Ocotea 



LAURACE^ 



211 



1. 0. leueoxylon Mez in Jahrh. But. Gart. Berh v. 329 

 (1889) ; leaves oblong-elliptical to oblong-lanceolate, on upper 

 surface nerves flat and veins impressed, beneath nerves and 

 veins prominulous ; inflorescence more or less rusty-puberulous, 

 shorter than or subetjual to leaves ; flowers dicecious, with or 

 without tomentum ; filaments glabrous ; staminodes very small 

 or abortive ; berry globose ; cupule saucer-shaped, simi)le- 

 margined, with perianth-segments deciduous, 5-7 mm. in diara., 

 pedicel somewhat thickened ; cupule and pedicel generally 



Fig. 87. Ocotea leticoxylon ilez. 



A, Portion of flowering branch x 3. D, Alternate perianth-segment witli an 



B, Flower x 5. outer stamen (staminode wanting) 



C, Perianth-segment with an outer and an x 5. 



inner stamen x 5. E, Fruit X j. 



covered with white warts. Laurus foliis venosis kc. Bronne Hist. 

 Jam. 214? Laurus leueoxylon Sic. Prodr. 65 (1788) c^- Fl. Ind. 

 Occ. 711. L. parviflura Siv. FL Ind. Ore. 717 (1800). L. exaltata 

 var. lancifolia Pair. Fncj/c. Supjd. Hi. 319 (1813). ()reo- 

 daphne leueoxylon Nccs Si/st. 413 (183G) ; Gri,seJ>. Fl. Br. 

 W. Ind. 283 ; Mcisn. in DC. Prodr. xv. pt. 1, 121. O. parviflora 

 Nees Sy.st. 415 (1836); 3fe/.s. loc. cit. ; Griseh. loc. cit. 

 (Fig. 87.) 



White-wood, Loblolly Sweet- wood. 



In fl. April, Julv-Sept. ; in fr. Aug.-^Iay ; Wright \ Swartz\ Bancroft] 

 Macjadycnl Wilson \ Priori March \ J. P. 718 Morris \ Whitfield Hall 



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