LAUBACEJE. 475 



of 4-6 leaves closely imbricated and globose before anthesis, in- 

 cluded pedunculate ; umbels often coming from an obsolete axillary 

 bud, solitary or fascicled, more rarely racemose or corymbose on a 

 common twig {Asia, Oceania, tropical and subtropical America, Islands 

 of Africa). See p. 437. 



39. Cylicodaphne Nees. 1 — Flowers of Tetranthera ; receptacle 

 deeper enlarged after flowering, surrounding half-immersed or in- 

 cluded berry ; rim truncate. — Trees or shrubs, with habit leaves and 

 inflorescences of Tetranthera' {Continent and Islands of India 3 ). 



40. Dodecadenia Nees. 4 — Flowers (of Tetranthera) hermaphrodite, 

 solitary in an imbricated scaly bud. Stamens 12-15 ; outer 6-9 

 glandless ; anthers of all introrse 4-locellate. Berry supported on 

 flat receptacle and thick peduncle. Other parts of Tetranthera. — A 

 tree ; leaves alternate coriaceous penniveined ; buds imbricated scaly, 

 peduncles axillary solitary 1 -flowered {India'). 



41. Actinodaphne Nees. 6 — Flowers dioecious ; receptacle shortly 

 obconical ; perianth-leaves 6, subequal deciduous. Stamens 9, fertile 

 (in female flower sterile ligulate) ; inner 2-glandular ; anthers 

 4-locellate, all introrse. Gfermen (in male flower rudimentary 

 barren) free. Berry supported on truncate, cupuliform or nearly 

 flat, receptacle. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate, or crowded sub- 

 verticillate at ends of branches, penniveined or more rarely 

 3-pliveined ; buds perulate, with imbricate scales ; flowers axillary, 

 glomerate racemose or fascicled, more rarely solitary, before anthesis 

 enveloped in bud-scales {Tropical Asia 1 ). 



42. Litsaea <T. S — Flowers dioecious (nearly of Actinodaphne); 



1 In Wall. PI. Asiat. Ear., ii. 61, 67; Syst., 587.— Endl., Gen., n. 2063. — Meissn., Prodr. 



503.— Endl., Gen., n. 2058. — Meissn., Prodr., 210, 515. 



200, 515. — lepidadenia Nees & Arn., in Fdinb. 6 Species 1. D. grandiflora Nees, loc. cit.— 



New Phil. Journ. (183-4), 261.— Neeb, Syst., Wall., Cat., n. 2544 (Tetranthera). 



582. — Endl., Gen., n. 2062. 6 In Wall. PI. Asiat. Par., ii. 68 ; iii. 31 ; 



- Wherefrom it differs " in no essential or Syst., 586, 590. — Endl., Gen., n. 2064. — 



certain character, except that the calyx is cupu- Meissn., Prodr., 210, 515. — Jososte Nees, in 



liform instead of flat in the fruit" (Meissn.). Wall. PL Asiat. Ear., 63. 



3 Species about 40. Bl., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 7 Species about 45. Bl., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., 

 386 ; ii. 12.— Miq., Fl. Ind.-Bat., i. 931.— i. 341.— Wight, Icon., t. 1841-1843.— Miq., 

 Thw., JSnum. PL Zeyl., 255.— Hassk., PL Jav., in Zoll. Verz., 114, 116 ; Fl, Ind.-Bat., i. 9b' I. 

 213 (Tetranthera). — Wight, Icon., t. 1839 — Tiiw., Fnum. PI. Zeyl., 256. 

 (Lepidadenia). s In Diet. Jlist. Nat., xxvii. 70 (part.).— 



4 In Wall. PI. Asiat. Ear., ii. 61, 63 ; Si/st., Nees, Amozn. Bonn., i. t. 5, 6, fig. 6, 7 ; Syst., 



