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Frutex 3—5 m vel arbor usque ad 20 m alta (ex Sintenis!), ramulis subgracilibus, 
apice parce ferrugineo-pilosis v. * tomentosis, glabratis subatris v. brunneis, subangulatis, 
gemmis ferrugineo-tomentosis, cortice esipido v. amaro. Folia petiolis usque ad 15 mm 
longis, leviter canaliculatis, sparsa, chartacea v. rarius chartaceo-coriacea, utrinque per- 
parce pilosa v. subglabra, ovata v. ovato-elliptica v. ovato-lanceolata, basi obtusiuscula 
v. breviter acuta, apice acuminata, 120—230 mm longa, 45—93 mm lata, penninervia, 
supra immerse, subtus prominulo-costata et plus minus obscure laxe reticulata, costis c 
nervo medio sub angulo 30—60° prodeuntibus, margine subplano v. recurvulo. Inflo- 
rescentia multiflora, squarrose subpyramidato-panniculata, tomentella v. glabra, folia 
subaequans v. brevior, pedicellis 2 — 10 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores herma- 
phroditi, cum antheris flavido-albi (ex Sintenis!), albo-strigosi v. subglabri, diam. 
4—5 mm. Perianthii tubus conspicuus, conicus, apice non constrictus. Limbi 
segmenta ovata, subacuta. Filamenta antheras subaequantia v. paullo breviora, 
glaberrima; seriei III. basi glandulis maximis, globosis, sessilibus, mucosis aucta. An- 
therae suborbiculares, apice truncatae v. subemarginatae. Staminodia stipitiformia. 
Ovarium glaberrimum, ellipsoideum v. subglobosum, stylo subaequilongo v. 3—4-plo 
breviore, stigmate obtuso. Bacca nigra, globosa, diam. 10 mm, basi cupulae parvae 
(diam. 5—6 mm), subplanae pedicelloque parum incrassato insidens, tota exserta. Em- 
bryo cotyledonibus corculum subincludentibus, plumula brevi, obtusiuscula, pilosa, radicula 
brevissima, obtusa v. subacuta. 
Hab. in archipelago Antillano in insulis Jamaica: De Ponthieu in hb. Swartz.; 
Puerto- Rico: Riedlé, Schwanecke n. 104, Sintenis n. 1008, 1482, 2054, 2761®, 2865, 
4366, 4502, 4534, 4656, 5153, 5319, Stahl n. 486; St. Thomas: Riedle; Guada- 
loupe: Duchassaing n. 492, L’Herminier, Nyst n. 727; Dominica: Imray n. 40, 122, 
272, De Ponthieu; Martinique: Bélanger n. 502, 1172, Hahn n. 660, 975; Trinidad: 
Crüger n.. 91. 
Floret Aprili— Junio, Septembri — Novembri. (V. s. in herb. Berol., Boiss.- Barbey., 
Mus. Brit, Brux., Candoll., Deless., Goetting., Holm., Kew., Krug. et Urban., Paris.) 
67. Nectandra laevis Mez nov. spec. Folia glaberrima, ovata v. 
elliptica v. sublanceolata, basi acuta, apice acuminata, supra sulcato- 
immerse costata levissimeque immerse reticulata, subtus prominenti- 
costata et levissime reticulata. Inflorescentia squarrosa, parce tomentella, 
Flores hermaphroditi, tomenteli, 4—5 mm diam. Filamenta glabra, 
antheras aequantia v. paullo longiora. Ovarium glaberrimum, stylo 
manifeste breviore. 
Arbor v. frutex ramulis validis, apice minute tomentellis, glabratis fusco-brunneis, 
angulatis, gemmis albido-tomentellis, cortice amarello. Folia petiolis usque ad 12 mm 
longis, canaliculatis, sparsa, rigide coriacea, glaberrima, utrinque nitida, ovata v. elliptica 
v. sublanceolata, basi acuta, apice acuminata, + 195 mm longa, 78 mm lata, penni- 
nervia, supra sulcato-immerse costata levissimeque immerse reticulata, subtus prominenti- 
costata et levissime (nec prominulo-) reticulata, costis adscendentibus, e nervo medio sub 
angulo 25—45° prodeuntibus, margine recurvo. Inflorescentia permultiflora, parce 
tomentella, squarrosa, foliis longior, pedicellis 1—4 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. 
Flores hermaphroditi, cinereo-tomenteli, 4—5 mm diam. Perianthii tubus per- 
conspicuus, apice solemmiter constrictus. Limbi segmenta sublanceolata, acuta. 
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