498 LAURINE (Stapf). [Cryptocarya. 
5. C. Sutherlandii (Stapf); a shrub; branches very slender, 
densely fulvo-pubescent to almost tomentose in the younger parts ; 
leaves ovate, rounded at the base, subacute or subacuminate, often 
with a minute mucro, }—1 in. long, }-} in. broad, thinly coriaceous, 
finely pubescent above when quite young, soon glabrous, fulvo- 
tomentose below, never becoming quite glabrous, lateral nerves 
4-6 on each side, very faint or quite obscure, reticulation very 
close, usually faintly raised below, more or less concealed by the 
hairs, slightly impressed above ; petioles 1-1} lin. long ; flowers in 
3-1-flowered axillary or terminal cymes on short leafy branchlets ; 
peduncle filiform, finely villous, up to 3 lin. long ; bracts lanceolate 
with an acute fleshy mucro, up to almost 1 lin. long; bracteoles 
similar but smaller ; pedicels almost as long as the bracts ; perianth 
campanulate, not quite 1 lin. long, glabrous within and without or 
nearly so; segments subequal, ovate to elliptic, almost 4 lin. long; 
filaments glabrous or sparingly and minutely pubescent ; anthers 
ovate, obtuse, glabrous; staminal glands stipitate ; staminodes 
ovate, subacute; fruits globose, 3 lin. in diam.; receptacle very 
thin, fleshy ; pericarp crustaceous. 
Eastern Recron: Natal; in stony places near Murchison, Wood, 3083! 
fUmlaasi Iceation, near Bevaan River, Wood, 3388! Coast-land, Sutherland !. 
6. C. Wyliei (Stapf); branches very slender, densely fulvo- 
pubescent to tomentose in the younger parts; leaves ovate, 
rounded at the base, subacuminate, sometimes minutely mucronate, 
3-14 lin. long, }-1 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, dull subglaucous, 
finely pubescent above, soon glabrous with the exception of the 
midrib, fulvo- or rusty-tomentose underneath when young, then 
loosely hairy with the exception of the permanently tomentose 
nerves, lateral nerves 4-5 on each side, slightly raised below, 
impressed above, reticulation close, faintly raised on both sides ; 
petioles 1-1} lin. long, pubescent; flowers solitary, axillary or 
terminal on short leafy branchlets, borne on slender rusty 
tomentose pedicels 1-5 lin. Jong ; perianth finely pubescent without 
and excepting the receptacle within ; segments subequal, rotundate- 
ovate to broad-elliptic, subacute or obtuse, slightly over } Jin. long ; 
filaments pubescent ; anthers ovate, obtuse, } lin. long, glabrous ; 
staminal glands sessile; staminodes very small triangular-ovate, 
acute ; fruit globose, black, almost } in. in diam. ; receptacle thin, 
fleshy ; pericarp crustaceous. 
7 eed Reaion: Zululand; Ngoye, 2000-3000 ft., Wylie in Herb. Wood, 
II. OCOTEA, Aubl. 
Flowers usually dicecious or hermaphrodite. Perianth herbaceous, 
with or without a receptacle or tube, 6- or 8-lobed or partite ; maf 
or segments equal, usually deciduous, Hermaphrodite : stamens in 
