d iam e tri c irc ite r se x p ed a lis , c o n sp ir a n te s , sin g u la e c irc ite r q u in q u e sp ith am a s lo n g a e . • B a s i s v a g i n a n s e x o v a to la n c e o la
ta , q u a tn o r a d q u in q u e poUices lo n g a , m o x in p a rte v e n tra li om n ih o a p e rta , la to -ca rin a ta , m a rg in e e s te n u a to m em b ran a ceo
ir r e g o la ri te r la c e ro , s u p e rn e in a u ric u la e p a rv a e speciem. d e s in en te . P e t i o l u s c in d e ab a u ric u lis in a rg in alib u s a d infimas
p in n a s u sq u e c irc ite r sp ith an iam a d p e d em lo n g u s , s u b tr ig o n u s , in fern e s c ilic e t su b b ifa cia li - c o n v e x u s , s u p e rn e p la n u s e t
p ra e s e rtim in p o stica p a rte s u lc a tu s , d o r s o , u ti v a g in a e t r h a c h is , lin e a la ta a lb a p e rc u rsu s . R h a c h - i s in fe rn o c onvexa ,
su p e rn e a c u te b if a c ia lis , in an g o lo su p rem o in q u e 'lin e is , q u a e p e r fac ies < lo n g itu d in a lite r d e c o r ru n t , s c ab ra . J P i n n a e in
q u o v is la te r e q u in d e c im a d v ig in ti, su b o pp o sitae , concimine, p e c tin a to -p a ten te s , le v is s im e co rv a ta e v e l d c o rsu in co n n iv en tc s,
a n g u s to -lan c eo la ta e , u tr in q u e a cum in a ta e, m e d ia e p e d em lo n g a e , u n g u e n ij v ix p o llic em u n q u a n i la ta e , s u r s um d e c re s c en te s ,
sum m a e d im id io m in o re s q u a in m e d ia e , c o n ilu e n te s , ad n a ta e rh a c h e o s fac ieb u s -ope c alli o b lo n g i, p lan ae a u t .lev issim e
red u p lic a ta e . N e r v u s p r i m a r i u s u tr in q u e p rom in e n s , sc ab riu s c u lu s , p a rite r a c s e c o n d a r i i e t t e r t i a r i i . su b b in i, pal-
lid io s v ir id is . Ma rg o te n u is su n e m em b ran a c e u s e t s c ab riu s c u lu s . C o lo r s a tu ra te v ir id is . S padicés d u o s ped es-.lo n g i, in te r
fro n d e s p e rs is te n te s e n a ti, e re c ti. P e d u n c u i u s te r e s , p e n n am a n s e rin am y e l cy g n eam c ra s s u s , om n in o te c tu s spathis
cy lin d ric is o b liq u e tr u n c a tis , h in c b r e v ite r b ilid is , m em b ra n a c e is , lo n g itu d in al ite r n e rv o s is . Im a s p a th a d u o s , sum m a s e x
p o llices. n ie tito r . S padix M A S C U L U S la x u s , e rb ac lii a n g o lata ram o su s . R a m i p lu rim i, tr ig in ta a d q u a d ra g in ta , a n g u lo rec to
p a te n te s , flex u o s i, a n g o la ti v e l su b an cip ites. F lores la x iu s c u le , d is ta n tia c irc ite r d u a rum lin e a rum , d isp o s iti, ab sq u e b ra c te is
e t b ra c teo lis d is tin c tis . Calyx c u p u la e fo rm is , v ix d im id iam lin c am a lto s , v i r id is , o b ite r tr id e n ta tu s a u t tr ilo b u s , lo b is
ro tu n d a tis , n e rv is v e rs u s m e d ium lo b o rum c o n v e rg en tib o s p e r c u r s i s , m a rg in e e x ten u a to ta n d em e x a rid o . P etàla fiavida,
oblongo - o v a ta , o b tu s a , lin c am lo n g a ,. c o n c a v a , lo n g itu d in a lite r n e rv o s a .* S tamina lo n g itu d in e f e r e p e ta lo rum . F ilamenta
b a si s u b c o a lita , su b u la ta . Anthebae l in e a r i - o b lo n g a e , o b tu s iu s c u la e , alb id ae . P is t il l i ru d im e n tum su b trig o n um . S padix
F O EM IN E U S la x u s , p r a e s e r tim ju n io r , d um e sp a th is p r o v e n it, d u p lic a to - ram o s iis, q u a tu o r ad s e x p o llic e s a ltu s . R a m i
s u b a lte rn i, flex u o s i, a c u te tr iq u e tr i v e l su b a n c ip ite s , e x ala fo lii r am e i b rev is s im i sq u am ae fo rm is sa ep e de fic ien tis p ro d cu n -
te s . R am u li r am is s im ile s , v ix sq u am u la s a d e x o rtum h a b en te s . Càlyx u ti in flb rib u s m a scu lis. Corolla p a llid e flava,
trifld a v e l e co alitio n e p e ta lo rum tr id e n ta ta , c am p a n u la ta , o re co n tra c to tr iq u e tro . P istillum o b o v a tum , le v ite r trilo b um .
S tigmata in u n um c om p a c ta , se s s ilia . B acca g lo b o s a , n ig r o - v irid is ', s ta tu im m a tu ro , q u o -v id im u s , mag n itu d in e " c irc ite r
sem in is C ic e ris v e l P is i.
Cre8 c it in s y lva rum s emp e rrir en tium Jocis u d is vm b ro s is , a d B a r r a n c a d e T io s e lo , p ro p e Pa p a n tìa e t a lib i in
im p e rio m ex ica n o -• cl. S c h i e d e . Co lta cum ante ced en tib u s in h o r to 11. M o n a c e n si o b se rra ta .
ICON. EXPL. Tab. II. Fig. III. Basis Palmae junioris jam ex infimarom frondium basi spadicera emitlens. III. l.'Spadix foemincus liorens. ■ Omnia
magnilndine naturali. III. 2. Apex spadicis com alabaslris, magnitudine aucta.
Alia lot jus generis specfes fructibus, nigris est:
4 . C H A M A E D O R E A O B L O N G A T A : ca u d ice a n n id a to , a p ic e, f r o n d iu m e a g in is oblique a p e r tis te c to ; p e tio lis
te r e tiu s cu lis b a s i s u lc a ta , p in n is la x iu s c u lis oblongis e e l o b lo n g o -la n c eo la tis fa l c a to -a c um in a tis c u sp id a tis , sum m is con-
fiu e n lib u s saepe tru n c a tis9 e t e ro s is , r h a c h i d o r so fa s c iti, a lb a ; sp a d ic ib u s sim p lic ite r ram o s is in f r a f r o n d e s , fo em in e is
e r e c tis ; ba c cis oblongis.
C r é s c it cum Ch. e la tio re in B a r r a n c a d e T io s e lo , M esa c ln ca e t P a p a n tla : cl. S c h i e d i .
.Species fructibus spadici concoloribus sunt:
5. C H A M A E D O R E A C O N C O LO R : ca u d ice a n n o ia to , apice f r o n d iu m e a g in is c y lin d r ic is oblique a p e r tis te c to ;
p e tio lis su b te r e tib u s b a s i c a n a licu la tis , p in n is ob lo n g is e e l tra p e zo id e is fa lc a to -a c um in a tis , e x tim is c o n n a tis ; sp a dicibus
fo em in e is s im p lic ite r ram osis'simis la x iu s c u lis e r e c tis ; ba c cis o b o v a tis , s p a d ic i a u r e o concoloribus.
C r e s c it in s y le is tem p era tio rib u s in te r M isa n tla e t C u e s ta g r a n d e d e Chico n q u ia co : cl. D e p p e e t S c h i e d e .
Huic proxima e s t, quam in nostri operis pagina 3. descripsimus,
6 . C H A M A E D O R E A G R A C I L I S : ca u d ice r em o te a n n o ia to , apice fr o n d iu m v a g in is c y lin d r ic is tru n c a tis te c to ;
p e tio lis sem ite r e tib u s b a s i su lc a ta , p in n is o b lo n g o -la n c eo la tis fa l c a t o -a cum in a tis e e l e x tim is s u b lra p e zo id e is , r h a c h i d o rso
fa s c ia a lb a ; sp a d ic ib u s s im p lic ite r ram o s is in f r a fr o n d e s , fo em in e is la x e e r e c tis ; ba c cis sp a d ic i concoloribus o v a tis obt-usis.
OBSERV. Embryonis positio in hoc genere valde varia. Ch. f r a g r a n s hahet embryoncm in dorsi parte media superiore,
(figurae 12. e t 13. in tabula nostra 3. incuria sculptoris inverse sunt exhibitae), Ch. c o n c o lo r in ipso medio dorso, Ch. S c h ie d e a n a
prope basin seminis, Ch. g r a c i l i s inde paullo remotius position.