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brevissime acuminata, penninerria, utrinque prominulo-reticulata. In- 
florescentia squarrose panniculata, tomentosa, foliis brevior. Flores her- 
maphroditi, tomentosi. Periantbii tubus perconspicuus. Filamenta glabra, 
antberis ovatis, emarginatis 2 — 5-plo longiora. Staminodia 0. Ovarium 
glabrum, stylo subaequilongo. 
Arbor ramulis crassis, apice flavido-tomentellis, angnlatis, demam glabratis cinereo- 
brnnneis, subteretibus , gemmis tomentellis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usqne ad 
40 mm longis, percrassis, leviter eanaliculatis, sparsa, ampla, coriacea, adalta utrinque 
subglabra v. subtus perobscure sparseque pilosa, opaca, subtus pallida, obovata v. elliptica, 
basi longe acuta, apice brevissime acuminata, + 280 mm longa, 100 mm lata, penni- 
nerria, utrinque dense prominulo-reticulata et supra in areolis sub lente minutissime 
nigro-pnnctulata, costis prominentibus e nervo medio sub angulo 40 — 50° prodeuntibus, 
margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia submultiflora, flavido-tomentosa, pervalida, squarrose 
v. nonnunquam subracemoso-panniculata, foliis brevior, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm longis, brac- 
teolis deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi (v. subdioici?], flavido-tomentosi , 6 mm longi. 
Perianthii tubus perconspicuus, conicus, a pedicello vis diversus in eumque sensim 
attenuatus, apice non constrictns. Limbi segmenta late ovata v. elliptica, acuta. 
Filamenta glabra, antheris 2 — 3-plo longiora; seriei III. basi glandulis binis globosis, 
sessilibus aacta. Antherae ( Perseae forma) ovatae, apice solemniter emarginatae. 
Staminodia abortiva. Ovarium glaberrimum, maximum, ovoideum, sensim in stvlum 
subaequilongum attenuatum, stigmate discoideo. Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. in Brasilia , loco non indicato: Glaziou n. 11469, 14207 , 15369. 
( 1. s. in herb. Berol., Deless., Holm., Keic., Warming.) 
43. Ocotea foenieulacea Mez nov. spec. Folia rigidiuscule coria- 
cea, glaberrima, elliptica v. obovato-elliptica, basi cuneato-acuta, apice 
manifeste acuta, penninervia, supra laevia v. obsolete, subtus prominulo- 
reticulata. Inflorescentia subracemosa, parce tomentella, foliis brevior. 
Flores hermaphroditi, tomentelli. Perianthii tubus brevissimus. Fila- 
menta pilosa, antberis snborbiculari-quadraticis, rotundatis 2— 4-plo 
breviora. Staminodia 0. Ovarium glabrum , stylo paullo breviore. 
Cupula planiuscula, obscure duplicimarginata. 
Palo Santo, Laurel PoHoricensibus (ex Sintenis!). 
Arbor usqne ad 25 m aha ramulis novellis flavido-tomentellis, glabratis cinereis, 
teretibus, gemmis tomentosis, cortice peraromatico, piperato et simul Foeniculwn An- 
thriscumque cerefolium solemniter resipiente. Folia petiolis usqne ad 6 mm longis, 
subccanaliculatis, sparsa, rigidiuscule coriacea, glaberrima, utrinque, praesertim subtus, 
nitida, elliptica v. obovato-elliptica, basi cuneato-acuta, apice manifeste acuta, ± 85 mm 
longa, 34 mm lata, penninervia, supra laevia v. pcrobsoletc, subtus manifeste perlaxeque 
prominulo-reticulata, costis c nervo medio sub angulo 45 — 60° prodeuntibus, margine 
snbplano v. minute incurvo. Inflorescentia perpauciflora, subracemosa, parce cinereo- 
tomentella, foliis multo brevior. Flores albi (ex Linden!), hermaphroditi, strigoso- 
tomentelli, 3 mm longi. Ferianthii tubus brevissimus. Limbi segmenta ovata, 
acuta. Filamenta margine lineäque mediä pilosa, antheris 2 — 4-plo breviora; seriei III. 
