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PRUMNOPITYS, Philippi. 



A monotypic genus allied to Podocarpus, which has been 

 placed in the Stachycarpus section of that genus. This con- 

 tains species having seeds in a loose spilce the axis of which 



Fig. %.— PRUMNOPITYS ELEGANS. 



a, spray, one branchlet Ijcaring young male flowers ; 6, leaf-bud ; c, under-surface of leaves, showing 



stomatic bands ; d, section of leaf ; e, fruiting branchlet. 



does not become fleshy. The plant is no doubt correctly cited as 

 Podocarpus andinus by Pilger, but on the ground of convenience 

 we prefer to retain the name of Prumnopitys, which has been in 

 common use for many years. 



