326 
Strychnodaphne floribunda Gris. PI. Wright. p. 188 et Fl. Brit. 
W. Ind. Isl. p. 283 et Cub. p. 111; Sauv. Cub. Nr. 2224; Meissn. in 
DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 143. 
Laurus retrofiexa Poir. Enc. suppl. III, p. 323. 
Persea retrofiexa Spreng. Syst. II, p. 269. 
Oreodaphne retrofiexa Nees, Syst. p. 412. 
Oreodaphne Wüldenoviana Nees, Syst. p. 432. 
Oreodaphne Domingensis Nees, ibid. p. 439. 
Laurus salicifolia Trevir. ap. Nees, Syst. p. 439. 
Laurus exaltata Rudolplii ap. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 143. 
Ocotea botryophylla Kl. et. Karst, in Linnaea XXI, p. 524; Walp. 
Ann. III, p. 314. 
Aydendron bracteatum Gins, (nee Nees) Fl. Br. W. I. Isl. p. 285. 
Oreodaphne Lindeniana Rieh, in Ratnon de la Sagra, Cuba, XI, 
p. 119. (fide Gris.). 
Black Candewood Jamaicensibus (ex March!); Laurier puant 
Domingensibus (ex Poiteau!); Palo Azafran Portoricensibus (ex Krug). 
Arbor 20 m alta (ex Sintenis!) ramulis apice minutissime subferrugineo-tomen- 
tellis, celerrime glabratis atris demum brunneis, subteretibus v. angulatis, gemmis flavido- 
tomentellis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 20 mm longis, canaliculatis, sparsa, 
chartacea, glabra v. juniora subtus perparce et obsoletissime ferrugineo-pilosa, opaca v. 
supra nitida glauca, subtus pallida v. subferruginea , lanceolata v. elliptico-lanceolata v. 
rarius obovata, elliptica, basi acuta, apice acuminata v. obscure aeuminata, + 95 mm 
longa, 25 mm lata, penninervia, supra obsolete prominulo-costata areolateque reticulata, 
subtus costis manifestius prominulis, e nervo medio sub angulo 45 — 70° prodeuntibus 
reti denso, tenuissimo conjunctis, margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia submultiflora v. 
subpauciflora, pyramidato- v. subracemoso-panniculata, breviter et adpresse pilosa, foliis 
brevior, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores virescenti-albi (ex Sin- 
tenis!), dioici, subeinereo-tomentelli, 3 — 3,5 mm longi. Perianthii tubus brevissimus, 
late conicus, apice haud constrictus v. subnullus. Limbi segmenta late ovata, acuta. 
In floribus cf filamenta glabra antheris paullo — duplo breviora; seriei III. basi glan- 
dulis binis maximis, globosis, sessilibus aucta. Antherae subrectangulares apice 
obtusae v. leviter emarginatae. Staminodia stipitiformia , glabra v. abortiva. Gynae- 
ceum sterile, stipitiforme, stigmate maximo, discoideo. In floribus 2 antherae solemniter 
minutae, steriles. Glandulae minores. Ovarium glabrum, crasse ellipsoideum, stylo 
subbreviore, nonnunquam perparce piloso, stigmate maximo, discoideo. Bacca sub- 
globoso-ellipsoidea, 13 mm longa, 10 mm diam., cupulao planae, solemniter duplicimar- 
ginatae, nonnunquam margine perianthii rudimentis demum deciduis auctae insidens, tota 
cxserta. Embryo cotylcdonibus apice acutis, corculum solemniter includcntibus. Plumula 
glaberrima, brevis, 2 — 4-phylla; radicula angustissime mucronulato-acuta. 
Hub. in Antil larum insulis freijuens : Cuba: Wright n. 1404, 1405, 1408, 1409 
(e. p., cum Misanteca triandra); Jamaica: Alexander, March n. 1243, 2003, Purdie, 
Wright, Wullschlägel n 1295, 1301; St. Domingo: Bertero, Poiteau; Puerto- Rico: 
Krug herb. n. 1085, 1086, Sintenis n. 2102 , 2789 , 3076 , 6369 , 6522, Stahl n. 313, 
West; St. 7'homas: herb. Paris.; Martinique: Hahn n. 640, Pt£e n . 295; nec non in 
