PLATE DXCIX.
CHAMÆROPS HUMILIS.
Dwarf Fan-Palm.
CLASS XXIII. ORDER II.
POLYGAMIA DIŒCIA. Stamens and Pointals on different Plants, with some perfect Flowers occasionally.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Masc. Calyx 3-partitus. Corolla 3-petala. Stamina 6.
Hermaph. Calyx, corolla et stamina ut in masculis. Styli 3. Drupæ 3, monospermæ.
Males. Cup 3-parted. Blossom 3-petalled. Stamens 6.
Hermaphrodites. Cup, blossom and stamens as in the males. Styles 3. Berries 3, dry, one-seeded.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Chamærops frondibus palmatis, stipitibus spinosis, spathâ simplici. Willd. Sp. Pl. 4. p. 1154.