LATJRACE2E. 471 



28. Camphoromoea Nees. 1 — Flowers dioecious ; receptacle infun- 

 dibuliform ; perianth subrotate j leaves equal persistent. Stamens 

 9, fertile in male flower, 4-locellate ; 3 innermost extrorse, 2-glandu- 

 lar at base. Germen (in male flower small, effete, or 0), inserted in 

 bottom of receptacle free. Berry oblong, surrounded at base by 

 scarcely indurated or enlarged perianth and receptacle; pedicel 

 rather long, scarcely thickened below fruit, and tapering at base. — 

 Trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate, usually pseudo-tripliveined ; 

 inflorescences axillary or subterminal ; pedicels thin, usually longer 

 than small flowers ; elongated when fruiting 2 {Tropical America 3 ). 



29 ? Gymnobalanus Nees. 4 — Flowers dioecious, nearly of Ocotca ; 

 male rather larger ; 2 inferior anther-cells oblique, nearly sublateral. 

 Staminodes 0. Receptacle of female flower cupulate, almost wholly 

 deciduous, with rotate perianth. Berry globose or ovate, naked, 

 inserted on orbicular flat or nearly flat base of receptacle, longer 

 than thickened fleshy, cylindrical or shortly clavate, pedicel. — Trees 

 or shrubs; leaves alternate penni veined; inflorescences axillary or 

 subterminal 5 {Tropical America 6 ). 



30. Nectandra Roland. 7 — Flowers nearly of Ocotea, hermaphro- 

 dite or polygamous ; receptacle cupuliform, persistent ; perianth 

 subrotate spreading ; leaves rotundate, often subcarnose, valvate 

 deciduous ; inner usually larger and thicker. Stamens shortly 

 stalked, thick ; anthers 4-locellate ; locelli introrse in 6 outer 

 stamens, in 3 inner fertile lateral or subextrorse, and arranged in a 

 curve with its concavity upwards (not superposed in pairs). Germen 

 barren in male flowers. Berry accompanied by shortly cupuliform 

 receptacle ; rim simple, very rarely double. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves 

 alternate, or more rarely opposite penniveined ; inflorescences axil- 



1 Syst., 354, 465. — Endl., Gen., n. 2053. — 5 A genus only to be diagnosed by the recep- 

 Meissn., Prodr., 143, 512. tacle, which is almost wholly deciduous with the 



2 A genus only distinguished from many perianth, and by the form of the fleshy thickened 

 species of Ocotea by its persistent calyx and receptacle. 



the nervation of its leaves. 6 Species 6, 7. Nees, in Linncea, xxi. 509 



8 Species 8, 9. Miq., PI. Surin., 201 (Oreo- (Nectandra). — Meissn., in Mart. Fl. Bras., 



daphne) ? — Meissn., in Mart. Fl. Bras., Lau- Laurac, 241, t. 84, 85. 



rac, 246, t. 87-89.— Walp., Ann., iii. 313 7 Ex Rottb., in Act. Litt. llafn. i. (177S), 



(Oreodaphne). 279 ; PI. Surin., 10.— Nees, Syst., 277.— Eni>l., 



4 Syst., 454, 479.— Endl., Gen., n. 2055.— Gen., n. 2041.— Meissn., Prodr., 146, 512. 



Meissn., Prodr., 140, 512. 



