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terminal compound cymiferous racemes (Polynesia, Asia, Tropica/ 

 America}). 



3. Machilus Rumph. 2 — Flowers nearly of Cinnamomum ; perianth 

 cartaceous ; leaves G, persistent unchanged and not indurated, 

 spreading or reflexed ; 3 outer equal to inner or a little shorter. 

 Stamens 12 (of Cinnamomum). Berry subglobose, supported on un- 

 thickened pedicel. — Trees ; leaves alternate penniveined ; leaf-buds 

 imbricate scaly ; flowers 3 in compound cymiferous racemes or corymbs 

 springing from base of a terminal or axillary bud; bracts scaly 

 deciduous {Tropical and subtropical Asia*). 



4. Alseodaphne Nees. 5 — Flowers of Cinnamomum; perianth 

 almost wholly deciduous. Berry surrounded at base by rather small 

 persistent cupuliform receptacle, supported by thickened club-shaped 

 or long-obconical pedicel. — Trees ; leaves alternate coriaceous 

 penniveined ; leaf-buds naked or few-scaled ; flowers in compound 

 cymiferous racemes either lateral or axillary to bud-scales (Tropical 

 and subtropical Asia 6 ). 



5. Persea G^ertn. 7 — Flowers nearly of Cinnamomum; 3 outer 

 perianth-leaves subequal to inner or decidedly shorter. Stamens 

 12 (of Cinnamomum). Berry ovoid or oblong, supported on more or 

 less thickened or unchanged pedicel, surrounded by unchanged or 

 slightly altered perianth and receptacle (which are rarely deciduous 

 at base). — Trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate coriaceous, penniveined, 

 or more rarely pseudo-tripliveined ; leaf-buds naked compressed 

 bivalve ; inflorescences axillary or terminal 8 (Tropical and subtropical 

 America, Asia 9 ). 



1 Species about 40, whereof 14 are American. 5 Progr., 11 ; Syst., 122, 181. — Endl., Gen., 

 Bl., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 325.— Miq., Fl, Ind.- n. 2030. — Meissn., Prodr., 27. 



Bat., i. 905 (excl. sect, ii.).— Nees, in Wall. PI. 6 Species 7, 8. Wight, Icon., t. 1826, 1827. 



Asiat. Par., ii. 61, 70 (Ocotea) ; in Linncca, — Nees, in Wall. PI. Asiat. Par., ii. 61, 71. — 



xxi. 489. — Spbeng., Syst., ii. 270 {Persea).— Bl., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 331. — Miq., FL, Lid.- 



Meissn., in Mart. Fl. Bras., Laurac, 148, Bat., i. 915. — Benth., in Hook. Journ., v. 198 ; 



t. 45. Fl, Hongk., 291. 



2 Herb. Amhoin., iii. 70, t. 21. — Nees, Syst., ' Fruct., iii. 222.— Nees, Syst., 123 (part.) — 

 122, 171.— Endl., Gen., n. 2028— Meissn., Endl., Gen., n. 2027.— Meissn., Prodr., 43, 

 Prodr., 39. 505. 



3 Rather large for this order. 8 Sections 2 : — 1. FrwdapJine Nees : sepals 



4 Species about 15. Lour., Fl. Cochinch., decidedly shorter than petals ; staminodes pubes- 

 311 (Laurus). — Thunb., Fl. Jap., 173 (Lawns). cent or bearded; flowers usually silky-pubescent 

 Be., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 329 — Nees, in Wall, (species American). — 2. Gnesiopersea .- perianth - 

 PI. Asiat. Par., 61, 70. — MlQ., Fl. Ind.-Bat., leaves all subequal ; staminodes not bearded at 

 i. 914. — Sieb. & Zucc, in Abh. Miinch. Acad., apex (species American and Asiatic). 



iii. 302. 9 Species about 50. Nees, in IVall. PI. Asia/. 



