LAURACE ZL. 471 
28. Camphoromea Nurs.'—Flowers diccious; receptacle infun- 
dibuliform ; perianth subrotate; 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’ (Zropical America’). 
29? Gymnobalanus Nezs.‘—Flowers dicecious, nearly of Ocotea ; 
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 penniveined; inflorescences axillary or 
subterminal’ (Zropical America’). 
80. Nectandra Roxanp.’—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., 364, 465.—ENDL., Gen., u. 2053.—— 
Maissn., Prodr., 143, 512. 
2 A genus only distinguished from many 
species of Ocotea by its persistent calyx and 
the nervation of its leaves. 
5 Species 8, 9. M1Q,, Pl. Surin., 201 (Oreo- 
daphne) ?—Mutssy., in Mart, Fl. Bras., Law- 
rac., 246, t. 87-89.—WatpP., Ann, iii, 313 
(Oreodaphne). 
4 Syst., 454, 479,—ENDL., Gen, n, 2055.— 
Meztssn., Prodr., 140, 512. 
5 A genus only to be diagnosed by the recep- 
tacle, which is almost wholly deciduous with the 
perianth, and by the form of the fleshy thickened 
receptacle. 
§ Species 6, 7. Nuzus, in Linnea, xxi. 509 
(Nectandra).— Mrissy., in Mart, Fl. Bras., 
Lawrac., 241, t. 84, 85, 
7 Ex Rorrs., in Act. Litt. Hafn. i. (1778), 
279 ; Pl, Surin. 10.—Nuxs, Syst., 277—ENDL., 
Gen., n, 2044,—-Mzissn., Prodr., 146, 512, 
