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Arbor v. frutex ramulis novellis flavo-tomentellis, angulatis, gemmis tomentellis, 
cortice aromatico, adstringentee Folia petiolis usque ad 20 mm longis, canaliculatis, 
sparsa v. subopposita, coriacea, utrinque praeter nervum primarium subtus ferrugineo- 
pilosum glabra opaca, supra viridia, subtus + albescentia, ovata, basi obtusa, apice 
acuminata v. acuta, + 130 mm longa, 60 mm lata, penninervia, costis supra minute 
immersis, subtus prominulis, e nervo medio sub angulo 40—50° prodeuntibus, subtus 
reticulo minutissimo, latus inferius areolatum praebente conjunctis, margine incurvo. 
Inflorescentia permultiflora, dense panniculata, cinereo-tomentella, foliis brevior, 
pedicellis 1—3 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi, flavi glandulis 
brunneis (ex Fendler!), dense cinereo-tomentelli; 4 mm longi. Perianthii tubus lobis 
!|j-plo longior, urceolatus, apice solemniter constrictus. Limbi segmenta ovata, acuta. 
Filamenta dense pilosa antheras aequantia; seriei II. glandulis binis magnis, globosis, 
sessilibus, ex */, altitudinis ortis aucta. Antherae suborbiculari-ellipticae, apice acutius- 
culae. Staminodia nulla v. saepius solitarie evoluta, magna, subsagittata, longe 
stipitata. Ovarium glaberrimum, ellipsoideum, clavatim in stylum "/-plo longiorem 
attenuatum, stigmate obtuso. Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. in Venezuela septentrionali ad coloniam Tovar: Fendler n. 1098, Moritz 
n. 1758. 
Floret Martio, Junio, (WV. s. in herb. Boiss..Darbey., Candoll., Deless., Goetting., 
Kew., Paris., Vindob.) 
15. Ocotea opaea Mez nov. spec. Folia rigida, glaberrima, late 
v. obovato-elliptiea v. suborbieularia, utrinque obtusiuscule acuta v. ob- 
tusa, penninervia, supra sublaevia, subtus obscure reticulata.  Inflores- 
centia subracemosa, parce pilosa, folia subaequans v. brevior. Flores 
hermaphroditi, parce pilosi. Perianthii tubus brevis. Filamenta pilosa, 
antheris elliptieis v. suborbicularibus, acutiusculis 2-plo breviora. Sta- 
minodia stipitiformia. Ovarium glabrum, stylo subaequilongo. 
Oreodaphne Martiana var. y. opaca. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, 
p. 135 et in Mart, fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 235 (e. p., quoad cit. spec. 
Sellow. /n. 15677). 
Arbor v. potius frutex ramulis apice perparce strigoso-tomentellis, celerrime 
glabratis brunneo-cinereis, gemmis tomentellis, cortice minute aromatico. Folia petiolis 
usque ad 5 mm longis, subecanaliculatis, sparsa, rigida, glaberrima, supra glauco-viridia 
nitida v. subnitida, subtus rufescenti-pallida opaca, late v. obovato-elliptica v. suborbi- 
eularia, utrinque obtusiuscule acuta v. obtusa, + 40 mm longa, 23 mm lata, penni- 
nervia, supra sublaevia, subtus minute obscureque reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub 
angulo 50— 60^ prodeuntibus, margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia pauciflora, subrace- 
mosa, parce pilosa, folia subaequans v. brevior, pedicellis 3—6 mm longis, bracteolis 
deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi, parce pilosi, 3—4 mm longi Perianthii tubus 
brevis. Limbi segmenta lanceolato-ovata, acuta. Filamenta pilosa, serierum ex- 
teriorum antheris 2-plo breviora; seriei III. basi glandulis binis majusculis, globosis, 
substipitatis aucta antheras subaequantia. Antherae ellipticae v. nonnunquam suborbi- 
culares, apice acutiusculae. Staminodia parva, stipitiformia. Ovarium glaberrimum, 
ovoideum, in stylum subaequilongum attenuatum, stigmate obtuso. Fructus ignotus. 
