c om m o v it, u t lege sa n c ir e i Pho en icia s y lv e s tr is caudices u b iq u e , p ra e s e r tim au lem in u rb ium vici v ia , s e c u r i e sse e x s tir -
p a n dos. H o c palmeum ein um , u t i ovine simile g e n u s , lin g u a M o s lem ita rum T a r i e t c o r ru p te T o d d y a colonia b ritta n ic is
n u n c u p a tu r , vocabolo p r iv am i d e v in o B o r a s s i J la b e llifo rm is u s ita to , q u o d a p le risq ttc In d ia e in co lis p r o no b ilio re e t fe r v id io r e
h a b e tu r . A M o slem ilis In d ia e P h oenicis cimivi S i n d y , in c a rn a tic a lin g u a H e n d a , in te lin g a e t tam u lic a C a l l ù d tr itt/
r . — Eir in sp is8 a to a u lem su c co sa c c lia r i species im m u n d a p ra e p o r a tu r ( J a g o r y ben g a lice ), c u ju s quae vis a r b o r ro b u s ta
in p e n in su la o c c id e n ta li, te ste B u c h a n a n i o (M y so r e I . p . 3 9 4 ) p e r a n n um v i x u n am lib ra vi su p p e d ita t; e q u in q u a g in ta
m im r e g e t is a rb o r ib u s , 4 6 lib ra e s a c c h a r i b um d im id ia q u o ta n n is e lic i so len t. A lia v i v e ro tarn su c c i qu am sa c c lia r i r a tio -
n e m , eamque mu lto opulentiorem in B en g a la o b tin e r e e v e rb is cl. R o x b u r g h i i co llig itu r. Hie en im a u c to r e s t , quamvis
a rb o r em p e r hyemales men se s ( a N o v em b r i in d e in M a r tium ) 120—2 4 0 heminas ( p in ts ) la r g iv i, te rm in o medio 1 80, q u a rum
12 to tid em lib r is resp o n d en t e s , in sp is sa tio n e u n am lib ram sa c c h a r i im m u n d i v e l V* lib ra e sa c c h a r i bene c r y s ta llis a ti s appet
ii ta r e . I n om n i B en g a la q u o ta n n is 15 0 0 0 M a u n d s v e l 1,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 lib ra s sa c c h a r i im m u n d i a n te 3 0 a n n o s fu i s s e p ra e p a ra ta
id em a u c to r n o ta v it.
EXPL. ICON. Tab. 136. Phoenix sy lv e stris in regione montana Dccaninc Indiae (una com Phoenice pusilla), depicta. Incolse ibi cernuntur e caudico
vulnerato succum palmeum elicientes.
3 . PHOENIX PALUDOSA. Tab. m.
P h . ca udice 1 0 — 1C- p e d a li g r a c ili, b a s i so b o life ro ; J r o n d ib u s l a x i u s c u l o - n u t a n t i b u s , p in n is sp a r s is vel
tr r e g v la r ite r a g g r e g a i i s , b ifa r iis , lin e a r ¡bus lo n g e a c um in a tis , su b tu s g la u c is ; ba c cis ovalibus s emip o llica rib u s, n itid e a tr is ,
c a m e v ir id i- c in e r e a n o n e d u li, emb ryo n e su b b a sila ri.
Phoenix paludosa, Roxb. Fior. Ind. IIL p. 789. No. 5. Ejusdem leones in e d it t 1193. Kunth. Emun. HI. p. 256.
S p e c ie s h a b itu in com p to l a x o , p r a e s e r tim b a cc is a t r i s , c am e sa p o ris n a u s e o s o - a u s te r i e t em b ry o n e su b b a s ila ri
fac ilis d is tin c tu .
C r e s c it in p a lu d o s is in un da I is a d o s tia f lu v i i G a n g is , in S u n d e rb u n d s Ben g a lia e in fe r io r is , lin g u a s a n s c r ita H in -
t a l a , b en g a lica H e t t a l d ic ta .
ICON. EXPL. Hujus specie! stirpes complures una cum Harina caryotolde et Zalacca Wallichiana depictas exhibet tabulae nostrae 136 figura superior.
4 . PHOENIX RECLINATA, l i b . im .
Ph. ca u d ice 3 — 4 - p e d a li (p a s s im so b o life ro ) ; J r o n d ib u s ta n d em la x iu s c u le re c lin a tis , p in n is su b d istich is linea ribus
a c umin a tis c om p lica tis, J l a t o - t i r ¡dibits, p o s tic is a g g r e g a tis , a n tic is b re vio r ib u s s p a r s is ; ba c cis c ylin draceo-eUiplicis r u b ro -
f u l v i s , % -jio llic a r ib u s , emb ryo n e p a u llo in f r a medium d o rsa li.
PHOEN IX RECL IN ATA, Jacq. Fragm. b o t p. 27. t 24. Willd. Spec. Pi. IV. p. 731. Spreng. S y s t Veg. II. p. 138. n. 2. Kunth.
Eniun. HI. p . .256. .
Caudex b r e v is , 2 a d 4 p e d e s lo n g u s , d e clin a i u s a u t o b liq u e a d s c e n d en s e fasc ico lo radicularum d e n s e compa-
c ta rum , lo tu s f ro n d ium v e s tig i is sq u am a tu s . F rondes 3— 5 p e d e s lo n g a e , a rc u a to - s u r r e c ta e e t a p ic e p lu s m in u s n u ta n te s ,
in s y lv e s tr i s tirp e rig id io rè s q u am in cu lla. P c t i o l u s im a b a s i la te r a lite r in fib rillitium r e tic u la tum f u s c um e x te n su s ,
s u r s um lin e a r is , in tu s p la n iu s c u lu s , d o rso p a rum c o n v e x u s , p e r sp ith am a e sp a tium n u d u s , tu n c p in n is in sp in a s m u ta tis
V*— 2 po llicc s lo n g is trig o n is , firm is , s u r re c t is , b a s i p a llid is a n tro r sum fu s c is , b in is te rn i s q u a te rn isv e u t p lu r im um ag g re g
a tis a rm a tu s , in d e g ra c ile s c e n s in rh a c h in in te r im a s p in n a s d e p re s so - te t r a g o n am , in te r su p e rio re s c om p re s s am , su p ra
a cu tam e l p in n a rum b a si s e c u n d um a ciem n o n n ih il d e c o r re n te p a s s im le v ite r a latam . P i n n a e in q u o v is la te r e 3 5— 40,
in p a rte fro n d is p o s tic a p le rum q iie 2 , 3> 4 a g g re g a ta e , in a n tic a s u b a e q u id is ta n te s , lin e a r e s , a c um in a ta e , p o s tic a e c irc ite r
p e d e rn lo n g a e e t 6 lin . la ta e , an tica e 6—8 p o ll, lo n g a e , rig id u la e , p le rum q u e (p ra e c ip u e in s tirp e sy lv e s tr i) n o n re c tan g u lo
p a te n te s s e d s tr ic tiu s c u lc s u r r e c ta e , id e o q u e d ire c tio n em b ifa riam a ffe c ta n te s ; q u um v e ro in a g g re g atis p o s tic a m a g is e su r-
g a t q u am e ju sd em g r e g is a n tic a q u a d rifa ria d ir e c tio in d ic a to r. C o lo r f la v e s c c n ti-v ir id is e s t , in n e rv o m e d io e t in s e cu n -
d a riis te rtia r iis q u e s ib i a p p ro x im a tis (1 4— 16 n um e ra s ) p a llid io r ; p u l v in i in p in n a rum b a s i flav id u s , q u a n o ta b a n c sp e c iem
fac ile d is tin g u e s . M em b ran a r am e n ta c e a g r is e a e p in n a rum o r a su p c rio re p e r c ris ta s in fa c ie rh a c h eo s s u p e rio re d e c u r ri t
f re q u e n s , in o x d e cid u a . I n d o r so p in n a rum e t rh a c h eo s sq u am u la e p a llid a e. S patha com p le ta sp a d ic e ra ab in itio in c lu d en s
e ju sd em s tru c tu ra e a c in c o n g en e rib u s . S pa d ix MASC . a m e n o n v isu s . S padix FO EM . f ru c tif e r b ip e d a lis . P e d u n -
c u l u s u ltr a p e d a lis , compiansi u s , lo n g itu d in a lite r su lc a tu s , h in c co n v ex u s in d e c o n c a v u s , g la b e r. R am i in p a rte sp ad icis
p o s tic a p e r lin e a s o b liq u a s sib i a p p ro x im a ti, in a n tic a p a r te , u b i rh a c h is g r a c ile s c it , s p a r s i , 6 — 8 p o ll, lo n g i, s u r s um mi-
n o r e s , e c a llo s a e t in c ra s s a ta b a s i su b trig o n i s tr ic tiu s c u li, a n tic e , u b i fru c tu s g e r u n t, a re te ile x u o s i, e x trem ita te acu ta .
F lores su b a n th e s i n o n v is i. In d u v ia e b accae calycem m o n s tra n t s u b ro ta tum , o b ite r tr id e n ta tum , pe ta la la to - o rb icu la ria
sc sq u ilin c am a l ta , p e rg am e n a , r ig id a , fu sca . Bacca c y lin d r a c e o - e llip tic a , o b tu s a , 7— 8 lin : lo n g a , m e d io 4— 5 la ta , v e rtic e
b r e v i a c u to , e p i d e r m i d e ru b ro - fu lv a , la ev ig a ta , c a r n e p au ca a lb id a , e n d o ca rp io p e rg am en o . S emen ov a le, 5 lin . a ltom ,
3 la tu in , h in c só lco p ro fo n d o e x s c u lp tum , q u em su b s ta n tia fu s c a r e p le t, id e o q u e s e c tio n e tra n s v e rs a q u a s i h ip p o c re p ic um ,
in d e su lco te n u io r e , t e s t a n itid a h e lv o la , o b s c u riu s ir r o ra ta . Albumen c a r tila g in e um , so rd id e a lb id um . E mbbyo in la te re
co n v ex o ju x ta su lc um p a u llo in f r a m e d ium s em in is lo c ato s .
T s L b - . m .
P H O E N IX reclinata.
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