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Hab. in Antillarum sylvis montanis in insulis Cuba: Wright n. 589, 2585 ( errore 
2586 in nonnuUis herbariis ); et Puerto- Rio: Eggers n. 1315, Schwanecke n. 106, 
Sintenis n. 1462, 1478, 1500. 
Floret Majo, Julio; fruct. Aprili. ( V. s. in herb. Berol., Boiss.-Barbey., Candoll., 
Goetling., Kew., Krug, et Urban.) 
Obs. A peraffini Ocotea moschata differt habitu, foliis subtus pernitidis minoribus, 
inflorescentia, characteribus floralibus, praesertim dentium stipuliformium in filaraentorum 
seriei III. basi defectu. — A simillima 0. foeniculacea foliorum reticulatione et insigniter 
cortice esipido separatur. 
46. Ocotea moschata Mez. Folia coriacea, supra glabra, subtus 
subglabra, obovata, basi cuneata, apice + rotundata, peiminervia, adulta 
supra immerse, subtus perobscure prominulo-reticulata. Iuflorescentia 
pyramidata, tomentella, foliis brevior. Flores hermaphroditi, tomentelli. 
Perianthii tubus conspicuus. Filamenta pilosa, antberis ellipticis, obtusis 
f-plo longiora. Stamiuodia 0. Ovarium glabrum, stylo f-plo lougiore. 
Cupula hemispbaerica, solemniter duplicimarginata. 
Mespilodaphne moschata Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 106; 
Bello, Ap. Puerto-Rico No. 758. 
Laurus moschata Pav. ap. Meissn. I. c. 
Nuez moscado (ex Pavon!, Sintenis!, West!), Nuez moscado 
del pays, Nemoca Portoricensibus (ex Sintenis!). 
Arbor 10 — 20 m alta (ex Sintenis!) ramulis novellis ferrugineo-tomentellis, minute 
subangulatis, adultis cinereis, teretibus, gemmis tomentellis, cortice peraromatico. Folia 
petiolis usque ad 15 mm longis, levissime canaliculatis, sparsa, coriacea, (sicca) supra 
olivaceo-viridia glabra nitida, subtus pallidiora subglabra opaca, obovata, basi cuneato- 
acuta, apice rotundata v. breviter obtuse acuta, in arboribus junioribus saepissime per- 
magna, in ramis floriferis + 90 mm longa, 50 mm lata, penninervia, supra immerse 
(v. in junioribus obscure prominulo-) costata immerseque areolato-reticulata, costis e nervo 
medio sub angulo 50 — 80° prodeuntibus cum reticulo perlaxo subtus perobscure promi- 
nulis, margine subplano v. recurvulo. Inflorescentia submultiflora, pyramidata, foliis 
brevior, flavido-tomentella, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores lutei 
(ex Sintenis!), hermaphroditi, tomentelli, 4 — 5 mm longi. Perianthii tubus conspicuus, 
conicus, in pedicellum sensim attenuatus. Limbi segmenta obovato-elliptica, obtusius- 
cule acuta. Filamenta pilosa, gracilia, antheris V 3 "pl° longiora; seriei III. basi glan- 
dulis binis conspicuis, globosis, subsessilibus et insuper acuminibus binis lateralibus, 
stipulaceis aucta. Antherae ( Perseae forma) ellipticae, apice obtusae. Staminodia 
nulla. Ovarium glaberrimum, subovoideum, in stylum ‘/ 2 -pl° longiorem , gracilem, 
usque ad apicem conice attenuatum transiens, stigmate discoideo. Bacca depresso- 
globosa v. ovoidca, 11 mm longa, 12 mm diam., apice stylo mucronulata, minute ver- 
rucosa, cupulae percrassae, solemniter duplicimarginatae insidens, ultra dimidium obtecta. 
Hab. in sylvis montanis insulae Puerto- Rico: Krug hb. Portor. n. 1089, Ruiz, 
Sintenis n. 2572, 2616, 2682, 3982, 4263, 4274, 4726, 5323, 6521, 6612, Stahl 
n. 697, West, 
