972 I. Urban. 
Duchass.; Bois noyer in Marie- Galante ex Duss; Acouqua in St. 
Lucia ex Ramage. 
Frutex v. arbor 3—40 m alta »odore aromatico« ob lignum utile valde aestu- 
mata. Rami vetustiores crassi irregulariter angulati epidermide cinerea v. brunnes- 
cente crassiuscula glabrescente obtecti et cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum obcordatis 
nofati, hornotini pilis (sub microscopio) e basi pluriradiatis brevissime tomentosi. 
Folia, ad apicem ramorum conferta, 4—7 cm longe petiolata, petiolo superne et rhachi 
subteretibus non sulcatis, brevissime pilosulis v. tomentosulis nunc subglabris, laevibus 
v. glandulis crassiusculis verrucosis, plerumque impari-pinnata; foliola apice ipsosaepius 
emarginata, basi subaequilatera v. valde inaequilatera, margine subrecurvata, crasse 
chartacea v. coriacea rigida, supra nitida, obscure viridia, subtus pallida, tandem ru- 
bescentia (ex Ducnass.), nervis lateralibus subtus magis prominulis, utrinque densissime 
reticulatim conjunctis, punctis pellucidis creberrimis satis amplis, saepe inaequalibus 
solemniter notata v. quasi cribrosa, adulta glabra v. praesertim ad nervum medium 
stellato-pilosula. Inflorescentiae fructiferae usque 12 cm longae et 20 cm diame- 
tro, ramis inferioribus saepius basalibus; bracteae inferiores lineares usque 5 mm 
longae, superiores sensim breviores ramulo paullo adnatae, postremo deciduae, ultimae 
minutae triangulari-orbiculares ; pedicelli basi bracteolis paucis minutis suffulti, longi- 
tudine varii, in Antill. fructiferis etiam 1— 2,5 mm, in Florid. 3—4 mm longi. Flores 
albi (ex Duca.) v. viridi-albi (ex Raw.), 4- v. 5-meri, masculi (e specim. Key West et 
Scuows.: Sepala inferne connata, quoad libera late triangularia v. triangulari-acu- 
minata, chartacea, sub apice glanduloso-incrassata, vix 0,5 mm longa. Petala in 
aestivalione parum imbricata obovata usque elliptico-oblonga obtusiuscula, sub anthesi 
reflexa, viridi-alba (ex Sanc.) chartacea glandulis paucis crassiusculis, sub apice majoribus 
notata, 4,3—1,7 mm lata, calyce 6—7-plo longiora, dorso supero ad nervum medium v. 
ad apicem brevissime pilosula. Filamenta petalis subaequilonga v. triente breviora 
v. ex SAnc. multo longiora; antherae ovales dorso medio affixae, intus saepius pilis par- 
cis stellaribus obsitae. Ovarium minutum convexum v. semiglobosum rugulosum, 
stylorum rudimentis brevissimis v. tuberculiformibus terminatum. Flores feminei 
ex specim. Curriss et Raw): Staminodia brevissima ad gynophori basin obvia; 
filamenta ratione lata subtriangularia; antherae minutae cassae subsemiorbiculares. 
G ynophorum ovario sessili duplo v, triplo brevius. Styli breves intus sub v. paullo 
infra apicem carpidiorum prodeuntes, ope stigmatis connati; stigma carpidia parum v. 
vix superans, grande 4 mm latum, plerumque 2-lobum, lobis subquadrangulari-orbiculatis, 
margine revolutis. Cocci (ex specim. Guad. et Mart.) subsessiles v. usque 4,5 mm longe sti- 
pitati, basi in gynophorum vix prominens connati, oblique obovati, apice rotundati, non 
v. (paullo magis intus) obsolete apiculati, inaequilateri, latere interiore subrecto, exteriore 
valde convexo, 3—4 mm lati, transversim subteretes, intus non v. vix carinati, brunnes- 
centes nunc albido-pruinosi, plicato-rugosi, intus fere usque ad stipitem, extrinsecus 
usque infra medium dehiscentes, endocarpio ad ventrem soluto. Semina in ^4/; alt. 
cocci affixa, umbilico anguste ovato laterali, globoso-obovata v. subpiriformia, 4 mm 
longa, 3—3,5 mm lata, 2,5—3 mm crassa, intus superne subcarinata. 
Habitat ad Floridam australem in Bahia Honda Key, solo corallino: 
Cabanis, Curtiss n. 433; in Key West, m. Jun. flor., Febr. fruct. (v. ex 
Sarg. automno v. hiemis initio) : Mus. Berol.; in ins. Baham. Long Island: 
Eggers n. 4017, Hog Island: Eggers n. 4497; in Sto. Domingo: Bertero 
n. 548, Rob. Schomburgk n. 27; Puerto-Rico in montibus caleareis 
prope Ponce ad Peñon, in umbrosis prope Guanica ad Montalba, prope 
Quebradrillas: Gundlach in herb. Krug n. 1466, Sintenis n. 3708", 4836; 
