PerseacciB.] CXLfTl. LAtJRINE^. 150 



20? DicypelUum, ^ecSj Laur. Expos, 14 ; Syst. Laur. 343. — Flores dioici, ^ ignoti. 

 Fl. $ : Perianthii segmenta 6, sub?equalia, coriacea, rotata. Staminodia 12, ordinis 

 primi petaliformia, persistentiaj dcmum coriacea, ordinis secnndi antheriformiaj siib- 

 spathulata, infra apicem inflexam obsolete 4-locellata ; ordinis tcrtii minora, subtruncata ; 

 ordinis quarti squamiformia, oblonga, pistillo appressa. Stigma acutum. Bacca sicca, 

 basi perianthio subcarnoso patente cum staminodiis grandifacto induratoqiie cincta, disco 

 dilatato piano scxangulari imposita. — Arbor. Folia sparsa, chartaceo-coriacca, pennivcnia. 

 Racemi laterales, simplices. Florea majusculi. Bacca ovalis. {Char, ex Meissn.) 



Species 1, Bmsiliensis, a nobis non viaa. Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 170^ et in MarLFl. Sra,<i. v. 

 ii. 281, t. 102. Genus lit vidttur Kcdan(Ir(S affine, an forte stlrps fceniinea c^jjusdam specie! hujns 



generis? 



21. STectandra, Roland, in Botth. Descr. PI. Surin. 10. (Porostema, Schreb. Gen. PL 517, 

 ^9^ parte.) — Flores liorniapbroditi v. rarius polygamo-dioici. Perianthii tubus brevis, srepius 

 latus ; limbi se^enta G, subsequalia. Stamina perfecta 9, ordinis primi et secundi 

 eglandulosa, perianthio niulto breviora, antlieris latis subsessilibus introrsuni 4-locellatis, 

 locellis sub niargine in arcum dispositis, ordinis tertii basi angustata et utriiique glandula 

 subsessili aucta, anthcns extrorsum 4-locollatis ; staminodia ordinis qiiarti v. parva 

 setacea v. clavato-cai)itata. Ovarium in fundo perianthii tubo inclusum x. exeertum, 

 stylo brevi. Bacca globosa ovoidea v. oblonga, perianthii tubo axicto indurato truiicato 

 cupulato V. expanso imposita v. basi cincta, junior rarius tubo subgloboso inclusa, limbo 

 deciduo. — Arbores v. rarius frutices. Folia alterna sparsa v. rarius subopposit a, coriacea, 

 penniveniaj venfs primaries stepius nee semper magis prominulis quam in Ocotea. 

 Paniciilpe axillares v. terminales, pedunculatte, cymulis sa3pius laxis. Flores in speciebus 

 typicis majores crassiores et magis patentes quam in Ocotea^ in speciebus tamen nonnullia 

 perianthium omnino Ocotere. 



Species ad 70, Americse tropicce a Brasilia ct Peruvia usque ad IMexicum et Indiam occidentalem 

 et Amcricse australis snbtropicfe incolse. — Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i, 146, et in Mart. Fl. Bras. v. ii. 

 250, t. 90 ad 101. Miq. Stirp. Suri7i. t. 58 ad 60. Buiz et Pav. Fl, Per. ct Chit. Ic. ined. t. 34 7 

 ad 349, 351, 361, 362, 360, 367, 370, et 371 {Laurus). 



Genus ah auctoriUis dividitur in sectiones duas : (1) Pomafia, floribus majorilms, perianthio frncti- 

 ferossepius cupulato, et(2) Porostema, floriUis niinoribus, perianthio fruotifero minus auctopatentiore, 

 sed distinctio valde incerta, et fructus phirium .•^pecicruni ignotns. Schreber JScctandram cum Ocoica 

 junxit sub nomine Porostemaiis. 



22. Pleurothyrium, A'^ee^, ,%sf. X(n(r. 349.— Flores hormaphroditi. Perianthii tubus 

 brevis ; limbi segmenta G, subaequalia, patcntia. Discus caruosuff, ad basin limbi stamina 

 cingens, in lobos seu dentea staminibus alternos divisus. Stamina perfecta 9, antheris 

 crassis filaraento subrequilongis 4-locellati3, locellis 2 lateralibus 2 vix altius sitis, staminum 

 ordinis primi et secundi introrsum ordinis tertii extrorsum spectantibus ; glandulce ad 

 basin staminum ordinis tertii utrinque subsessiles ; staminodia ordinis quarti triangularia 

 V. cordata. Ovarium intra perianthii tubum sessile, stylo brevi. Fructus ignotus, — 

 Arbores. Folia altei-na, ampla, pennivenia, subtus ferruginea. Paniculie amplpe, flori- 

 bunda3, ferruginea^^ in axillis pedunculat;e. 



Species Peruvianas v. Columbianas 8 enumerat jlf«"55?i. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 168. Inter has una 

 t&nx\m\, P. chrysophylhtm.^c^^, nobis not a characteres genericos priebens. In P. chri/sofhprso, P. 

 fcrrvginco, et P. vclutino, !\Ieissn., discus exterior deest et stamina ab iis spcciei typical valde diversa. 

 Prior ad ycctandram hiu duK ad Pcrsvam referenda; videntur. Fructus in omnibus ignotus. 



23. Synandrodaphne, Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 176.— Flores hermaphroditi. Peri- 

 anthii tubus turbinato-campanulatus ; limbi segmenta G, subrcqualia, tubo breviora. 

 Stamina perfecta 0, ordinis primi et secundi disco annulari prominenti afJixa, dorso basi 

 glandula parva squamifornii utrinque aucta, antheris latis subsessilibus introrsum 4- 

 locellatis, ordinis tertii intra discum angustioraj basi utrinque glandula nunc parva v. fere 

 obsoleta aucta, antheris extrorsum 4-locellati3 ; staminodia ordinis quarti brevia. Ovarium 



