76 LAURINEA. 
7. LITSEA. 
Litsea, Lam. Dict. iii. p. 574; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iii. p. 161. 
Tetranthera, Jacq. Hort. Schoenb. i. p. 59, t. 118. . 
This genus comprises upwards of 140 species, inhabiting Tropical and Eastern Asia, 
from the Malayan Archipelago to Japan, Tropical and Subtropical Australia, New 
Zealand, and New Caledonia, and a few North America. 
1. Litsea glaucescens, H.B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. ii. p. 168. 
Litsea cervantesii, H. B. K. loc. cit. 
Tetranthera glaucescens, Spreng. Syst. Veg. ii. p. 267; DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 193. 
Tetranthera cervantesii, Nees, Syst. Laur. p. 558. 
a. Subsolitaria, Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 193. 
South Mexico, region of Orizaba, up to 9750 feet (Linden, 1070; Botteri, 996; - 
Bilimek, 359), Real del Monte 8000 feet (Galeotti, 254), Vittoria to Tula (Berlandier), 
Zimapan (Coulter, 88), Sierra San Pedro Nolasco &c. (Jurgensen, 423), Las Vigas, 
7000 to 8000 feet (Zinden, 1071). Hb. Kew. 
p. subcorymbosa, Meissn. loc. cit. 
Nort Mzxico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 798) ; 
SoutH Mexico, region of Orizaba (Botteri, 945). Hb. Kew. 
y. racemosa, Meissn. loc. cit. 
South Mexico, around Oaxaca (Cuming, ex Meissner). 
8. major, Meissn. loc. cit. 
South Mexico, Vera Cruz (Linden, 1072); Guaremata, San Juan J ocotepec 
(Hartweg, 613), Volcan de Atitlan 9000 feet (Salvin). Hb. Kew. 
2. Litsea neesiana, Hemsley. 
Tetranthera neesiana, Schauer in Linnea, xix. p. 712; Linnea, xxi. p- 525; DC. Prodr. xv. 1, 
p. 193. 
SourH Mexico, Vera Cruz to Orizaba (Miiller, 308, 808, 1248). Hb. Kew. 
B. corymbifera, Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 193. 
SoutH Mexico (Aschenborn, 349). 
y: villosa, Meissn. loc. cit. 
Tetranthera villosa, Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. x. (reprint, p. 19). 
SoutH Mexico, mountains of Oaxaca, 8000 to 9500 feet (Galeotti, 251). 
8. UMBELLULARIA. 
Umbellularia, Nees, Syst. Laur. p. 462; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iii. p. 162. 
One Californian species and the following doubtful plant :— 
