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albicantia. Panniculae axillares. Flores in pedunculorum apice cymosi, 
lutescentes. 
Obs. Genus a eil. Bentham ct Ilooker ex fructu ccrte huc non spectantc examinato, 
(cf. Gen. pl. III. p. 151), cum Cryptocarya confusum, quamquam Ncesius optimam 
baccae descriptioncm , a Mcissnero repetitam, publici juris fccit. Quem fructum non 
„verisimiliter ad stirpem alienam pertinentem“ in specimino Poeppigiano a cl. Neos 
citato adratum vidi ; baccae Bcllotae nitidae characteres eosdem optime pracbent. — 
Maxime affino genus Ilu/elandiae , sed omnibus fero notis, praesertim vegetativis 
distinctum. 
CLAVIS SPECIERUM. 
A. Perianthii tubu9 nullus v. conspicuus; folia opposita v. subopposita; staminodia 
conspicua. Sp. Chilenses. 
a. Folia adulta glabevrima. Inflorescentia pauciflora, subraccmosa, subglabra; 
antherao apice truncato-obtusae: 1 . Bellota nitida Phil. 
b. Folia subtus sparse pilosa. Inflorescentia multiflora, subpyramidatopanni- 
culata, tomentella; antherae apice acutac: 
2. Bellota Miersii Gay. 
B. Perianthii tubus lobos subaequans; folia sparsa; staminodia nulla v. rarius 
solitaria. Spcc. Costaricensis: 3. Bellota Costariccnsis Mez. 
1. Bellota nitida Phil. Ramuli flavo- v. fernigineo-tomentelli, 
cortice aromatico. Folia opposita, rigida, adulta glabra, supra pernitida, 
subtus subopaca, albida, ovata v. ovato-elliptica, basi breviter acuta, 
apice emavginata v. obtusa v. obtusiuscule acuta. Inflorescentia pauciflora, 
subracemosa, parce pilosa, foliis manifeste brevior. Flores subglabri, 
2,5 — 3 mm longi. Perianthii tubus brevissimus v. subnullus. Filamenta 
pilosa, antheris |-plo breviora. Antherae apice subtruncato-ohtusae. 
Bellota nitida Phil, in TAnnaea XXIX, p. 39. 
Boldu nitidum Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 506. 
Cryptocarya nitida Phil. ap. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 509. 
Adenostemum nitidum Bert. (e. p.) ap. Meissn., I. c., p. 67. 
Ulmo (ex Germain!) 
Arbor v. frutex ramulis flavido- v. ferrugineo-tomcntellis, subangulatis, gemmis 
subsericantibus , cortice aromatico. Folia petiolis usque ad 9 mm longis, minute v. 
ecanaliculatis , tomentellis, opposita, rigida, novella utrinque pilosa, adulta glaberrima, 
supra pernitida laete viridia, subtus subopaca albida, ovata v. ovato-elliptica, basi bre- 
viter acuta, apice emarginata v. obtusa v. obtusiuscule acuta, saepissime nervo medio 
minute prominulo mucronulata, 35 — 65 mm longa, 17 — 35 mm lata, penninervia, utrinque 
solemniter perlaxe reticulata, costis c nervo medio sub angulo 50 — 55° prodeuntibus, 
margine plano. Inflorescentia axillaris, pauciflora, subracemose panniculata, parce 
pilosa, foliis manifeste brevior, pedicellis 2 — 7 mm longis, bractcolis dcciduis. Flores 
subglabri, 2,5 — 3 mm longi. Perianthii tubus brevis, late conicus v. subnullus; 
lobi aequales, late ovati, acuti. Androeceum perianthio multo brevius. Filamenta 
