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deciduis 5 (vel 7) suborbicularibus, extus mox glabratis, exterioribus 

 apice acutiusculia, interioribus obtusis. Flores $. Pedicelli quam 

 perianthiurn breviores vel idem aequantes, juventate tomentosi. Peri- 

 anthii tubus fere nullus ; segmenta 6 oblonga 3 mm. longa, basi paulo 

 angustata. Stamina 9. Filamenta antheris paululo breviora, tria in- 

 teriora biglandulifera, glandulis mediocribus varie lobatis sed non con- 

 volutis. Antherae oblongae ad apicem versus sensim angustatae, apice 

 obtusae. Loculi antherarum omnes introrsum dehiscentes, sed ei 

 inferiores seriei interioris aspectu sublaterales. Ovarium abortivum 

 sine stylo. Flores 9 . Pedicelli quam perianthium longiores (is floris 

 medii duplo longior), juventate tomentelli, aetate glabri incrassati. 

 Perianthii tubus fere nullus ; segmenta 6 anguste oblonga 2.4 mm. 

 longa. Staminodia 9 graciliter spatuliforma, tria interiora biglandu- 

 lifera, glandulis reniformibus ad hilum stipitatis. Stylus curvatus, 

 stigmate disciformi irregulariter bilobo. Fructus immaturus ovoideus. 

 — " Petit arbre, a port elance\ Collines au dessus de Belmira pres 

 Santa Maria de Dota," Prov. San Josd, Costa Rica, alt. 1600 m., Jan- 

 uary, 1898, Tonduz, no. 11,638 (= no. 7352 of Mr. John Donnell 

 Smith's distribution, type, in hb. Gray) ; Cuesta de Tarrazu, April, 

 1893, Tonduz, no. 7796. Vernacular name, "Lentisco." In all prob- 

 ability the Costa Rican specimens cited by Mez under Litsea glaucescens 

 var. subsolitaria belong to this species, but unfortunately none of them 

 are available for examination. Litsea flavescens may be distinguished 

 from L. glaucescens not only by the characters given in the key, but 

 also by its smaller flowers, tomentose pedicels, and obtuse, not emar- 

 ginate, anthers. 



9. Litsea Schaffneri, n. sp. Frutex 2-3 m. altus, ramulis gracili- 

 bus ochraceis ; internodiis quam foliis 3-4-plo brevioribus. Folia glabra 

 subtus glaucescentia, laminis anguste lanceolatis 6-14 mm. latis 2-5 

 cm. longis, basi acutis, apice acutis saepe mucronulatis ; petiolis 5-10 

 mm. longis. Inflorescentiae solitariae vel fasciculatae. Pedunculi 

 nutantes 5-10 mm. longi glabri. Involucrum triflorum, squamis 5 

 suborbicularibus deciduis, duabus exterioribus mucronulatis extus 

 glabratis intus pubescentibus, interioribus obtusis utrinque pubescenti- 

 bus. Pedicelli aut glabri aut tomentosi, inaequales, is floris medii 

 aliis multo longior sed ipse perianthio brevior. Flores $. Tubus 

 perianthii brevis ; segmenta 6 ovata obtusa 3 mm. longa. Stamina 9. 

 Filamenta antheris paulo breviora, tria interiora biglandulifera, glan- 

 dulis valde stipitatis convolutis. Antherae subquadrangulares ad apicem 

 versus paulo angustatae apice emarginatae, loculis omnibus introrsum 

 dehiscentibus. Ovarium abortivum stylo brevi integro instructum. 

 Flores 9 . Perianthii segmenta 9 ovata 2 mm. longa, exteriora 6 obtusa, 



