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terminal compound cymiferous racemes (Polynesia, Asia, Tropical 
America’). 
3. Machilus Rompas.’—Flowers nearly of Cinnamomum ; perianth 
cartaceous; leaves 6, persistent unchanged and not indurated, 
spreading or reflexed; 3 outer equal to inner or a little shorter. 
Stamens 12 (of Cimnamomum). Berry subglobose, supported on un- 
thickened pedicel.—Trees ; leaves alternate penniveined ; leaf-buds 
imbricate scaly ; flowers’ in compound cymiferous racemes or corymbs 
springing from base of a terminal or axillary bud; bracts scaly 
deciduous (Zropical and subtropical Asia’). 
4. Alseodaphne Nuzs.'—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 (Zropical 
and subtropical Asia’). 
5. Persea Garty.’—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’ (Zropical and subtropical 
America, Asia’). 
1 Species about 40, whercof 14 are American. 5 Progr., 11; Syst., 122, 181.—ENDL., Gen., 
Bu., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i. 325.—Miq,, Fl. Ind.- 
Bat., i. 905 (excl. sect. ii.).—Nzxs, in Wall. Pl. 
Asiat. Rar., ii. 61, 70 (Ocotea); in Linnea, 
xxi. 489.—SpreneG., Syst., ii. 270 (Persea).— 
Metssy., in Mart. Fl. Bras., Laurac., 148, 
t. 45. 
2 Herb. Amboin., iii. 70, t. 24.—Nuzxs, Syst., 
122, 171.—Enp.., Gen. n. 2028.—MzIssv., 
Prodr., 39. 
3 Rather large for this order. 
4 Species about 15. Lour., Fl. Cochinch., 
311 (Laurus).—Tuouns., Fl. Jap., 173 (Laurus). 
Bu., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i, 329—Nuzs, in Wall, 
Pi. Asiat. Rar., 61, 70.—M1q., Fl. Ind.-Bat., 
i, 914.—Sims. & Zuce., in Abh. Minch. Acad., 
iii, 302. 
n, 2080.—Metssn., Prodr., 27. 
§ Species 7,8. Waren, Icon., t. 1826, 1827. 
—Nets, in Wail. Pl. Asiat. Rar., ii. 61, 71.— 
Bu., Mus. Lugd.-Bat., i, 331.—M1q., Fl., Ind.- 
Bat., i. 915.—BEntTH., in Hook. Journ., v. 198 ; 
Fil. Hongk., 291. 
7 Fruct., iii, 222,—Nxxs, Syst., 123 (part.)— 
Enpu., Gen. u. 2027.—Mutssn., Prodr., 43, 
505, 
® Sections 2:—1. Hriodaphne NrEs: sepals 
decidedly shorter than petals; staminodes pubes- 
cent or bearded; flowers usually silky-pubescent 
(species American).—2. Gnesiopersea: perianth- 
leaves all subequal; staminodes not bearded at 
apex (species American and Asiatic). 
9 Species about 50, Nuxxs,in Wall. Pl. Asiat. 
