Iriartea
(named in honour of Juan Iriarte, a Spanish botanist). SYN. Deckeria. ORD. Palmoe. This genus contains about five species of stove Palms, rarely seen in cultivation, and rather difficult to grow. According to Mr. Williams, Iriarteas should be potted in a compost of nearly all sand and loam, and plunged in a tank of water, without which they are not likely to succeed. Propagated by imported seeds.
I. deltoidea (deltoid).* l. pinnate; pinnae about 2in. broad, sessile, erose at the apex; apical segments much the largest, 6in. to 12in. long, and nearly as much in breadth. Plant spineless. Peru. An elegant species. SYN. I. robusta.
I. exorhiza. See Socratea exorhiza.
I. praemorsa (bitten off). See Catoblastus praemorsus. I. robusta (robust). A synonym of I. deltoidea.