— 326 — 
Strychnodaphne floribunda Gris. Pl. Wright. p. 188 et Fl. Brit. 
W. Ind. Isl. p. 283 et Cub. p. 111; Saw. Cub. Nr. 2224; Meissn. in 
DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 143. 
Laurus retroflewa Poir. Enc. suppl. III, p. 323. 
Persea, retroflewa Spreng. Syst. II, p. 269. 
Oreodaphne retroflewa Nees, Syst. p. 412. 
Oreodaphne Willdenoviana Nees, Syst. p. 432. 
Oreodaphne Domingensis Nees, ibid. p. 439. 
Laurus salicifolia Trevir. ap. Nees, Syst. p. 439. 
Laurus exaltata. Rudolphi ap. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 143. 
Ocotea botryophylla Kl. et. Karst. in Linnaea XXI, p. 524; Walp. 
Ann. Ill, p. 314. 
Aydendron  bracteatum Gris. (nec Nees) Fl. Br. W. I. Isl. p. 285. 
Oreodaphne Lindeniana Rich. in Ramon de la Sagra, Cuba, XI, 
p. 119. (fide Gris.). 
Black Candewood Jamaicensibus (ev March!); Laurier puant 
Domingensibus (ex Poiteau!); Palo Azafran Portoricensibus (ex Krug). 
Arbor 20 m: alta (ex Sintenis!) ramulis apice minutissime subferrugineo-tomen- 
tellis, celerrime glabratis atris demum brunneis, subteretibus v. angulatis, gemmis flavido- 
tomentellis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 20 mm longis, canaliculatis, sparsa, 
chartacea, glabra v. juniora subtus perparce et obsoletissime ferrugineo-pilosa, opaca v. 
supra nitida glauca, subtus pallida v. subferruginea, lanceolata v. elliptico-lanceolata v. 
rarius obovata, elliptica, basi acuta, apice acuminàta v. obscure acuminata, + 95 mm 
longa, 25 mm lata, penninervia, supra obsolete prominulo-costata areolateque reticulata, 
subtus costis manifestius prominulis, e nervo medio sub angulo 45— 70? prodeuntibus 
reti denso, tenuissimo conjunctis, margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia submultiflora v. 
subpauciflora, pyramidato- v. subracemoso-pannieulata, breviter et adpresse pilosa, foliis 
brevior, pedicellis 1—2 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flore: virescenti-albi (ex Sin- 
tenis!), dioici, subcinereo-tomentelli, 3—3,5 mm longi. Perianthii tubus brevissimus, 
late conicus, apice haud constrictus v. subnullus. Limbi segmenta late ovata, acuta. 
In floribus 5‘ filamenta glabra antheris paullo— duplo breviora; seriei III. basi glan- 
dulis binis maximis, globosis, sessilibus aucta. Antherae subrectangulares apice 
obtusae v. leviter emarginatae. Staminodia stipitiformia, glabra v. abortiva. Gynae- 
ceum sterile, stipitiforme, stigmate maximo, discoideo. In floribus Q antherae solemniter 
minutae, steriles.  Glandulae minores. Ovarium glabrum, crasse ellipsoideum, stylo 
subbreviore, nonnunquam perparce piloso, stigmate maximo, discoideo. Bacca sub- 
globoso-ellipsoidea, 13 mm longa, 10 mm diam., cupulae planae, solemniter duplieimar- 
ginatae, nonnunquam margine perianthii rudimentis demum deciduis auctae insidens, tota 
exserta. Embryo cotyledonibus apice acutis, corculum solemniter includentibus. Plumula 
glaberrima, brevis, 2—4-phylla; radicula angustissime mucronulato-acuta. 
Hab. in Antillarum insulis frequens: Cuba: Wright n. 1404, 1405, 1408, 1409 
(e. p., cum Misanteca triandra); Jamaica: Alexander, March n. 1243, 2003, Purdie, 
Wright, Wullschlágel n. 1295, 1301; St. Domingo: Bertero, Poiteau; Puerto- Rico: 
Krug herb. n. 1085, 1086, Sintenis n. 2102, 2789, 3076, 6369, 6522, Stahl n. 313, 
West; St. Thomas: herb. Paris.; Martinique: Hahn n. 640, Plée n. 295; nec non in 
