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subacuta. Filamenta glabra, serierum exteriorum subnulla; seriei III. basi glandulis 
binis maximis, folioso-compressis, cordatis, flavis aucta, antheris paullo breviora. An- 
tberae ser. exteriorum subquadrato-ovatae, apice obtusae. Staminodia gynaeceumque 
in floribus c omnino abortiva. Bacca magna, nigra, crasse ellipsoidea, 16 mm longa, 
11 mm diam., basi cupulae pateriformi, laevi, simplicimarginatae usque ad "/, longitudinis 
insidens. Embryo cotyledonibus valde mucosis, apice paullo acuminulatis, corculum 
haud longe includentibus.  Plumula evoluta, glabra, 4-phylla, conica.  Hadicula bre- 
vissima, angustissime mucronato-acuta. 
Hab. in Brasiliae prov. Rio de Janeiro, in montibus Organensibus: Miers 
n. 2153; prope S. Juan Baptista (mihi ignot.): Sellow n. 1371, et loco non indicato: 
Ferreira n. 909, Glaziou n. 8100, Weddell n. 886. 
(V. s. in herb. Berol, Mus. Brit, Deless., Kew., Paris., Petrop.) 
194. Ocotea divaricata Mez. Folia chartacea v. coriacea, supra 
glabra, subtus aut praeter costarum axillas barbellatas glabra aut parce 
pilosa aut subvelutina, ovata v. elliptica v. elliptico-lanceolata, basi obtu- 
siuscula v. rarius breviter acuta, apice acuminata, subtriplinervia v. sub- 
penninervia, supra immerse, subtus prominenti-costata et utrinque laxe 
reticulata. Inflorescentia multiflora, squarrosa, glabra, foliis brevior. 
Flores dioici, glabri. Perianthii tubus subnullus. In floribus c" filamenta 
ser. L, II. nulla. Antherae subtriangulo- ovatae, margine solemniter 
constrietae, apice acutiusculae. Staminodia et ovarium in flore c" abor- 
tiva. In flore 9 stylus ovario glabro 3—4-plo brevior. 
Camphoromoea divaricata Nees, Syst. p. 467; Meissn. in DC. 
Prodr. XV, 1, p. 144 et in Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 247. 
Caneleira (ex Glaziou!). 
Frutex pulcherrimus (ex Bowie et Cunningham!) ramulis glabris v. apice tomen- 
tellis v. solemniter tomentellis, subteretibus, atris v. cinereo-brunneis, gemmis tomentosis, 
cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 15 mm longis, canaliculatis, sparsa, chartacea 
v. coriacea, supra glabra, subtus (cf. varietates) aut praeter costarum axillas barbellatas 
glabra aut parce pilosa aut subvelutina, ovata v. elliptica v. elliptico-lanceolata, basi 
obtusiuscula v. rarius breviter acuta, apice + acuminata, 85—175 mm longa, 25—70 mm 
lata, subtriplinervia v. subpenninervia, supra costis e nervo medio sub angulo 20— 45? 
prodeuntibus immersis retique laxo, subtus prominentibus reti manifestiore conjunctis, 
margine subplano v. recurvulo. Inflorescentia multiflora, axibus flexuosis solemniter 
squarrosa, glabra, foliis brevior, pedicellis 0,5— 92 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores 
rubri (ex Bowie et Cunningham!) v. albidi (ex Riedel!), solemniter dioici, glabri, 1,5 mm 
long. Perianthii tubus subnullus. Limbi segmenta ovata, acuta. In floribus cf 
filamenta subnulla; seriei III. basi glandulis maximis, albidis, sessilibus omnino cincta. 
Antherae subtriangulo-ovatae, margine solemniter constrictae, apice acutiusculae, 
locellis aequalibus. Staminodia et gynaeceum nulla. In floribus Q antherae filamento 
subaequilongo, glaberrimo stipitatae, minutae, steriles. Ovarium glaberrimum, ovoideum, 
stylo 3—4-p o breviore, stigmate obtuso, nigro. Bacca subglobosa, 7—10 mm diam., 
cupulae subpateriformi, perianthii lobis persistententibus coronatae insidens, fere tota exserta. 
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