270 
Florei Aprili — Junio ; frucl. Novembri. (V. s. in herb. Boiss. -Barbey., Mus. Brit., 
llaun., Kniff, et Urban.) 
47. Ocotea Nemodaphne Mez. Folia rigid iuscule coriacea, subtus 
solemniter ferrugineo-tomentella v. demum cinerea, obovata, basin versus 
cuueata et ad petioluin rotundata, apice + obtusa, penninervia, utrinque 
praeter costas sublaevia. Inflorescentia pyramidata, tomentella, folia sub- 
aequans v. longior. Flores hermaphroditi , tomentelli. Perianthii tubus 
conspicuus. Filamenta dorso margineque pilosa, antheris ovatis, obtusis 
| — |-plo longiora. Staminodia stipitiformia. Ovarium glabrum, stylo 
3 — |-plo longiore. Cupula hemispbaerica , solemniter duplicimarginata. 
Nectandra cuneata Gi'is. pl. Wright. p. 188. 
Nemodaphne cuneata Meissn. in NC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 109; Gris. 
Cub. p. 111; Sauv. Cub. No. 2220; Benth. et IIoolc. Gen. III, p. 158. 
Oreodaphne obovata A. Iiich. in Rai non de la Sagra , Cub. XI, p. 189. 
Palo Santo (sed eirore, cf. adnot. 2 ad No. 43), Asafras, Laurel 
Asafras Portoi'icensibus (ex Sintenis!). 
Arbor 8 — 15 m alta (ex Sintenis!) ramulis novellis dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, 
demum glabratis cinereis, teretibus, gemmis tomentosis, cortice aromatico. Folia petiolis 
usque ad 10 mm longis, leviter v. subecanaliculatis, sparsa, rigidiuscule coriacea, subtus 
solemniter ferrugineo-tomentella v. demum cinerea (rarissime in ramulis radicalibus sub- 
glabra), obovata, basin versus cuneata sed ad petiolum breviter rotundata, apice obtusa 
v. brevissime obtuso-acuta, + 105 mm longa, 50 mm lata, penninervia, utrinque praeter 
costas prominulas, e nervo medio sub angulo 50 — 65° prodeuntes sublaevia, margine 
incurvo. Inflorescentia submultiflora, pyramidata, ferrugineo-tomentella, folia sub- 
aequans v. longior, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi, 
flavidi (ex Sintenis!), ferrugineo- tomentelli, 3,5 mm longi. Perianthii tubus con- 
spicuus, apice haud constrictus, a pedicello vix diversus in eumque sensim attenuatus. 
Limbi segmcnta anguste v. sublanceolato-ovata, acuta. Filamenta dorso margine- 
que longe ferrugineo-pilosa, antheris l / 3 — */ 2 earum longitudinis parte longiora; seriei III. 
glandulis binis majusculis, globosis, sessilibus, ex ’/ 3 altitudinis ortis aucta. Antherae 
( Perseae forma) ovatae, basi + truncatae, apice obtusae. Staminodia conspicua, 
stipitiformia, longe pilosa. Ovarium glaberrimum, infimo perianthii tubo immersum, 
ellipsoideum, stylo '/ 3 — V 2 ' plo longiore, stigmate subdiscoideo. Bacca crasse ellipsoidea, 
16 mm longa, 12 — 13 mm lata, basi cupulae planiuscule hemisphaericae, rugulosae, 
solemniter duplicimarginatae insidens. 
II ab. in Antillarum insulis Cuba: Linden n. 2150 , Wright n. 1412, 1413, 
1413 JL et Puerto- Rico : Sintenis n. 4443, 4580, 6209, 6221, 6486. 
Floret Junio. (V. s. in herb. Boiss. Barbey., Candoll. , Deless., Goeltinff. , Kew., 
Kruff. et Urban., Paris.) 
48. Ocotea Martiuicensis Mez nov. spec. Folia chartacea, adulta 
praeter costarum axillas solemniter barbellatas glabra, elliptica v. oblonga, 
