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1. M A X IM IL IA N A C R A S S I S P A T H A : caudice p r o c e r o , v e r tic e p e tio lo rum bas ¡bus c ra s s is o v a to - tr ig o n is coron a to ; pinm's a g g r e g a tis ; sp a lliis c ra s s is s im is ; sp a d ic is m a scu li J lo r ib u s d is tich is s e cu n d is ; s tam in ib u s ( 3 !) qu am p e la la a n g u s to -la n c e o la ta du p lo b r e v io r ib u s , a n th e r is c u r v a tis ; J lo r ib u s fo em in e is 8-— 9 in ram o su b secundo - d is tic h 's ; d ru p a o v a ta o b tu siu scu la ( o v i g a llin a c e i m in o r is m a g n itu d in e ), p u tam in e su p ra b a sin p o ro so . M a r t. Pa lmet. O rb ig n . p . 110. Palma cocifera, vaginis ventricosis et lyratis, Plum. t. !■—-G. in cjus schcdulis in Bibliotheca Mus. R. liist. natur. Paris, asservat. et in ejus Gen. Amer. p. 3. No. 1. e t in tab. buie operi annexa 1. fìg. a. b. c. Porro hue pertinent iconcs in hac tabula qnin- que inlimac spcctatori ad sinistram, illnstrantcs drupam integram in perigonio, drupae scctionem horizontalem, pntamen tri bus poris distinctum, putaminis partem superiorem cxemlo nucleo, nticletun. In p arte inspicienti ad dextram exliibctur spalila interior aperta cum spadice, spatha esteriore vaginaia, e t figurae quatuor buie vicinac sunt: Dos focmineus, petaluin Jloris masculi, flos masculus apertus, pistillum floris foeminei. — Dcscriptioncm liabcs in Palmet. Orbign. p. 111. C r e s c it in in su lis antiUanis, e. g . S a n d om in : P l u m i e r . — P lira s is sp e c ie rum affinium b ra s ilie n s ium ita c o n s titu e n d a : 2 . M A X IM IL IA N A R E G IA su p ra p . 132. t. 91 — 93..- c a udice m e d io c r i, v e rtic e p e tio lo rum ba sib u s tr ig o n is c o ro n a to ; p in n is a g g r e g a tis ; sp a d ic is m a s c u li ram is p a r ce a lb o -p a le a c e is , un d iq u e J lo r ig e r is ; s tam in ib u s 6 , J ìlam en tis lo n g itu d in e p e ta lo rum , a n th e r is e x s e r tis d u plo lo n g io r ib u s r e c tis ; J lo r ib u s fo em in e is I — 4 in ram o sp a d ic is ; d ru p a ova ta a c u ta ( avo colombino m a jo r e ), p e r ig o n io a d y3 in d u v ia ta , p u tam in e o v a to -a c u to te n u iu s c u lo , p o r is f e r e in ip sa b a s i p e r tu so . M a r t. Pa lmet. Orb ig n . p . 110. 3. M A X IM IL IA N A I N S IG N I S su p r a p . 1 33. t. 9 4 .: ca u d ice élato, v e r tic e n u d iu s c u lo ; p in n is a g g r e g a tis i sp a d ic is m a s cu li ram is p a r c e a lb o -p a le a c e is , un d iq u e d ense J lo r ig e r is .; s tam in ib u s 6 , qu am p e la la f u s i fo rm i - t r iq u e t r a d u p lo brev io r ib u s , J ìlam en tis a n th e ra s r e c ta s aequ a n tib u s ; J lo r ib u s fo em in e is su b se ssilib u s, binis to rn isce a p p ro x im a lis . XXII. A T T A L E A. III).MB. BONPL. KUNTH. Nov. Gen. e d it min. I. p. 310. t 95. 96. MART. Palm. Bras. p. 135. tr 95 — 97, e t Pa lm e t Orbign. p. 112. LINN. Gen. pi. e d it SPRENG, p. 449. No. 2221. ENDL. Gen. No. 1770. KUNTH. Enum. IH. p. 275. MONOECA a n t PO L Y G AMO - MONOECA v e l PO LY G AM O -D IO E C A . F lo re s m a s cu li e t fo em in e i in eo d ein sp ad ice e t ( a n s em p e r ? ) ma scu li in d is tin c to sp a d ic e su p r a c au d e in s tirp em a u t su p r a d iv e rs am . S patha v e ro s iin ilite r d u p le x : in te r io r com p leta. F lores s c s s ile s , bract eat i , in sp a d icib u s a n d ro g y n is m a s cu li s u p e rio re s , fo em in ei v e rsu s basin r am o rum p a u c io re s . MASC. Calyx trip lij’l lu s , p a rv u s . Corolla tr ip e ta la , p e ta lis la n c e o la tis , a e s tiv a tio n e v a lv ata . S tamina s e x ad v ig in t iq u a tu o r, filament is su b u la tis , antheris lin e a r ib u s e re c tis . R udesientum p is t il l i m in im um , a u t n u llum . FO EM . a ltiu s b r a c te a ti, i n sp ad icis a n d ro g in i r am is b a s ila re s , so lita r ii a u t p a u c i. Calyx trip liy lln s e t corolla t r i p e ta la , s epa lis e t pe ta l is o v a tis , iiiib rica to - convolili is. Androeceum a b o rti v um sp e cie cupulae m em b ran a ce ae o v a rium am b ie n s , o v a tum , tr ilo c u la re , r a r iu s q u a d r i- v e l q u in q u e lo c u la re , lo c u lis p le risq u e e v o lu tis . S tylus b r e v is . S tigmata tr ia . Drupa o v a ta a u t o b lo n g a , c o rtic e fib ro so s ic c o , putamine o sse o c ra s s o , t r i - r a r iu s b i - q u a d r i- q u in q u e lo c u la ri, b a s i trip o ro ( v e l 4 — 5 -p o ro ?). Nuclei rlia p h e u n ila te ra li p e rip h e ric a . Albumen c a rtila g ineum , o le o sum , a e q u a b ile , p le rum q u e so liciti m. E mbryo b a sila ris . P a lm a e p lerumque é la ta e , r a r iu s m ed io cre s a u t a ca u les. C a v o e x c o co id e u s, r e c tu s , so lita r iu s , a n n u la t u s , v e r tic e p le rumq u e p e tio lo rum b a s i c o ro n a tu s . F ro n d e s spec la b ile s, p in n a ta e , p e tio li m a rg in e saepe in J ib r illitium am p i uni e x te n so . S p a d jc e s s im p liciter r a m o s i, in te r fr o n d e s in fe r io r e s eme rg en te s , s p a t h a completa lig n e sc en te . F lo r e s o c h ro leu c i, comp a g e co ria cea . D r u p a e fu s e n e , c a rn e d ense fib r o s a sic ciu scu la . Generis typus, qualis in specie ab ill. HUMBOLDTIO e t KUNTHIO, illius condi lori bus, descripta obviam ven it, flores masculus postularit polyanthus, drupae loculos tres e t scxus monoeciam, spadice nimirum uno eodemque flores masculos e t foemineos ferente (andro- gyno). Ex quo vero nos ipsi hoc cliaractere nonnullas species dcscripsimus, aliae notae inn o tu en in t, quibus e vinci tu r, normam generi cani latius patere. Oflert cnim: 1. flores masculos quoque hexandros, 2. scxus polygamiam, ita quidem u t non spadix quisque androgynes sit, sed alius quoque (au t in eadem stirpe aut in diversa) masculus. Tales enim spadices mere masculos vidi ab illustrissimo princ. MAXIMILIAN 0 Y1DENSI de palma Pindova relatos; eosque quoque lege polygamiae dioccae per distinctos caudiccs esse distributes auctoritatc ci. FOEPPIGn accipio, qui asscrit, Attaleam suam cephaloten esse dioecam. Quae si rite perpenderis e t simul cogitavcris, florum indolem, quales in Altalea principe e t cephalote observari lic e t, cum floribus Maximilianae omnino convenire, facile libi persuadebis, nuli uni inter Attaleam e t Maximilianam remanere discrimen essentiale praeter pntamen, quod in illa plurcs nucleus in hac solummodo unicum contineat. Bene quidem scio, facile fore Botanicos, qui hanc notam ad distinguenda genera in te r Cocoinas non suflìcerc, contendant, quum nume- rus temarius in omnibus, tamquam typus, persistat e t in te r putamina regulariter monosperma liaud ita raro obveniant disperma (e. g. in Elaeide) quasi in typum absolutem assurgentia. His autem respondendum erit, plurcs quidem locidos in generum solemniter monospermorum fructu facile inveniri, intra endocarpii parietes parvarum fovearum specie, sed ovula ipsa diflicilliinc, ita u t veri similitudinem prae se ferat: in talibus exemplis quidem carpidia terna originitus eflormata certain adipisci cvolutioncni, ovula contra duoram loculorum jam primi tus deficere a u t prima a etate, ob pororum nutrientium canalem intercept um, p a ti abortum. Nullam autem speciem in v en i, quae mono- spermiae e t polyspermiae exempla acquali numero offerret, ita u t altera conditio semper pro regolari atqìie fabricae legibus cauta, altera pro abnormi atque a speciei typo abbonente considerali debeat At de bis pistilli priraae evoludonis legibus magnam partem ignoramus, e t tantum abest, u t de ovnlorum in quavis specie primitiva pracsenlia a u t defechi certi simus, u t potius vel de carpidiorum numero, quibus singulus fructus componalur, atque de stigmahim ad Iocidos relatione ambigamus, nam nulla, quod sciam, dircela observatione evict uni est, ut rum drupa, quae suorum loculorum nimiero tcrnarium superet, in ordine solemnem, originitus e carpidiis plus quam tribus sit conflato, a n per septa in carpidiis biovulatis succrcscentia usque ad abnormen loculorum numerum Inerii adaucta, nec lie. — In tali nostra de carpogenesi ignominia tntius duxiinus, Maximilianae e t Altalene generum liinites pro pracsentis scientiac tcrminis circumscribere, accura- tiora futuris observatoribus relinquentcs. — Jam sequi tur specierum recensio.