LIST OF PLATES.
Reading edition
Plate
Map showing the distribution of Palms in America (Frontispiece) 1
Fruits of Palms, containing,
1. Raphia tædigera.
2. Mauritia flexuosa.
3. Manicaria saccifera.
4. Lepidocaryum tenue (all of the natural size) 2
5. Astrocaryum tucuma.
6. Leopoldinia pulchra.
Fruits of Palms, containing,
1. Attalea spectabilis.
2. Maximiliana regia.
3. Spathe of Maximiliana regia (reduced) 3
4. Guilielma speciosa (all of the natural size).
Leopoldinia pulchra 4
—— major 5
—— piassába 6
Euterpe oleracea 7
—— catinga 8
Œnocarpus baccába 9
—— batawa (with fruit) 10
—— batawa (with arrow and quiver) 10, 11
Iriartea exorhiza 12
Roots of an Iriartea 13
Iriartea ventricosa (with a fruit) 14
—— setigera (with fruit and Gravatana) 15
Raphia tædigera 16
Mauritia flexuosa (with a leaf) 17
—— carana 18
—— aculeata 19
—— gracilis 20
—— pumila 21
viiiLepidocaryum tenue 22
Geonoma multiflora (with fruit) 23
—— paniculigera 24
—— rectifolia (with fruit) 25
Manicaria saccifera (with a spathe) 26
Desmoncus macroacanthus (with a fruit) 27
Bactris pectinata (with a fruit) 28
—— —— n.s. 29
—— elatior 30
—— —— n.s. (with a leaflet) 31
—— macrocarpa (with a fruit and leaflet) 32
—— tenuis (with spadix) 33
—— simplicifrons 34
—— integrifolia 35
Guilielma speciosa (with Uaupes Indian’s house) 36
Acrocomia lasiospatha (with fruit) 37
Astrocaryum murumurú (with fruit and part of leaf) 38
—— gynacanthum 39
—— vulgare 40
—— tucuma (with young plant) 41
—— jauari 42
—— aculeatum 43
—— acaule (with spadix and fruit) 44
—— humile (with fruit) 45
Attalea speciosa 46
Maximiliana regia 47
Cocos nucifera 48
Pl. II. PALM FRUITS W. Fitch lith. Ford & West Imp. 1. Raphia tædigera. 2. Mauritia flexuosa. 3. Manicaria saccifera. 4. Lepidocaryum tenue. 5. Astrocaryum tucuma. 6. Leopoldinia pulchra.
Pl. III. PALM FRUITS. W. Fitch lith. Ford & West. Imp. 1. Attalea spectabilis. 2. Maximiliana regia. 3. Spathe of Maregia. 4. Guilielma speciosa. 5. Iriartea exorhiza.
PALM TREES OF THE AMAZON
AND THEIR USES.
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