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Arbor v. frutex ramulis apice solemnitcr flavido- v. subcinereo-tomentellis, 
demum glabratis atro-brunneis, teretibus, gemmis tomentellis, cortice aromatico. Folia 
petiolis usque ad 12 mm longis, profunde canaliculatis, sparsa, rigidiuscule coriacea, 
adulta supra glabra nitida, subtus brevissime strigoso-tomcntclla albida opaca, ovata v. 
ovato-clliptica, basi obtusa, apice anguste acuminata, + 160 mm longa, 55 mm lata, 
penninervia v. obscure subquintuplinervia , supra immerse costata ceterum laevia, subtus 
costis prominentibus, e nervo medio sub angulo 30 — 50° prodeuntibus, rcticulo subobscuro, 
transverso conjunctis, margine incurvato. Inflorescentia multiflora, subpyramidata, 
dense incano-tomentella, foliis brevior, pedicellis 3 — 6 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. 
Flores hermaphroditi, 4 mm longi, dense cano-tomentelli. Perianthii tubus brevis, 
conicus, apice non v. paullo constrictus. Limbi segmenta late ovata, obtusiuscula. 
Filamenta dense Iongeque ferrugineo-pilosa antheris subduplo breviora; seriei III. basi 
glandulis binis conspicuis, globosis, brevissime stipitatis aucta. Antherae ovato-ovales, 
apice rotundatae. Staminodia abortiva v. rarius solitarie evoluta. Ovarium glaber- 
rimum, ellipsoideum, stylo tertia ovarii longitudinis parte breviore, stigmate discoideo- 
obtuso. Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. in Antillarum minorum insula Martinique: Aquart. 
( V. s. in herb. Haun., Petrop. et Vindob.) 
Obs. Proximam cum Ocotea coslulata, aciphjlla affinitatem cl. Meissner optime 
exposuit. Peraffinis quoque Ocoteae rhjnchophyllae. 
11. Ocotea aciphylla Mez. Folia membranacea v. adulta coriacea, 
adulta supra glabra, subtus + sericanti-pilosa, lanceolata v. ovato-lanceo- 
lata, basi breviter et nonnuuquam obtusiuscule acuta, apice longe acumi- 
nata, penuinervia, utrinque dense punctulato-foveolata. Iuflorescentia laxe 
pyramidata v. subcorymbosa, subsericeo-hirsuta, foliis brevior. Flores 
hermaphroditi, subsericeo-tomentosi. Perianthii tubus conspicuus. Fila- 
menta dense pilosa, antheris ovatis, longe acutis tertia parte — dimidio 
breviora. Staminodia stipitiformia. Ovarium glabrum, stylo tertia parte — 
dimidio breviore. Cupula planiuscule hemisphaerica, simplici- et integro- 
marginata. 
OreodapJine aciphylla Nees in Linn. VIII, p. 43 et Syst. p. 434; 
Meissn. in DC. Proclr. XV, 1, p. 115 et in Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 209. 
Nectandra Reynelli Meissn. in Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 310. 
Canella amarella (ex Binotl). 
Arbor 10 — 20 m alta (ex Regneil!, Spruce!) ramulis apice flavido-tomentellis v. 
subsericeis, subteretibus, demum cinereis, gemmis sericantibus, cortice aromatico. Folia 
petiolis usque ad 13 mm longis, canaliculatis, sparsa, membranacea v. adulta coriacea, 
novella utrinque subsericea, adulta supra glaberrima pernitida, subtus plus minus 
sericanti-pilosa, lanceolata v. ovato-lanceolata, basi breviter et nonnunquam obtusiuscule 
acuta, apice longe acuminata, + 110 mm longa, 27 mm lata, penninervia, supra per- 
obscure, subtus manifestius filiformi-costata et utrinque dense immerseque punctulato- 
foveolata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 45 — 60° prodeuntibus, margine recurvo. 
Inflorescentia multiflora, laxiusculc pyramidata v. subcorymbosa, cinereo-hirsuta, sub- 
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