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(1737),] Coll. Stirp. IV t. 347(1760); Boehmer, Deffin. 6-4 

 (1760) ; Nees in Wallich, PI, Asiat, Bar. II, 72 (1832), Anuexa 

 9 (1833), Syst. Laur. 87 (1836) ; Endlicher, Gen. PI. I, 316 no. 

 2024 (1836) ; Meissner, Gen. PL I, 325 (1836) ; Lindley, Fl. Med. 

 332 (1838) ; Spach, Hist. Veget, X, 486 (1841). 

 Carua Rheed, Hist, Malab. I, 107 t. 57 (1678). 

 Borlonia (non Linnaeus) [Plumier, Gen. 3, t. 2 (1703)] ; Adanson, 

 Fam. PI. II, 341 (1763) ; Gartner fil., Fruct. Ill, 224 t. 222 f. 1 

 (1805). 

 Laurus Linn.eus, [Gen. PL eel. 1, 320 n. 338 (1737), pro parte] ; 

 Sp. PL I 396 (1753), pro parte; Gen. PL ed. 5, 173 n. 452 (1754), 

 pro parte; Miller, Gard. Diet. ed. 8, Lau (176S), pro parte; 

 Ventenat, Tab. II, 246 (1799), pro parte; J. St. Hilaire, Ex- 

 posit. I, 188 (1805), pro parte; Persoon, Syn. PL I, 448 (1805), 

 pro parte; Desfontaines, Hist. I 64 (1809), pro parte; Blume, 

 Bijdr. 552 (1825). 

 Persea (non Gartner fil.) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. II, 267(1825), 

 pro parte; Link, Handb. II, 388 (1829), pro parte. 

 Arbores. Cortex trauci planus vel lamelleo deeiduus vel longitudine 

 irregnlari-fissus. Gemmse perulata?. Folia biennia, trinervia vel sub- 

 trinervia. Cymns paniculatus vel subumbellatus vel reductim 1-2 floras 

 in axillis folioram bomotinoram axillaris vel subterniinalis, glaber vel 

 pilosus, ebraeteatus vel cum bracteis et bracteolis caducis. Periantbii 

 tubus turbinatus vel cupularis vel obovatus, segmenta 6 inibricata post 

 autbesin ut tota vel ex medio decidua, pilosa vel glabra. Stamina fertilia 

 9, sterilia 3, 4-serialia, antheris 4-locularibus. Stamina exteriora 6 cum 

 filamentis eglandulosis et antberis introrsis. Stamina 3 interiora cum 

 filamentis iu utrocpie latere uniglandulatis et loculis antberarum 

 superiorum lateralibus et inferioribus extrorsis. Stylus ovario fere sequi- 

 longus giaber. Stigma cliscoideum vel laceratum vel peltatum vel 

 obtusum. Drupa baccata basi cum calyce persistente accrescente apiee 

 truncato vel 6dobato clausa, maturitate nigricans. 



Species ultra 60 in Asia & America tropica et subtropiea late dis- 

 tributa, quarum 2 in Korea indigense. 



