492 Dr. ©. Warburg. 
42) Myristica castaneifolia A. Gr. 
Tab. XVIII. Fig. 1: 5 Blüthenstand, Fig. 2: Same mit Arillus. 
Myristica castaneaefolia A. Gray, Bot. Un. St. Expl. Exped. I, p. 32. 
Alph. DC. in Prodr. XIV, p. 193. 
Miq., Fl. v. Ned. Ind. I, 2, p. 62. 
Seem. in Bonpland. 1862, p. 295 und Fl. Vitiens., p. 205 
(non Catal. hort. Buitenz.). 
(?) Myristica macrophylla A. Gr., (non auct.) Unit. States expl. expedit. I, p. 33. 
(?) Myristica grandifolia Alph. DC. in Prodr. XIV, 1, p. 194. 
Seem., Fl. Vitiensis p. 205. 
Abbildung: Warburg, Die Muskatnuss 1897, t. III, fig. 9: Same. 
Ramulis valde verruculosis innovationibus exceptis glabris, petiolis 
subdistichis mediocribus vulgo crassis glabris, foliis pergamaceis oblongis 
oblongo-obovatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, basi rotundatis sive obiter subcordatis 
apice obtusis vel acutiusculis, supra glabris nitidis, subtus glaucescentibus sub- 
glabris, venis utrinque 15—30 semi-patentibus haud curvatis ante marginem 
arcuate conjunctis supra impressis subtus prominulis, venis interdum minoribus 
brevioribusque parallelis interjeetis, nervis tertiariis irregulariter transverse 
parallelis supra impressis subtus vix distineter prominulis. Inflorescentiis 3 
axillaribus petiolos aequantibus, peduneulo cerasso complanato 2 (rare 3)- furcato, 
ramis in parte basali eicatrieibus florum spiraliter instructis dense obteectis, 
apice floriferis; pedicellis gracilibus quam flores Jongioribus cum bracteola ferru- 
gineo-tomentosis, Horibus subglobosis basi bracteola magna persistente suffultis, 
perigonio ad medium tripartito extus ferrugineo-tomentello intus glabro; antheris 
8—10 elongatis connatis haud apiculo communi terminatis, stipite fere nullo. 
Fruetibus fere sessilibus vel crasse pedunculatis oblongis basi obtusis apice 
minute apiculatis extus ferrugineo-pubescentibus vel glabrescentibus; arillo a 
basi fere laciniato; semine utrinque obtuso late ovato; testa suberassa extus 
subnitida, arilli impressionibus haud profunde impressa; chalaza subterminali 
vix distineta cum micropyle basali lineola vix perspieua (haud suleo) conjuncta; 
embryone magno, cotyledonibus latis expansis in conchae formam connatis. 
Die Zweige sind von sehr runzeliger gelbbrauner Rinde bedeckt, die 
Blattstiele sind 3—4 cm lang und 4 mm dick (an jungen Zweigen viel dünner 
