Open Old Books
Palm trees of the Amazon

Palm trees of the Amazon

by Alfred Russel Wallace

★★★★★No ratings yet

Language: English

Sign in to rate this book.

Sign in to shelve this book.

Start reading

About this eBook

Author
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Title
Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses
Original Publication
United Kingdom: J. Van Voorst, 1853.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QK: Science: Botany
Subject
Palms -- Amazon River Valley
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70075
Release Date
February 19, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.PALM TREES OF THE AMAZON AND THEIR USES.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.LIST OF PLATES. — INTRODUCTION. — Natural Order PALMACEÆ. Genus Leopoldinia , Martius .
  4. 4.PLATE IV. Leopoldinia pulchra , Martius .
  5. 5.PLATE V. Leopoldinia major , n. sp.
  6. 6.PLATE VI. Leopoldinia piassaba , n. sp. — Genus Euterpe , Gærtner .
  7. 7.PLATE VII. Euterpe oleracea , Martius . — Euterpe ——?
  8. 8.PLATE VIII. Euterpe catinga , n. sp. — Genus Œnocarpus , Martius .
  9. 9.PLATE IX. Œnocarpus baccába , Martius .
  10. 10.PLATES X. and XI. Œnocarpus batawá , Martius . — Œnocarpus minor , Martius . Baccába miri, Lingoa Geral . — Œnocarpus distichus , Martius . — Genus Iriartea , Ruiz et Pavon .
  11. 11.PLATE XII. Iriartea exorhiza , Martius .
  12. 12.PLATE XIV. Iriartea ventricosa , Martius .
  13. 13.PLATE XV. Iriartea setigera , Martius . — Genus Raphia , Commerson .
  14. 14.PLATE XVI. Raphia tædigera , Martius . — Genus Mauritia , Linnæus .
  15. 15.PLATE XVII. Mauritia flexuosa , Linnæus .
  16. 16.PLATE XVIII. Mauritia carana , n. sp.
  17. 17.PLATE XIX. Mauritia aculeata , Humboldt .
  18. 18.PLATE XX. Mauritia gracilis , n. sp.
  19. 19.PLATE XXI. Mauritia pumila , n. sp. — Genus Lepidocaryum , Martius .
  20. 20.PLATE XXII. Lepidocaryum tenue , Martius . — Genus Geonoma , Willdenow .
  21. 21.PLATE XXIII. Geonoma multiflora , Martius .
  22. 22.PLATE XXIV. Geonoma paniculigera , Martius .
  23. 23.PLATE XXV. Geonoma rectifolia , n. sp. — Genus Manicaria , Gærtner .
  24. 24.PLATE XXVI. Manicaria saccifera , Gærtner . — Genus Desmoncus , Martius .
  25. 25.PLATE XXVII. Desmoncus macroacanthus , Martius .
  26. 26.PLATE XXVIII. Bactris pectinata , Martius .
  27. 27.PLATE XXIX. Bactris —— , n. sp.
  28. 28.PLATE XXX. Bactris elatior , n. sp.
  29. 29.PLATE XXXI. Bactris —— , n. sp.
  30. 30.PLATE XXXII. Bactris macrocarpa , n. sp.
  31. 31.PLATE XXXIII. Bactris tenuis , n. sp.
  32. 32.PLATE XXXIV. Bactris simplicifrons , Martius . — Bactris maraja , Martius .
  33. 33.PLATE XXXV. Bactris integrifolia , n. sp. — Genus Guilielma , Martius .
  34. 34.PLATE XXXVI. Guilielma speciosa , Martius . — Genus Acrocomia , Martius .
  35. 35.PLATE XXXVII. Acrocomia lasiospatha , Martius . — Genus Astrocaryum , Meyer .
  36. 36.PLATE XXXVIII. Astrocaryum murumurú , Martius .
  37. 37.PLATE XXXIX. Astrocaryum gynacanthum , Martius .
  38. 38.PLATE XL. Astrocaryum vulgare , Martius .
  39. 39.PLATE XLI. Astrocaryum tucuma , Martius .
  40. 40.PLATE XLII. Astrocaryum jauari , Martius .
  41. 41.PLATE XLIII. Astrocaryum aculeatum ? Meyer.
  42. 42.PLATE XLIV. Astrocaryum acaule , Martius .
  43. 43.PLATE XLV. Astrocaryum humile , n. sp. — Genus Attalea , Humboldt .
  44. 44.PLATE XLVI. Attalea speciosa , Martius . — Genus Maximiliana , Martius .
  45. 45.PLATE XLVII. Maximiliana regia , Martius . — Genus Cocos , Linnæus .
  46. 46.PLATE XLVIII. Cocos nucifera , Linnæus .

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.