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Calyptrogyne (From kalyptra an extinguisher)

(from kalyptra, an extinguisher, and gyne, a woman--pistil--in allusion to the form of the pistil). Including Calyptronoma. ORD. Palmae. A small genus comprising five species of handsome stove Palms, allied to Geonoma (which see for cultivation).

C. Ghiesbreghtiana (Ghiesbreght's). fl., peduncles erect, overtopping the leaves, bearing a single cylindrical, undivided spadix, 9in. to 12in. in length. l. pinnate, 2ft. to 5ft. long; pinnae opposite or alternate, sessile, of unequal breadth, the narrower ones one to two-nerved, the broader ones six to ten-nerved, usually from six to twelve on each side of the rachis; the intervals between the pinnae vary from 1in. to 2in.; petiole broadly sheathing at the base, from a few inches to 1 1/2ft. long. Stem short or absent. Mexico. A very elegant dwarf-growing species. SYNS. Geonoma Ghiesbreghtiana, G. magnifica and G. Verschaffeltii. (B. M. 5782.) C. spicigera (ear-bearing). l. irregularly pinnate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 1ft. broad, deeply bifid at apex, rich bright green; petioles short, sheathing at the base, flat on the upper side, rounded below. Stems stout. h. 5ft. Guatemala. A very elegant species.

C. Swartzii(Swartz's). l. equally pinnatisect; pinnae deeply reduplicate at the base, bifid at the top. Trunk smooth. h. 50ft. to 60ft. Jamaica, 1878. A handsome plant when young, and useful for general decorative purposes. SYN. Calyptronoma Swartzii.