154 CXLIII. LAURI^^E^. IPerseaccce, 



tubus ovoideus V. subcampanulatua ; limbi segmenta 0, sub^qualia. Stamina perfecta 6, 

 orclinis primi et secundi, rarius 3 tantum ordinis primi, filamentis brevibus v. longms- 

 culis e-landulosis, antheris iiitrorsuni 2-locellatis ; staminodia ordims tertn angusta basi 

 utrinque glandula magna aucta, apicem versus rarius imperfecte X-24ocellata, ordmis 

 quai-ti ovato-triangularia subsessilia v. rarius 0. Ovarium periautliii tubo mclusum, stylo 

 plus minus exserto. Bacca ovoidca v. oblonga, pedicello incrassato s.-epiua obconico pcn- 

 antlui reliquiia induratis coronato imposita.-Arbores v. frutices glaberrimi, ssepius mtidi. 

 Folia sparsa, coriacea, pennivenia. PanicuLne axillares subterminalesaue, laxge. Florea 

 eseipiua minimpe mimerosseque. 



Species ad 8, inclusis noniuillis adliuc indescriptis, }^i-:isilise, Guian^e ot Indias occidentalis incolse. 

 Mcissn. in i)C. Frod. xv. i. 82, et in Mart. FL Bras. v. ii. 169, t 58. . 



Specimina Spmceana n. 2415 (v. 2414) a Moissnero ad varictatem A. brasilicns^s rclata, differiint 

 foliis longe et anguste acuminatis et staminibus ordinia secundi ad stiimiaodia brcYia fere setacca 

 . rediictis. 



11? Potamela, Piou. JSfov. Gen. Madag. 5.— Flores Iicrraaphroditi. Perianthii tubus 

 obconicus ; limbi segmenta 4, subasqualia. Stamina perfeuta 4, eglandulosa, filamentis 

 brevibus latis ; antherje introrsum 2-locellat3e. Staminodia ordinis tertii angusta, 

 utrinque basi glandula aucta, ordims quarti minima v. 0. Ovarium haud immersum, 

 stylo brevi. Bacca periantliio parum aucto segmentisreflexis insidens.— Frutex expansus 

 ramis erectis. Folia alterna. Paniculse axillares, ramoaissimy^. Flores parvi, numerosi, 

 {Char, ex Thou, et BailL) 



Species 1, Madagascai'iensis, a nobis non visa, Saill. Adans. ix. 241. 



Tliouars 1. c. radiciilara dixit in.feram, et verisimiliter hujus cansse auctores receutiores genus ad 

 rroteaccas retulerunt. Eaillon tamen ox autopsia specimen ad Laurineas restoravit, de radiculeo 

 et micropylis situ tamen silet. 



12. Endlandra, It. Br. Frod. Fl JSfov. Roll. 402. (Dictyo daphne, Flume, Mus. Bot 

 Lugd. Bat. i. 270.)— Flores licrmaphroditi. Perianthii tubus brevissimus subnullus v. 

 campanulatus ; segmenta 6, subiequalia v. exteriora pauUo majora. Stamina perfecta 3, 

 ordinis tertii, antheris crassiusculis sessilibus medio v. sub apice extrorsum 2-locellatis ; 

 staminodia nisi rarius 3 parva ordinis quarti v. annulus carnosus ad basin segmentorimi 

 loco ordinum primi et secundi; glandula) 6 ad basin staminum perfectorum v. 0. Ovarium 

 sessile, acutum, stigmate parvo scssili, v. in stylum brevem contractum. Bacca oblonga 

 V. subglobosa, pedicello vix v. haud incrassato insidens, perianthio toto dcciduo v. rarius 

 disciformi v. immiitato subpersistente.— Arbores. Folia alterna pennivenia siepiusquo 

 copiose minuteque reticulata. Panicnla; axillares v. ad basin innovationnm pedunculatao 

 floribund^ v. fere ad cymam unlcam reductse. Flores parvi. 



Species geroutogese descnptfc 15, Indite orientalis, ins. Fiji, Archipelagi Malayani et Australias 

 incolse, nouuuUie tamen e Malayanis adiiuo valdo duLJa;. Mcissn. in BC. Prod, xv. i. 78, 79 {Endt- 

 <indra et Bictyodaphnc). Bcnth. Fl. Aiidral. v. 300. Ilis tamen addendje 2 Brasilianjc, E, navnlium, 

 Benth. (Silvia, Allem. Biss. Bio Janeiro 1840? cum ic, non B. et Pav. nee Benih. ; Silv.i-a, Mcissn. 

 in BC. Prod. xv. i. 84, ct in Mart. Fl. Bras. v. ii. 171, non Philippi) et E. Ita-uha, Beuth. (Acrodi- 

 clldiian Ita-uba, Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 86, et in Mart. Fl. Bras. ii. 1 74, t. 60) qua, ex speciininibus 

 Spruceanis, nee ovarium nee friictiim Acrodiclidii invenimus. Analysis fiorum in tabula citata a 

 flore alieuo sumpta videtur. 



13. Acrodlclidium, Nees, Laiir. Ex^yos. 13 ; Syst. Laiw. 266.— Flores hermaplu'oditi. 

 Perianthii tubus carnosus, ovoideus oblongus v. urceolatus, apice srepc constrictus ; limbi 

 segmenta 6, subcequalia, vix patentia. Stamina perfecta 3, ordinis tertii, baai contracta 

 et utrinque glandula sessile ancta, antheris summo vertice extrorsum v. subintrorsum 

 2-locellati3 ; staminodia ordinis primi et secundi scssilia, ovata v. minute squamiformia 

 V. 0, ordinis 4 desunt. Ovarium pcrlantliii tubo inclusum, stylo breviter exserto. Bacca 

 primum perianthii tubo aucto globoso inclusa, demum Siopius semi-exserta, perianthio 

 aucto indurato cupulato margine simplici v, duplici cincta. — Arbores. FoIku aparsa v. 



