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Arbor v. frutex ramulis apicem versus minutissimo flavido-tomentellis, subangu- 
latis, gemmis ferrugineo-tomentosis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 20 mm 
longis, manifeste canaliculatis, sparsa, chartacea, supra parce pilosu glabrescentia sub- 
nitida, subtus brevissime piloso-tomentella, utrinque viridia, lanceolata v. late lanceolata, 
basi acuta, apice + acuminata v. acuta, 80—150 mm longa, 30—45 mm lata, penni- 
nervia, supra immerse costata et leviter immersiuscule reticulata, subtu$ prominenti-costuta 
levissimeque subtransverse reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 30— 50? prodeunti- 
bus, margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia multiflora, perlaxe subpyramidato-panniculata, 
ferrugineo-tomentella, foliis longior v. sublongior, pedicellis 2—4 mm longis, bracteolis 
deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi, albide strigoso-tomentelli, diam. 6 mm. Perianthii 
tubus brevissimus, conico-urceolatus, apice constrictus. Limbi segmenta obovata, 
Obtusiuscula. Antherae serierum exteriorum sessiles sed basi manifeste constrictae, 
apice obtuse acutiusculae, dense manifesteque papillosae; ser. III. filamentis 2-plo brevi- 
oribus, glabris, basi glandulis binis majusculis globosis sessilibus auctis stipitatae, apice 
obtuso-truncatae. Staminodia parva, glabra, apice papilloso-capitulata. Ovarium 
glaberrimum, globosum, stylo tertia parte breviore, stigmate capitulato-obtuso. Fructus 
ignotus. 
Hab. in Brasilia, loco non indicato: Glaziou n. 2671, 13156, 14215. 
(V. s. in herb. Berol, Brux., Deless., Kew., Warming.) 
18. Neetandra puberula JVees. Folia supra sparse pilosa v. 
tomentella demum glabrescentia, subtus costarum axillis barbellatis dense 
pilosa v. tomentella, lanceolata, basi acuta, apice acuminata, supra 
immerse, subtus prominenti-costata et + obscure reticulata.  Inflores- 
centia subcorymboso- v. subpyramidato-panniculata, tomentella. Flores 
hermaphroditi, tomentelli, diam. 5—7 mm. Antherae ser. I., II. sessiles, 
breviter acutae v. obtusiuseulae. Ovarium glaberrimum, stylo subbreviore. 
Nectandra puberula Nees, Syst. p. 332; Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 
1, p. 160 et in Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 270. 
Nectandra amara Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 1586 et in Mart, 
fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 267 (cum varr. B. et y.). 
Oreodaphne (nec Nectandra!) angustifolia Miq. (nec Nees) pl. Clauss. 
ezsicc. ed. Hohenacker n. 2078 ap. Meissn. |. c. 
? Laurus atra Vell. Fl. Flum. IV, t. 51. 
Arbor 10—30 m alta (ex Burchell!, Gardner!, Riedel!, aliis) ramulis gracilibus, 
ferruginco-tomentellis, apice subangulatis, subtus teretibus, glabratis cinereo -brunneis, 
gemmis tomentellis v. tomentosis, cortice vivo peramaro (ex Gardner!), sicco esipido. 
Folia petiolis usque ad 15 mm longis, canaliculatis v. subecanaliculatis, sparsa, chartacea . 
v. demum subcoriacea, supra sparse pilosa v. tomentella demum glabrescentia, subtus 
dense pilosa v. tomentella costarum axillis barbellatis, lanceolata, basi acuta, apice acu- 
minata, 60—140 mm longa, 20—35 mm lata, penninervia, supra immerse, subtus pro- 
minenti-costata et plus minus obscure reticulata, costis adscendentibus, e nervo medio 
sub angulo 20— 55^ prodeuntibus, margine recurvulo v. subplano. Inflorescentia 
multiflora, subcorymboso- v. subpyramidato-panniculata, ferrugineo-tomentella, foliis brevior, 
