gß W.ilthcr Wangcrin. — Cornaceae. 



intcidum subovata 6,5 — 13 cm longa, 2 3 / 4 — 5 cm lata, basi acuta in peüolum anguslala, 

 apice acuta vel subacuminata, e nervo medio pinnatim 4( — 5)-nervia, costa nervisque 

 lateralibus primariis arcuatim adscendentibus supra immersis subtus prominulis, ner- 

 villis saepius supra tantum manifestis. Inflorescentiae atque flores ut in C. discifl-ora. 

 Drupa ellipsoidea parce appresseque pilosula in sicco brunneo-nigrescens apice sepalis 

 styloque persistentibus coronata, 1,5 cm longa diametro 10 mm metiens, putamine 

 ellipsoideo utrinque rotundato 12 — 13 mm longo, diametro 8 — 10 mm metiente haud 

 costulato. 



Mexiko: Gesammelt von Bourgeau Herb, de la Comm. scientif. de Mex. n. 998, 

 Ehrenberg, Hartweg n. 293 (bei Ghuca an steilen Abhängen), Schmitz n. 558. 



Subgen. VI. Benthamidia Spach. 



Benthamidia Spach (pro genere) Hist. veg. phan. VIII. (l 839) 106; Koehne, Dendro- 

 logie (1893) 438; Harms in Engl. u. Prantl, Pflzfam. III. 8. (1898) 267. — Tany- 

 crania Endl. Gen. (1839) 798 et Ench. (1841) 397 e. p. — Caulis arboreus vel fruti- 

 cosus. Flores sessiles capitati; bracteae involucrantes insignes petaloideae. Drupae 

 ovoideae liberae. 



42. C. florida L. Spec. pl. ed. 1. (1753) 117; Marsh. Arbust. amer. (1785) 35; 

 Lam. Encycl. II. (1786) 114; Wangenh. Beitr. (1787) 51, t. 17 f. 41; L' Herit. Cor- 

 nus (1788) 4; Walter, Fl. Carol. (1788) 88; Aiton, Hort. Kew. I. (1789) 157; Schmidt, 

 Oestr. Baumz. II. (179 4) 6, t. 52; Willd. Spec. pl. I. (1797) 661 et Enum. (1809) 

 164; Sims, Bot. Mag. (1801) t 526; Michx. Fl. bor. am. I. (1803) 91; Persoon, 

 Synopsis pl. I. (1805) 143; Nouv. Duham. II. (1801/19) 153; Michx. f. Hist. Arb. 

 Amer. III. (1813) 138, t. 3; Pursh, Fl. Am. I. (1814) 108; Barton, Veg. Mat. Med. 

 I. (1817/18) t. 3; Bigel. Am. Med. Bot. I. (1817) t. 28 et Fl. Bost. ed. 2. (1824) 

 57; Roem. et Schultes, Syst. III. (1818) 319; Guimp., Otto et Hayne, Abb. (1809/30) 

 t. 19; Torr, in Ann. Lyc. N. Y. II. (1819) 208: Elliott, Carol. I. (1821) 207; Torr. 

 Fl. Un. St. I. (1824) 178; Spreng. Syst. I. (1825) 451; Raf. Man. of Med. Bot. I. 

 (1828) 131 f. 28; DC. Prodr. IV. (l 830) 273; Beck, Bot. (1833) 153; Don, Gen. 

 Hist. III. (1834) 400; Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. I. (1835)48; Darl. Fl. cestr. (1837) 106; 

 Audubon Birds (1837) t. 8, 73 et 122; Loud. Arb. II. (1838) 1017, f. 769; Lindl. 

 Fl. Med. (1838) 81; Torr, et Gray, Fl. N. Am. I. (1838/40) 652; Dietr. Synopsis pl. 

 I. (1839) 504; Spach, Hist. veg. phan. VIII. (1839) 107; Eat. et Wright, North Am. 

 Bot. (1840) 209; Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. I. (1840) 277; Torrey, Fl. N. Y. I. (1843) 290; 

 Emerson, Mass. Trees (1846) 413; Rieh. Arct. Exped. (1851) 429; Engelm. PI. 

 Upp. Miss. 194; Curt. Bot. N. Carol. 60; Lesq. Fl. Ark. 364; Blackie, Canad. 

 Nat VI. i; L'Hortic. Franc. (1863) t. 14; Gray, Manual (1 848) 200 et Hall's PI. Tex. 

 (1873) 11; Torr, in Nicol. Rep. 151 et in Emory's Rep. (1859) 408; Coult. et Evans 

 in Bot. Gaz. XV. (1890) 32; Koehne, Dendrol. (1893) 438. — G. candidissima Mill. 

 Gard. Dict. ed. 8. (1759) n. 6 ex Koehne in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrolog. Gesellsch. Ml. 

 (1903) 48. — Benthamidia florida Spach, Hist. veg. phan. VIII. (1839) 107. — G. was 

 virginiana, flosculis in corymbo digestis a perianthio tetrapetalo albo radiatim cincHs 

 Plukennet Almag. bot. (1696) 120, t. 26 f. 3; Catesby, Nat. Hist. of Carol. Flor, and 

 Bah. isl. I. (1754) 27, t. 27. — G. arborea involucro maximo foliolis obovatis 1 .inn. 

 Hott Qill (1737) 38 et Spec. pl. (1762) 171; Du Roi Harbk. I. (1771) 167: Sc! pf, 



med. Amer. (1787) 14. — Planta lignosa nunc fruticosa, nunc arborea 9 — IS DO 

 alta, ramis teretibus novellis brevissime atque perappresse pilosulis saepius vinoso-rubet- 



bus demum glabrescentibus cinereo-usque brunneo-fuscescentibus. Foliorum petiolttl 



I COmplanatui rel leviter canaliculatus item perappresse pilosus 8 — 15 mm longui, 

 J . t r 1 1 i r j ; i iinrinhranacea vel laepiui chartacea, supra db saturate viridis subtus albida, 

 ,|iiv.-ncula utrinque sat dense appresse pilosa adulta supra pilia brevissimis appressitj 

 sparsc obsita, subtus pilis saepius paulo longioribus item perappressis densius obtectaj 

 bene vel ovato-elliptica vel ovata basi acuta in peüolum angustata apice dz longj 



