brevissime acuminata, penninervia, utrinque prominulo-retieulata.  In- 
florescentia squarrose pannieulata, tomentosa, foliis brevior. Flores her- 
maphroditi, tomentosi. Perianthii tubus perconspicuus. Filamenta glabra, 
antheris ovatis, emarginatis 2—5-plo longiora. Staminodia 0. Ovarium 
glabrum, stylo subaequilongo. 
Arbor ramulis crassis, apice flavido-tomentellis, angulatis, demum glabratis einereo- 
brunneis, subteretibus, gemmis tomentellis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 
40 mm longis, percrassis, leviter canaliculatis, sparsa, ampla, coriacea, adulta utrinque 
subglabra v. subtus perobscure sparseque pilosa, opaca, subtus pallida, obovata v. elliptica, 
basi longe acuta, apice brevissime acuminata, + 280 mm longa, 100 mm lata, penni- 
nervia, utrinque dense prominulo-reticulata et supra in areolis sub lente minutissime 
nigro-punetulata, costis prominentibus e nervo medio sub angulo 40— 50? prodeuntibus, 
margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia submultiflora, flavido-tomentosa, pervalida, squarrose 
v. nonnunquam subracemoso-panniculata, foliis brevior, pedicellis 1—2 mm longis, brac- 
teolis deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi (v. subdioici?), flavido-tomentosi, 6 mm longi. 
Perianthii tubus perconspicuus, conieus, a pedicello vix diversus in eumque sensim 
attenuatus, apice non constrictus. Limbi segmenta late ovata v. elliptica, acuta. 
Filamenta glabra, antheris 2—3-plo longiora; seriei III. basi glandulis binis globosis, 
sessilibus aucta. Antherae (Perseae formá) ovatae, apice solemniter cmarginatae. 
Staminodia abortiva. Ovarium glaberrimum, maximum, ovoideum, sensim in stylum 
subaequilongum attenuatum, stigmate discoideo. Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. in Drasilia, loco non indicato: Glaziou n. 11469, 14 207, 15369. 
(V. s. in herb. Derol, Deless., IHolm., Kew., Warming.) 
43. Ocotea foenieulacea Mez nov. spec. Folia rigidiuseule coria- 
cea, glaberrima, elliptiea v. obovato-elliptiea, basi cuneato-acuta, apice 
manifeste acuta, penninervia, supra laevia v. obsolete, subtus prominulo- 
reticulata. Inflorescentia subracemosa, parce tomentella, foliis brevior. 
Flores hermaphroditi, tomentelli. Perianthii tubus brevissimus. Fila- 
menta pilosa, antheris suborbieulari-quadratieis, rotundatis 2—4-plo 
breviora.  Staminodia 0. Ovarium glabrum, stylo paullo breviore. 
Cupula planiuscula, obscure duplieimarginata. 
Palo santo, Laurel Portoricensibus (ex Sintenis!). 
Arbor usque ad 25 m alta ramulis novellis flavido-tomentellis, glabratis cinereis, 
teretibus, gemmis tomentosis, cortice peraromatico, piperato et simul Foeniculum An- 
thriscumque cerefolium solemniter resipiente. Folia petiolis usque ad 6 mm longis, 
subecanaliculatis, sparsa, rigidiuscule coriacea, glaberrima, utrinque, praesortim subtus, 
nitida, elliptica v. obovato-clliptica, basi euncato-acuta, apice manifeste acuta, + 85 mm 
longa, 34 mm lata, penninervia, supra laevia v. perobsolete, subtus manifeste perlaxeque 
prominulo-retieulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 45— 60? prodeuntibus, margine 
subplano v. minute incurvo. Inflorescentia perpauciflora, subraeemosa, parce cinereo- 
tomentella, foliis multo brevior. Flores albi (ex Linden!), hermaphroditi, strigoso- 
tomentelli, 3 mm longi. Perianthii tubus brevissimus. Limbi segmenta ovata, 
acuta. Filamenta margine lincáque medià pilosa, antheris 2— 4-plo breviora; seriei IN. 
