140 CXXVIII LAURINEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Machilus. 
i i i i X M. odoratissimus 
anicles, of which there are flowering specimens from Kumaon ( G 1 
. ind Ocotea ligustrina, Herb. Strach. and Winterb.) accompanied by specimens xs 
oblong fruit. Furthermore, glabrous panicles with oblong fruit occur in Sikkim an 
? Singapore, and oblong fruit in Bhotan. Of M. rimosa, Blume, little is known ; Kurz.. 
describes it as differing from M. odoratissimus in the smaller flower. The Moulmeit 
plant -referred to rimosa by Meissner has small flowers, but the specimen 1s too sma 
to judge of its identity. Wallich’s Singapore locality I suspect to be erroneous. 
11. M. villosa, Hook. f.; shoots and panicles densely softly ashy or 
rufous-tomentose, leaves 3-5 in. coriaceous elliptic or elliptic- or ines 
lanceolate or oblanceolate obtuse acute or acuminate, pale above browns 
beneath, nerves 6-8 pair, panicles subterminal fascicled usually longer lo an 
the leaves, branches spreading, flowers densely tomentose, fruit glo raa 
Ocotia glaucescens, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 71, and iii. 32. P M 
glaucescens, Nees Syst. Laurin. 100 and 671; Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. L 
36. P. villosa, Wight lc. t. 1822; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 290. Laurus lau- 
cescens, Roxb. ex Wall. Cat. 2592 (not of Fl. Ind.). L. floribunda, Wall. 
Cat. 2593 B. L. villosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind.ii. 8310. (L. villosa & glaucescens, 
Jc. Roxb.) 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA; alt. 7000 ft, Gamble. UPPER ASSAM; Nuku a 
Simons, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4261); Patkoye Hills, Griffith (Kew Distrib. * ). 
Sinner, Wallich. CACRHAR, Keenan. CnirTAGONG, Roxburgh, J. D. H. § T. T. 
A large tree; branchlets dark brown. ` Leaves very pale, rather shining above, 
base very acute; nerves strong beneath; petiole l-j in. Panicles sometimes ero 
sively numerous and umbellate, almost terminating the branches, the minute vl ops 
terminal bud not lengthening; peduncle stout, branches spreading ; flowers ay 
corymbose, shortly pedicelled. Perianth hemispheric, densely tomentosé ; lobes short, 
broad, rounded. “Filaments and anthers short, glabrous. Berry globose, jj in. diam» 
seated on the reflexed calyx.—Specimens collected in fruit by Keenan, together with ' 
Roxburgh’s excellent drawings (it is unquestionably his Z. villosa), prove this to bea 
Machilus. Much confusion has attended its history from Roxburgh having figu d 
it under two names (glaucescens and villosa), and by his having further, as pointe 
out by Wight, described two plants under the name of glaucescens. Of these names 
Wallich took glaucescens for his No. 2592, which is that which Roxburgh deseri lo: 
as villosa. Roxburgh’s other plant described under L. villosus, with alternate triple 
nerved leaves and flowers in lateral panicles, is no doubt an Actinodaphne. 
12. M. fruticosa, Kurz in Journ, As. Soc. Beng. 1873, ii. 101, (rs 
For. Fl. ii. 292; glabrous except the hoary panicles, leaves 4-6 in. thic z 
coriaceous oblong or linear- or elliptic-oblong obtuse or obtusely acum 
dark brown above glaucously brown beneath, nerves faint beneath, panicles 
axillary long-peduncled, flowers very small corymbose, fruit small globose. 
TENASSERIM; at Mergui, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4262), Helfer (Kew Distrib. 
4268); Martaban, alt. 4000 ft., Brandis. 
Branches stout, black. Leaves rounded or acute at both ends, often shining above, 
margin sometimes recurved; nerves 10-12 pair; petiole } in. Panicles 3-8 in. long, 
stiff, black when dry, branches spreading; flowers about 4 in. diam., hoary ; A paper 
about twice as long. Perianth subglobose ; lobes rounded, obtuse, hoary. Filame 
glabrous, except at the base; anthers oblong. Fruit “the size of a pea, on a long 
thickened pedicel,” Kurz.—I have seen no fruit. 
13. M. macrantha, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 70, and iii. 3l 
and Syst. Laurin. 174; leaves long-petioled glabrous from oblong roun de 
at both ends to elliptic-lanceolate:and acute at both ends rarely obov# í 
bluish and glaucous beneath, panicles in subterminal corymbs longer 9 
shorter than the leaves much branched more or less hoary-pubesotn 
perianth tomentose, filaments villous, fruit globose. Meissn. in DC. Proar. 
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