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deciduis 5 (vel 7) suborbicularibus, extus mox glabratis, exterioribus 
apice acutiusculis, interioribus obtusis. lores g. Pedicelli quam 
perianthium breviores vel idem aequantes, juventate tomentosi. Peri- 
anthii tubus fere nullus; segmenta 6 oblonga 3 mm. longa, basi paulo 
angustata. Stamina 9. Filamenta antheris paululo breviora, tria in- 
teriora biglandulifera, glandulis mediocribus varie lobatis sed non con- 
volutis. Antherae oblongae ad apicem versus sensim angustatae, apice 
obtusae. Loculi antherarum omnes introrsum dehiscentes, sed ei 
inferiores seriei interioris aspectu sublaterales. Ovarium abortivum 
sine stylo. Flores Q. Pedicelli quam perianthium longiores (is floris 
medii duplo longior), juventate tomentelli, aetate glabri incrassatl. 
lifera, glandulis reniformibus ad hilum stipitatis. Stylus curvatus, 
stigmate disciformi irregulariter bilobo. Fructus immaturus ovoideus. 
— “Petit arbre, & port élancé. Collines au dessus de Belmira pres 
Santa Maria de Dota,” Prov. San José, Costa Rica, alt. 1600 m., Jan- 
uary, 1898, Zonduz, no. 11,638 (= no. 7352 of Mr. John Donne 
Smith’s distribution, type, in hb. Gray); Cuesta de Tarrazt, April, 
1893, Tonduz, no. 7796. Vernacular name, “Lentisco.” In all prob- 
ability the Costa Rican specimens cited by Mez under Litsea glaucescens 
var. subsolitaria belong to this species, but unfortunately none of them 
are available for examination. Litsea flavescens may be distinguished 
from L. glaucescens not only by the characters given in the key, but 
also by its smaller flowers, tomentose pedicels, and obtuse, not emar 
ginate, anthers. ee 
9. Litsea Schaffneri, n. sp. Frutex 2-3 m. altus, ramulis gracili- 
bus ochraceis ; internodiis quam foliis 3-4-plo brevioribus. Folia glabra 
subtus glaucescentia, laminis anguste lanceolatis 6-14 mm. latis . 
em. longis, basi acutis, apice acutis saepe mucronulatis ; petiolis 5-10 
mm. longis. Inflorescentiae solitariae vel fasciculatae Poduned! 
nutantes 5-10 mm. longi glabri. Involucrum triflorum, squams 
suborbicularibus deciduis, duabus exterioribus mucronulatis extus 
glabratis intus pubescentibus, interioribus obtusis utrinque ple 
bia Pedicelli aut glabri aut tomentosi, inaequales, is re Ta 
s multo longior sed ipse perianthio brevior. Mores coe 
Filamenta antheris paulo breviora, tria interiora biglandulifera, gla 
dulis valde stipitatis convolutis. Antherae subquadrangulares ad ap 
