210 FLORA OF JAMAICA Phcele 



those of the inner ring generally 4-celled and opening outwards 

 or laterally ; staminodes conspicuous, cordate-sagittate on a broad 

 stalk. Berry ellipsoidal ; perianth-segments in P. montana enlarged 

 only at base, not lengthened, and the pedicel somewhat thickened. 

 Species 82, the majority natives of tropical America (four in 

 the West Indies), the rest in the East Indies and the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



P. montana Griseh. Fl. Br. W. Ind. 279 (1860); Meisn. in 

 DC. Prodr. XV. pt. 1, 31 ; Mez in Jahrh. Bot. Gart. Bed. v. 210; 

 Urh. Symb. Ant. iv. 245. Laurus montana Sw. Prodr. 65 (1788) 

 & Fl. Ind. Occ. 700. Cinnamomum montanum Nees Syst. 81 

 (1836). (Fig. 86.) 



In fl. Mar. ; in fr. July-Feb. Stvartz 1 Macfadyen ! March 1 Old 

 England ; Green Valley ; Farm Hill ; Harris ! Fl. Jan. 5099, 5187, 5269, 

 5540. — Cuba, Hispaniola, Porto Rico. 



A tree 12-25 ft. high. Leaves elliptical, acuminate, on the upper 

 surface glabrate, beneath tomentellous, nerves and veins above impressed, 

 beneath nerves prominent and veins obscure, 5-10 cm. 1., 2-4*5 cm. br. 

 Inflorescence pubescent, many-flowered, pyramidate-paniculate, generally 

 shorter than the leaves. Flowers greenish or white, puberulous. Perianth- 

 segments about 2 mm. 1., elliptical. Filaments about as long as the 

 anthers, hairy, the inner with 2 elliptical flat glands. Berry about 1 cm. ]., 

 about 'T cm. br. 



5. OCOTEA Aubl. 



Leaves for the most part glabrous. Flowers dicKcious or 

 hermaphrodite. Perianth, tube (in Jamaican species) very short 

 or none ; segments subequal, deciduous or persistent. Stamens 

 9 ; anthers 4-celled, the cells superposed in pairs ; staminodes 

 none or minute ; stamens in the female flower generally reduced 

 to scale-like staminodes. Berry globose or ellipsoidal ; cupule 

 flat, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped, with simple or double margin ; 

 perianth-segments deciduous or sometimes persistent, enlarged 

 and reflexed ; pedicel slightly thickened or expanding above to 

 the diameter of the cupule. 



Species about 250, natives of the West Indies and tropical 

 America, one species occurring in the Canary Is., two in tropical 

 Africa, one in South Africa, three in Madagascar and two in 

 Bourbon. 



Anthers normal. 

 Nerve-axils glabrous. 

 Upper surface of leaves with nerves flat and veins 

 impressed. Cupule 5-7 mm. in diam. simple- 

 margined 1. O. leticoxylon. 



Upper surface of leaves areolate. Cupule 6-8 mm. 



in diam., 2-margined 2. 0. floribunda. 



Upper surface with nerves and veins prominulous. 



Cupule 4"5 mm. in diam., flat 3. O.jamaiccnsis. 



Nerve-axils of leaves on lower surface hairy 4. O. martiniccnsis. 



Outer anthers sessile, oblong-elliptical, cells much 



below apex 5, 0. staminea. 



