Plate 1788. 



LINDERA FRAGRANS, Oliv. 



Lauracej:. Tribe Litseace-S. 



L. (Daphnidium) fragrans, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; frntex 3-5-pedahs, 

 ramulis gracilibus intrieatis teretibus ultimis parce appresse senceo- 

 pilosis mox glabris, foliis anguste ovali-lanceolatis acutissimis nasi 

 triplinerviis coriaceis subtus albido-glaucis glabris v. pnmum P r8ecl P^ 

 in coata tenaiter appresse pilosulis, floribus axillanbus to cl ° n 'J™- 

 A. S fasciculis sessilibus 2-7-floris, floribus brevissime pedice , latis v. 

 subsessilibus, squamis gemmw cito deciduis, fl. ? pedicelhs tructitens 



fructu ellipsoideo eequiiongis. 



Hab. 



Henry 



1-3 Un. longus. 



fc PoKa 2-3 poll, longa, 5-9 lin. lata ; petiolus 1-3 ^ *^J 

 PrifailK floriferi pilosuli. i?acc^ glabrescentes penanthio persistent 

 suffultte. 



^ i « ■ TIip leaves are 



Of this elegant shrub Dr. Henry remarks : "" that t 



pounded in nulls in the glens, and the powder ^ ea . Joss . stlC k<, 

 trom roots of 2?/«te . . . in a similar way ; used tor ma k^ ^ ^ 



sticks of incense used in religious worship. « fra g ran t. 



&*»* y«ft fr«, i.e. " Incense leaves." ' The flowers ^ ^ of the 

 I find a small ovule in the fairly well developed y 



staminate flowers.— D. Oliver. 



i c 9 Expanded 6 no^er, 



2l «•** rSsiy^SsVSZ^StJhS 



3. 



Stamen. 4. Ditto with basal glands. 5. Ovary 



