Perseacece.] OXLIII. LAUBINE^. 155 



sulDopposita, coriacoa, pennivenia. Paniculm axillares v. ad basin innovationum pedun- 

 culatee, lax?e. Flores parvi, glabri v. tomentelli. ^ 



Species ad 12, Americre troplcfe incolse. Mcissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 84, et in Mart. FL Bras, v, ii. 



173, t. 59, 61 excl. s^j. 



In A. jajnaiccnsi, Nces, staminodia ^omnino dcsunt ; in J. Camera, Schomb., anthers pcrfectae 

 apice lataj, locellis parvis in medio apicis contiguis potius^ introrsxim qii;im extrors^im spectantilms et 

 fructns subsiccus quam in cseteris major^ sed species a genere non separaiida ; in A. brasiliensi, Necs, 

 et A, chrt/sojyhjllo, Meissn., antherse perfectte summo vertice truncate ncc intrursum nee extrorsuni 

 2-locellatte. A. Gardneri, Moissn., est Aiouc(e species, A. Ita-nba, Mcissu., Endiandr(S, A, aiiacard hides, 



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Meissn., Misantec<s species. 



14. ttLisahteca, Cliam. et Schl in Linncea vi. 3G7. (Symphy3oaax->hne, A. Rich. Ft, Cub, 

 iii. 190, t. 07.)— Flores liermapliroditi. Periaiitliii tubus caniosus, ovoidcus v. obovoideus ; 

 limbi segmenta 6, brevissima. Stamina perfecta 3, ordinis tertii, in colunmam carnosani 

 circa pistillum connata, e perianthio breviter exserta ; .singula apice extrorsuni 2-locellata, 

 additis interdum locellis 1-2 parvis inferioribus ; staminodia ordinis prirai et secundi 

 brevia v. obsolcta, ordinis quarti desunt. Ovarium in stylum brevem contractum, 

 columna staminea inclusum. Fructus a nobis non visus, in specie tj^ica (ex auct.) 

 perianthio tube aucto indurate cupulato truncato insidens.— Arbores fruticesve. Folia 

 sparsa, coriacea, pennivenia. Paniculre ad basin innovationum pedunculattie, cymulis in 

 specie typica multifloris in capitula globosa sessilia confertis, in ceteris speciebus laxioribus 

 paucilioris. 



Species 4, typica Moxicana, Meissn. in I)C. Prod. xv. i. 96, altera Cubensis, a nobis non visa, sed 

 bene a Eichardio 1. c. depicta, Meissn. I. c. 175 (Si/mpht/sodajjhnc) ; 2 Brasilicnses, Boitk. in Hook, 

 Ic. PL xiii. 46, t. 1259. 



15. Eusideroxylon, Teijsn),. et Binnend. in Bafav. N'at. Tijdschr. xxv. (1863), 292 cum 

 tahh. 2. (Bihania, Meissn. in DC. Prod, xv. i. 90.)— Flores hermapbroditi. Perianthii 

 tubus brevis ; limbi segmenta 6, subfequalia. Stamina perfecta 3, ordinis tertii, colum- 

 naria, eglandulosa, juxta apicem truncatam roqualiter 4docellata, locellis 2 extrorsum 2 

 introrsum spectantibus ; staminodia ordinis primi ct secundi squamiformia, ovato-orbicu- 

 laria, segmentis perianthii breviora, ordinis quarti angusta, staminibus breviora. Ovarium 

 ovoideum, tubo perianthii vix inclusum, in stylum contractum. Fructus a nobis non 

 visus, ex scheda Motleyana et ic. cit. magnitudine ovi cygnei, pedicello vix incrassato 

 insidens, perianthio deciduo.— Arbor proccra, ligno durissimo. FoUa alterna, coriacea, 

 pennivenia. Panicuht; axillares, fere a basi ramosee, laxa3, pediccllis longiusculis, Flores 

 parvi, tomentelli. 



Species unica, Uomecnsis, MotUy, Bcccari, n. 2611. 



10. Ciunamomum, Blurne, Bijdr. 5G8.— Flores hermaphroditi v. abortu polygami. 

 Perianthii tubus brevis, limbi segmenta 6, sub^equalia. Stamina perfecta 9 v. abortu 

 pauciora, ordinis primi et secundi eglandulosa, antheris introrsum 4-loceUatis, ordinis 

 tertii filanientis utrinque glandula subsessili v. stipitata auctis, antheris extrorsum 4- v. 

 rarius 2-locellatis ; staminodia ordinis quarti capitulo cordate v. sagittate breviter stipi- 

 tato. Ovarium sessile, baud immersum, in stylum attenuatum ; stigma discoideum v. 

 obscure 3-lobum. Bacca perianthii tubo explanato parum v. vix aucto truncato v. C-lobo 

 insidens, segmentis a basi v. a medio deciduis v. rarius subpersistentibus.— Arbores 

 fruticesve, cortice stepius arematico. Folia coriacea, opposita v. passim alterna, tripli- 

 nervia v. rarius pennivenia. Flores in paniculas axillares subterminalesque v. ad ba.sin 

 innovationum laterales dispositi, $ stepe majores quam cJ, interdum numero partium 

 varie rcducti. 



Species enumeratie ultra 50, plurimaj tamen ut jam moiiuerunt Thwaites, Meissner aliiquo rcdu- 

 cend«, et vix 10 servanda; videntur, Asi» tropicse et subtropic* incolse, ab Australia tropica usque 

 ad Japoniam extense, quaruni duije in aliis regionibus calidis jam diu cultse.— A'ecs de Cinna7n, 

 Bisjmt 1823, tladS {Launis). Blume, Rumphia i. 25, t. 9 ad 21. Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 10. 

 Miq. in Ajvu Mus. Lvgd. Bat. i. 254. Bcnth. Fl. Austral, v. 303. 



