
Bissala Bumph. Amb. I . p. 85. Hamilton in Comment, in Herb. Amb. in Mem. Werner. Soc. VH. p. 320. Blume in Rumpliiae H.
p. 49. buie generi quoque erit adnumeranda.
IV. G.O P E R N I C I A.
Coryphae HUMB. BONPL. e t KUNTH. Species e t MART, in Palm. Bras. p. 56. t. 49. 50. ENDL. Gen. No. 1757. f im m u . p iso.
HERMAPHRODITA aut POLYGAMA (floribus scilicet pluribus, nec omnibus, pistilla rite evolventibus). S p a th a e
piiiics incompletae, vagae. F l o r e s sessiles, bracteati. C a ly x cupularis, tridenticulatus. C o r o l l a campanulata, trifida.
S tam lv a sex. F iL am e n ta in cupulam corollae adnatam coalita (perigyna), apice subulata. A n th e r a e cordato - ovatae.
P i s t i l l a tria, plus minus pohaerentia, s t y l o brevi, s t i g m a t e capitato, plerumque unicum evolutum. B a c c a monosperma.
A lb um e n parce ruminatum. Em b ry o subbasilaris.
Ca v d e x m e d io c n s v e l a ltu s , in fe rn e a n n u la tu s , su p e rn e p le rum q u e a u c tu s b a sib u s f r o n d im i p e r s is te n tib u s. F r o n d e s
fla b e ttifo rm e s , p in n is in d u jiìic a tis , in te rd um J ilis in te r je c tis . S p a d ix e s in u fr o n d i u m , a d ram ifica tio n e s c r e b ra s s p a t i i i s
v a g in a l u s , in d um en to p ra e d itu s . F lo r e s p a r v u li saepe v ir e n te s , p u b e n te s . B aco ab lu te s c en te s , e llip tica e , in te r min o re s.
ETYMOLOGIA. Nomen e t numen venerateli Nicolai Copernici genus diximus.
I . COPERNICI A CERIFERA. Tab. 49. 50, Tab. 50. A. e t Tab. 51. Fig. 5.
C. ca u d ice in fe rn e a n n u la to su p e rn e b a sib u s fr o n d i u m p e r s is te n tib u s co ro n a to ; p e tio lis a cu lea tis, lam in is su i,o r bica la ri-
b us p a lm a to -m u ltijid is , n u llis J i l i s in te r je c tis , g la u c e s c en tib u s ; sp a d ic is ram is J lo r ib u sq u e s e r ic eo -tom en to s is ; ba c cis ellipticis.
CORYPHA CERIFERA, Arruda da Camara in operis nostri p. 56. 57. iterato cxamini subjecta a Coryphae cbaractcre ite abhor-
rere visa e s t, u t pro typo distincti generis, Liòistonae prac aliis affinis, recti us baberetur. Description! nostrac 1. c. datac panca addenda
habemus secundum specimen verticis hujus palmae fructiferam a cl. P a t r i c i o d a S i lv a M a n so e Brasiliae provincia Cujabana nobis
transmissum. P e t io l u s instruitur aculcis sursum decrcsccntibus e t infra laminam saepe omnino deficientibns. T o m é n tu m in basi laminae
griseum sat densum tandem deteritur, pariter ac illud, quod in spadicis ramis primum valde est conspicuum. Bacca, cnjus iconein in
ipso itinere secundum exemplar nondum maturimi festinante calamo delineatam in tabulae 50. figura 10. red d id i, cxactius depingitur in
tabula 50. A. E n d o c a r p iu m tenue, pergamenran. Nucleus bine rhaplie percttrsus, inde lineis insculptus sursum divergentibus.
Crescit, praeter loca indicata, quoque in regionibus salsuginosis depressis (700 pedes supra Oceanum elevali») provin-
ciae Matto Grosso, praesertim inter fluvios Cujabà et Janni, «WCarandà nuncupalur, teste P a t r i c io da S ilv a Manso.
partes c x l Fjf‘ 1 sisllft '" ll0em cauUicis cum basibus frondinm, passim cerae Iacrymas fundcntiuni, magnitudine dimidio diminuta. II. Easdem
p^e^aratafT" 1 ^ LnmÌnM ^mi“ut“6 h“ “ et Paf8 «pansa laciniarum. IV. Apex spadicis fructiferi, magnitudine naturali. — IV. 1. Bacca in perigonio, reseda
n latere, vasorum in testa decursum exbibens. 5. Nucleus obductus intcriore carois strato, statu sicco in areolas irregulares fisso. 6. Nucleus estima
2 . COPERNICI A HOSPITA. Tab. 50. a . Fig.
C. ca u d ice m e d io c r i, ba sib u s fr o n d i u m te c to ; p e tio lis a c u le a tis ; lam in is p a lm a to - (1) m u ltif ìd is , la c in iis lincaribus
a c u lis s im is , J ilis n u llis in te ije c t is ; sp a d ic is ram is corollisque s e r ic e o - tom e n to s is ; ram u lis f io r ife r i» simplicibus a b b re via lis
(sem ip o llica r ib u s), flo r ib u s d ense c o n fe r t is , cali/cibus m em branaceis su b p u benlibus ; ba c cis g lo b o so - ovali».
Caudex a ltitu d in e 1 2 a d 18 p e d um , u n d iq u e te c tu s b a s ib u s f ro n d ium su p e rs titib u s im b ric a tis , ap ice p a te n ti-r c c li-
n a tis , s c a r io s is , m a rg in e a c u le a ti s , sa ep e in fib ras s o lu tis , in in fim a p a rte f e re p e d em lai is. F rondes om n e s te rm in a le s ,
a lte rn a e . P e l i o l i 2 a d 3 p e d e s lo n g i, t r iq u e t r i , s u p e rn e p ro fu n d e c an a licu lati, a cu le is in m a rg in e f e r e p o llica rib u s coni-
c is re c u rv i s . L a m i n a o r b ic u la r is , p a lm a to - (?) m u ltif id a , la c in iis lin e a rib u s a c u tis s im is , filis n u llis in te r je c tis . S padix
lo n g e p e d u n c u la tu s , trip e d a li s , d e fle x u s , r am is se cu n d is . B acca (d ru p a ) c e ra s i m ag n itu d in e . H a e c c l. PO E P P 1G IU S .
S padices d e c om p o s ito -r am o s i, a rc te v a g in a ti s pa t iiis c y lin d r ic is , o b liq u e t r u u c a tis , b in e c a r in a tis , b a s i in te rd um tra n s -
v e rs im ru g u lo s is . R a m i e t r a m u l i b in e p la n iu s c u li, in d e c o n v e x i, s e ric e o -a lb id o - tom e n to s i. R a m t i l i u ltim i Jlo rig e ri
n o n n u lla s lin e a s lo n g i v e l sem ip o llic a re s , r e c u rv i , flo rib u s d e n s e te c ti. F lores q u am in p ra e c e d cn tc sp e cie ro b u s tio re s ,
sin g u li a b a si su ifu lti b r a c t e a co ria c e a su b tria n g u la i'i, q u a e tam q u am sp a th e lla in m in im um com p en d ium re d a e la n c q u e
om n em a x eo s d iam e trum occu p an s c o n s id e ra ri p o te s t. H a n c in tr a b ra c te a in p le rum q u e in v e n ie s b rac tco lam u n am a u t q uoq
u e a lte r am e ju sd em figu rae s e d m in o r e s , d um d u a e s ib i o b liq u e o p p o s ita s , fio ri im m e d ia te su b je c ta s , e x tu s , mi brac tea ,
se rice o v illo s a s , in tu s g la b ra s la e v ig a ta s , p a s s im cilio la ta s. Calyx c am p a n u la tu s , o b ite r trid e n tic u la tu s , p u rp u ra sc c n ti-
v i r itl is , p ilis su b tilib u s su r re c t is p a s s im s trig o su lu s . Corolla c am p a n u la ta , v e rsu s b a s in c o n tra c ta , c ra s s iu s c u la , la cin iis
o v a to -tria n g u la rib u s e x tu s p ilis a p p re s s is se ric a n s ; 'la c in ia e in tu s s u b it is s im e p u b e n te s , à p re s s io n e a n th e r a rum in fovcolas
q u a tu o r, q u a rtin i la te ra le s a n g u s tio rc s e t p ro fu n d io re s , d e p re s sa e . S tamina in d isc um cu p tila efo rm em co n n ata , q u i s u r sum
a d sc e n d en s in fe ri o r a » co ro llae p a rie tem v e s t i t , id e o p e rig y n a . F ilamentorum p a rs lib e ra p e rb re v is . Antherae o v atae,
o b tu sa e , c o rd a ta e , fe re b a sifix ae . P is t il l a t r ia e x im o fu n d o flo ris, p lu s m in u s c o h ae ren tia , fac ili tam en n e g o tio a s e in -
v ic em se p a ran d a . O varia in tu rb in a tam fo rm am c o n sp iran tia , s in g u la e x tu s co n v ex a , in tu s b ifacialia, v e rtic e su lc u lis su b -
tr ib u s in sc u lp ta . S ty l i b r e v e s su b c o a liti, st igmat e s im p lic i. Ov u l i c lav a ta in b a s i o v a rii, m ic ro p y le b a s ila ri a d u n um la tu s .
C r e s c it in Cubae a u s tra lis c amp is m o n to s is a r id is copiose. F ro n d ib u s te c ta te g u n tu r : cl. E . P o e p p i g .
ICON. EXPL. Tab. 50. A. Fig. V. 1. Ramulus floridus, magnitudine duplo auctus. 2. Flos, corolla aperta, magnitudine decies aucta. 8. Pistillum et 4. idem,
apertum, magnitudine aucta.
3 . C O P E R N IC IA T E C T O R U M : ca u d ice m ed io c r i, ju n io r e b a sib u s fr o n d i u m te c to ; p e tio lis a c u le a tis ; lam in is p a l-
m a to -m u llifid is ( la c in iis — , f i l i s —) ; sp a d ic e ca lycibusque membranacei» p u b e n ti- c a n is , c o r o li is s e r ic e o -tom e n to s is ; ram is
J lo r ife tn s p a n ic u la to - d iv is is , ram u lis g r a c ilib u s , flo r ib u s la x e d isposi! is sp a r s is a c e r v a tis v e ; ba c cis o liva efo rm ib u s.
CORYPHA TECTORUM, Humb. Bonpl. Kunth. Nov. Gen. e t Spec. pi. L p. 299. Kunth. Synops. L p. 302. Spreng. Syst. Veg.
n . p. 138. No. 8. ROm. Scliult. S y s t Veg. VH. 2. p. 1311. No. 5.
Haec species qnoad inflorescentiam con veni t «u n Copemicia cerifera, qmun rami spadicis e spatha sua p a rta li emersi, pariter ac
in illa , dividatittir in ramulos plnres unum ad tres pollices longos, floribus laxe onust os. Flores vero paullo minores siuit e t indumentum
brevius imnusque densum.
C re sc it in v a s ta p la n itie cara ca sa n o -cuma n en si, g ram in e v e s tita , lo c is a p r ic is , ca lid issimis, in te r E l Ca ima n , Tisn a o ,
C a la b o zo , U r itu c u , G u a ja v a l, Villa d e l P a o , C a r i e t flu v io s A p u r e s e t O rin o c i (L la n o s d e C um a n a , N u e va Ba rc elo n a ,
C a ra c a s ). F lo r e t M a r tio . P a lm a d e C o v i j a , P a lm a r e d o n d a e t P a lm a d e S o m b r e r o d ic itu r . H u m b o l d t l. c.
S p a d ic em omnino similem e x in su la S . D om in ic i m is it B e r t e r o , m o n e n s , palma m ibidem P a lm a d e C a n a appella ri.
OBSERVATIO. Verosimiliter plures hujus generis species in America tropica degentes e t nomine Coryphae ab auctoribus descriptae
hue revocandae sunt, e. g. Coryphae Pumos e t maritima ( J a t a Cubcnsium!), Humb. Bonpl. Kunth. Nov. Gen. e t Spec. pi. I. p. 298. Kunth.
Synops. I. p. 301., pariterque forsan Corypha Miraguama ibidem descripta, nisi potius ad Thrinacem amandanda. — Corypha umbraculifera
Fahlbergio, in Vetcnskap Handl. 1793. p. 194., in insula S. Bartholomaci obscrvata, e t palma, ctijus codcm nomine Oldcndorpius (in
Gcscliichte der Mission der evang. Brlider, Barby, 1777. I. p. 202.) mentionem fecit, in insula S. Tliomae frequens, ibidemque T e y e r nomin
a te , forsan ad imam altcramve Copemiciae spcciem p e rtin en t,.n isi potius Sahal generi adjudicandae. — Corypha nana Humb. Bonpl.
Nova Gen. e t Spec. L p. 240. a cl. Blume (Rumphia II. p. 53.) ob stigmate elongate distincta tamquam distincti generis typus, nomine
Cryosophilae, proponi! tir.
V. B R A H E A.
Coryfhae species HUMB. BONPL. KUNTH. ENDL. Gbh. No. 1756.
H E RM A PH R O D ITA . S pathae n o n n u lla e in c om p le tae c irc a s padicis b a s in (? ). F lores in s t ru c ti b r a c t e a e t b r a c -
t c o l i s d u a b u s in te r v illum r am u lo rum d e lite sc e n t ¡bus. Calyx tr ip h y llu s , fo lio lis m a rg in c im b ric a tis . Corolla trip a rtita .
S tamina s e x , filament is in c u p n lam h y p o g y n a m c o n n a tis , antheris c o rd a to -o v a tis . P is t il l a tr ia a rc te c o b ae ren tia ,
stylis p rism a tic o -c o n n a tis , stigmate s im p lic i. B accae tem a e , a u t s a ep iu s ab o rtu bin a c v e l u n ic a. Albumen s tr a to te s ta e
v e rlic a li a v e rtic e a d b a s in p e rfo s sum . E mbryo d o rsalis.
Ca v d e x m ed io c r is , lig n o a d p e r ip h e r iam p e rd u ro . F r o n d e s J la b e llifo rm e s , p a lm a to -m u ltifid a e , p e tio lis acu lea lis,
la c in iis in d u p lica tis , apice b ifid is , J ilis in te r je c tis . S p a d i x m a g n u s , c e r a n o id e o -m u ltiram o su s , d e n se v illo su s. F lo r e s e t
f ru c tu s p a rv u li.
ETYMOLOGIA. Braheatn diximus a T vciiose de Brahe, summo Astronomo.
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