Idtseacece.] CXLIII. LAURINE^. 163 



reducta, sed habitu involucris 1-floris et infiorescentia satis differre videtur. In floribus 2 a nobis 

 examinatis, altero ^ altero ^ ex eodem specimine, perianthii segmenta et stamina 6 invenimus. 

 Involucra vix semilineani diametro. 



31. Kindera, TMmh. Fl. Jap. Oet 145, t. 21, charactere falso. (Daphnidica;, Mcissn. in DC, 

 Prod. XV. i. 228, excepta Xa^(ro.)— Flores dioici, umbellati v. capitati, umbellis capituliave 

 ante anthesin iiiv olucro globoso v. rarius ovoideo inclusis. Perianthii tubus brevissimus; 

 limbi segmenta 6, subjequalia, rarius pauciora v. 7-9. Stamina in fl. (J, staminodia in 

 fl. $ , ssepissime 9, rarissime pauciora v. plura, ordinis primi et secundi ssepiasime eglan- 

 dulosa, ordinis tertii et rarissime etiam secundi basi v. supra basin utrinque glanduTa 

 sessili V. stipitata aucta ; filamenta angusta j anthcroe omnes introrsum 2-locellatse ; 

 stamina v. staminodia ordinis quarti desunt. Ovarium liaud immersum, in fl. ^J parvum 

 vacuum v. rarissime hinc inde perfectum, in fl. $ in stylum brevem v. longiusculum 

 attenuatum, stigmate dilatato integro v. sublobato. Bacca globosa v. ovoidea, pedicello 

 undo V. perianthii basi parum dilatatte v. disciformi integi-se v. 6-dentatae insidens. — 

 Arbores v. frutices. Folia alterna v. subopposita, pennivenia v, 3-5-nervia, coriacea 

 et perennantia v. ssepius tenuiora et anmia, Gemmge variant nudte v. imbricato- 

 squamatse. Involucra sessilia v. pediccllata, in fascicules sessiles disposita v. rarius 

 breviter racemosa. Bracteoe involucri 4, rarius 5 (rari?;sime 2) lat^, concavpe, sese arete 

 involventes. Flores in involucro 4-G v. rarius cc, sessiles v. $ pedicellati. Perianthii 

 segmenta petaloidea ssepius parva. 



Species fere 50, Asise tropica et orientalis usqne ad Japoniam, et Americce borealis incolae. 

 Meissn. I.e. Kurz, For. Fl. Burm. ii. 306 (Baphnidium) et 308 {Lindera). 



Genus ab auctoribus varie divisum, imprimis ad gemmas foliigenas nudas v. imbricato-squamatas, 

 character valde incertus ot rarius in speciminibus siccis probandus, si tamen genus in integrum serves 

 facile distingnendum, LitsecB secLioni ConodapJmi fructu compar, differt antheris 2- nee 4-locellatis, in 

 sectiones sequentes imprimis ad folia et quodammodo ad infloreseentiam limitatas dividendum. 



1. Benzoin. Folia pennivenia, indivisa, ssepius annua. Flores precoces, involucris sessilibus v. 

 breviter pedicellatis. Gemmae imbricato-squamatae v. subnudse. Species ad 10, Americanae et 

 Asiaticse. Bot, Mag. t. 1470 {Laurn^). Bexzoin, Nccs^ Laur. Expos. 17) non Hayne, LixuEuiE § 1 et 

 2, Meissn. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 24i, 



-EuosML's, XiUf. Gen. N. Am. Pi. i. 258, iucludit sect. Benzoin cum specie Liisew. 



2. Sassafriinorpha. Folia 3-5-norvia, indivisa y, 2-3-loba, annua et interJum demum coriacea, 

 Flores priecoces v, subcoetanei, involucris sessilibus v, breviter pedicellatis. Gemmae subnudae, 

 rarius imbricato-squamatye. Species 3, Asiatica;. Lixdeb^ § 3, Meissn. I.e. 24G. 



3. Bapknidiimn. Folia tripliuerviar integra, coriacea. Flores coetanei v. rarius in ramis aphyllis, 

 involucris sessilibus glomeratis. Gemmae paucisquaniatae v. nudse, rarius imbricato-squamatae. 

 Species descriptse 12, Asiaticse. Daphnidium, Nees, Laur. Expos. 19. Daphnidii § 1, Meissn. 

 I, c. 228. B. elonf/atum, Nees, ad Litsc(S scctionem Eulitseam transferendum est. 



4. CephahdapJme, Blume. Folia pennivenia, integra, coriacea. Flores coetanii, involucris sessi- 

 libus glomeratis. Gemmce imbricate- squama t a;. Species 5, Asiatic^?. Daphxidii § 2, Meissn. 

 Ic. 231. 



5,Poli/adeHia, Omnia Cephalodaphnes nisi ioWa. majora et stamina ordinis secundi (et interdum 

 fide Neesii etiam ordinis primi) prope basin 2-glandulo8a. Species 1, Asiatica, Polyadejiia, 

 Kees, Laur. Expos. 18 ; Syst. Laur. 571, Mcissn. I. c. 232, genus fuit e variis Litsets et Lindem speciebus 

 compositum, a Meissnero 1. c. reducitur ad P, reticulatam, Nees, Miquel, I"l. Ind. Bat. i. i. 960, sub 

 Polyadenia includit etiam scctionem sequentcm. 



6. Aperitla. Folia pennivenia, integra, membranacea v. coriacea, annua v. perennantia. Flores 

 precoces v. coetanei, \imbellis omnibus pedunculatis fasciculatis. Gemmge nudse v. paucisquamata;. 

 Species ad 15, Asiatlcce. Apeeula, Bhune, Mus. Bot. Liigd. Bat. i. 365. Aperul^e § 1, Mcissn. 

 l.c, 240. 



32. latLUTus, Linn. Gen. n. 503. — Flores dioici v. hermaphroditi, umbellati, umbellis 

 ante anthesin involucro globoso inclusis. Perianthii tubus brevia ; limbi segmenta 4, 

 subcequalia. Stamina in fl. <? perfecta 12 v. plura, rarius 8, filamentis omnibus medio v. 

 prope basin utrinqne glandula stipitata auctis v. rarius stamina ordinis primi et secundi 



eglandulosia ; antheree omnes breves, introrsum 2-locellatsB ; staminodia in fl. $ saepiiis 4. 



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