ß8 J. Perkins. — Styracaceae. 



semiorbicularibus latere altero affixis instmctus; corolla 5-partita, lobis in aestivatiohe 

 valvatis, extus flavescenti-lepidoto-tomentosis^ intus glabris, apice penicillatis , oblonge- 

 linealibus, 8 — 9 cm longis, 2 mm latis, apice acutis, membranaceis ; stamina 10, fila- 

 mentis parte libera planis, basi dense barbatis; ovarium parcissime inferum, depresse 

 globosum, argenteo-lepidotum, multiovulatum, Stylus glaber. Fructus ignotus. 



Cisäquatoriale andine Provinz, Peru: Tambillo (Jelski n. 16). — Herb. 

 Wien, Berlin. 



Nota. Species St. leproso proxima, sed et foliorum ambitu et indumento et ramis valde 

 divaricatis satis diversa. 



74. St. Mathewsii Perk. in Fedde, Repertorium 11. (1906) \1. — Frutex vel 

 arbor; rami subteretes, 5 mm lati, squamulis ferrugineis dense obtecti; folia alterna, 

 petiolata, petiolo dense ferrugineo-lepidoto, 1,5 — 2 cm longo, 1,5 mm lato, oblonga vel 

 interdum ovato-oblonga, 10 — 12 cm longa, i — 5 cm lata, apice acuminata, apice ipso 

 acutiuscula, basi paullo obliqua cuneata vel rotundato-cuneata , integra, supra juniora 

 squamis sparsis instructa, demum glabrescentia, subtus juniora et adulta densissime 

 minute ferrugineo-lepidota, supra nervis venisque paullo subtus manifeste prominentibus, 

 nervis lateralibus 12 — 13 marginem petentibus, margine inter sese curvato-conjunctis. 

 Inflorescentia racemosa, 5,5 — 9,5 cm longa, axillaris vel terminalis, 3 — 6-flora; rhachis 

 inflorescentiae ferrugineo-lepidota; bracteae minutae, ovatae, lepidotae, mox caducae; 

 flores 1,7mmlongi, pedicello 1 — 1,2 5 cm longo, ferrugineo-lepidoto; calyx cupuliformis, 

 coriaceus, 6 mm altus, 6 mm latus, extus dense ferrugineo-lepidotus, squamae orbicu- 

 lares medio affixae, intus squamae oblongae latere altero affixae, latere altero in ramos 

 numerosos dilutae, margine truncatus, undulatus vel minutissime denticulatus ; corolla 

 5-partita, tubo 3 mm alto, glabro, lobis multo breviore, lobis in aestivatione valvatis, 

 papyraceis, 12 mm altis, 2,5 mm latis, extus ferrugineo-lepidotis, intus pilosis; stamina 

 1 0, parte libera planis, basim versus antice fasciculos pilorum flavescentium gerentibus, 

 antherae margine lepidibus instructae; ovarium parce inferum, obovatum, dense lepido- 

 tum, multiovulatum ; Stylus glaber, quam coroUae lobi brevior. 



Peru: Prov. Chachapoyas (Mathews n. 2129). — Herb. Berlin, Brüssel, Boiss. 



75. St. platanifolius Engelm. ex Torr, in Smithsonian Contrib. VI. (1850) 4 

 in nota; Gray, Synopt. Flor. N. America H. 1. (1878) 72; Small, Fl. S. E. United 

 States (1903) 915. — Frutex 1 — 4 m altus (ex Small); rami subteretes, 3 — 5 mm 

 lati, glabri; folia alterna, petiolata, petiolo 0,6 — 1,3 cm longo, glabro, suborbiculata vel 

 late ovata, 4,5 — 8 cm longa, 3,5 — 6,5, usque 7,5 cm lata, basi subcordata, rotundata 

 vel saepius truncata, apice acuta, rotundata vel interdum breviter acuminata, utrinque 

 glabra, undulata vel angulato-denticulata (ex Gray) vel integra vel interdum sinuato- 

 lobata, membranacea, utrinque nitidula (ex Torr.), nervis lateralibus 4 — 6, marginem 

 petentibus, nervis venisque utrinque subinconspicuis. Inflorescentia racemosa, axillaris (an 

 semper?) 3 — 4 cm longa, 2 — 3-flora; rhachis inflorescentiae glabra; bracteae minutae (ex 

 Small); flores 1,8 cm longi, pedicellati, pedicello ca. 1 cm longo, glabro; calyx cupuli- 

 formis, margine truncatus, irregulariter minute 5 — 7-denticulatus, membranaceus, 5 mm 

 altus, 5 mm latus, extus hinc inde pilis stellatis parcissime vestitus, intus pubescens; 

 corolla 5-partita (interdum 6), tubo 3,5 mm longo, lobis multo breviore, lobis in aesti- 

 vatione imbricatis, membranaceis, 1,4 cm longis, 5 mm latis, extus adpresse flavescenti- 

 stellato-pubescentibus, intus in parte superiore pubescentibus ; stamina 1 interdum 1 1 , 

 12 mm longa, filamentis parte libera apice glabris, basi pubescentibus, antherae mar- 

 gine pilis stellatis parcissime instructae, 5 mm longae; ovarium obovoideum, breviter 

 flavescenti-tomentosum , parcissime inferum, multiovulatum; Stylus 1 cm longus, parte 

 inferiore pubescens ceterum glaber. Fructus drupaceus, globosus, apiculatus, 8 — 10 mm 

 diam. (ex Small). 



Nordamerika: Texas: im Gehölz der Flussniederungen (ex Gray), Comal County 

 bei Guadeloupe River (Matthews n. 232), bei New Braunfels (Lindheimer nach Torrey). 



76. St. odoratissimu8 Champ. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. IV. (1852) 304; Walp. 

 Ann. V. (1858) 480; Benth. Fl. Hongk. (1861) 213; Miers, Contrib. Bot. I. (1851 — 



