— 4005 — 
Nectandra grandis Kl. et. Karst. ap. Nees in Tinnaea XXI, p. 505. 
Nectandra Laurel y. triquetra Meissn. in DC. P’rodr. XV, 1, p. 147 
et in Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 251. 
Arbor magna, usque ad 40 m alta (ex Pearce!) ramulis ferrugineo- v. flavido- 
villosis, subangulatis v. angulatis, gemmis villosis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque 
ad 20 mm longis, subecanaliculatis, ampla, sparsa, coriacea v. rarius chartaceo-coriacea, 
juniora utrinque flavido- v. ferrugineo-villosa, rarius supra dense pilosa, adulta supra 
tomentella v. dense v. parcius pilosa, subtus dense molliterque pilosa v. rarius subtomentosa, 
lanceolata v. elliptico-lanceolata v. elliptica v. ovata, basin versus acuminata, sed subito 
paullo dilatata et auriculato-subcordata (id quod in speciminibus siccis propter auricula 
incurvo-reflexa non nisi accuratius perspicienti elucet), apice acuminata, 170—360 mm 
longa, 40—105 mm lata, penninervia, supra immerse, subtus prominenti-costata laxeque 
transverse reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 40—50° prodeuntibus, margine 
minute recurvo. Inflorescentia submultiflora, subpyramidato- v. subcorymboso-panni- 
culata, flavido- v. ferrugineo-villosa, foliis multo brevior, pedicellis 3—8 mm longis, 
bracteolis deciduis. Flores albi (ex Kalbreyer!, Pearce! etc.), hermaphroditi, villosi v. 
tomentosi, diam. 10—14 mm. Perianthii tubus subnulus. Limbi segmenta 
aequalia, late elliptica v. suborbicularia, subobtusa. Antherae serierum 2 exteriorum 
sessiles, foliaceae, ovatae, basi paullo attenuatae, apice acutae, solemniter papillosae; 
seriei III. brevissime stipitatae, lateraliter dehiscentes. Locelli in antherae basi positi. 
Staminodia parva, pilosa, subliguliformia. Ovarium glabrum v. perparce pilosum, 
obovoideum, stylo sublongiore, stigmate discoideo. Bacca ellipsoidea, 13 mm longa, 
8 mm diam., cupula tenui, subpateriformi, simplicimarginatà ad !/ longitudinis obtecta. 
Hab. per totam Americam tropicam a Mexico usque ad Brasiliam orientalem 
Peruviamque late dispersa: Mexico: Jürgensen n. 972, Liebmann n. 9, Schiede n. 241, 
243, 1145; Am. centr.: Oersted; Costa- Rica: Endres.; Guatemala: Bernoulli et 
Cario n. 2592; Columbia: Goudot, Humboldt et Bonpland, Linden n. 1350; Peruvia: 
Dombey n. 198, 699, Haenke, Hart n. 141, Jelski n. 171, 180, 183, Kalbreyer n. 1045, 
Mathews n. 1430, 3032, Pavon n. 504, Pearce, Poeppig n. 1237 et add. n. 162; Brasilia: 
Claussen n. 218, Ferreira n. 647, Gardner n. 5154, Glaziou n. 2674, 4906, 9568, 13149, 
St. Hilaire n. 390, 480, 602, 782, Lhotzky n. 10, 182, Martius hb. fl. Bras. n. 169, 
Pohl n. 28, Comes Raaben, Riedel n. 482, Schott n. 5613, Sellow n. 1168, 1391, Weddell 
n. 1044. 
Floret Februario— Aprili et iterum. Augusto—Octobri. (WV. s. in herb. fere omnibus 
a me examinatis). 
Obs. Varietates permultas a cl. Nees et Meissner enumeratas negligendas 
putavi et quod perincerte discernendae sunt et quia speciem difficillime a N. rigida et 
N. Laurel separandam magis turbare nolui. 
9. Neetandra rigida Nees. Folia adulta supra glabra v. leviter 
tomentella, subtus ferrugineo- (v. in var. canescenti-) tomentosa, demum 
nonnunquam subglabrescentia, elliptica—lanceolata, basi acuminato-acuta 
v. breviter acuta v. obtusiuscula, apice acuminata, subtus laxe transverse 
reticulata. Inflorescentia subsquarrose panniculata, tomentosa v. villosa. 
Flores hermaphroditi, diam. 9—10 mm. Antherae ser. L, II. sessiles, 
triangulares. Ovarium glaberrimum, stylo plus quam dimidio breviore. 
