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immerse, subtus prominenti-costata et utrinque laxe prominulo-reticulata. 
Inflorescentia subracemosa, tomentella, foliis multo brevior. Flores dioici, 
tomentelli. Perianthii tubus brevis. Filamenta glabra, antheris 3-plo 
breviora. Antherae anguste rectangulares, apice obtusae minuteque 
emarginatae. Staminodia 0. In flore d" gynaeceum glaberrimum, stipiti- 
forme. Cupula perianthii lobis subpersistentibus coronata, pedicello in- 
crassato insidens. 
Oreodaphne microbotrys Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p, 125 et in 
Mart. fl. Bros. V, 2, p. 221. 
Strychnodaphne salici/olia Meissn. in Warm. Symb. p. 211. 
Arbor 5 — 8 m alta (ex Lund!, Riedel!) ramulis gracilibus, apice tomentellis, 
glabratis brunneis, minute subangulatis, gemmis flavido-tomentellis, cortice esipido. Folia 
petiolis usque ad 13 mm longis, canaliculatis, + tomentellis, sparsa, membranacea v. 
chartacea, adulta supra snbglabra nitida v. opaca, subtus parce pilosa opaca, peranguste 
ovato-lanceolata, basi rotundata v. acuta, apice subobscure acuminata v. acuta, + 95 mm 
longa, 17 mm lata, penninervia, supra immerse, subtus prominulo-costata et utrinque 
laxe prominulo-reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 50 — 70° prodeuntibus, curvatis, 
adscendentibus, margine recurvulo. Inflorescentia pauciflora, subracemosa, brevissima 
v. laxiuscule elongata, tomentella, foliis multo brevior, pedicellis 0—4 mm longis, bracteolis 
deciduis. Flores dioici, Q ignoti, flavicantes (ex Riedel!), tomentelli, 2 — 3 mm longi. 
Perianthii tubus brevis, conicus, apice haud constrictus. Limbi segmenta ovalia, 
apice breviter acuta. Filamenta glabra v. dorso perparce pilosa, antheris 3-plo breviora; 
seriei III. basi glandulis binis parvis, globosis, sessilibus aucta. Antherae anguste rectan- 
gulares, apice obtusae minuteque emarginatae. Staminodia abortiva. Gynaeceum 
glaberrimum, sterile, stipitiforme, stigmate nigro, subobtuso. Bacca subglobosa, diam. 
6 — 8 mm, perianthii lobis persistentibus pedicelloque incrassato insidens, tota exserta. 
Hub. in Brasiliae Orientalin prov. Rio de Janeiro ad urbem : Comes Raaben, 
in sepibus ad viam inter Rio et T'aipü: Lund n. 191 , prope Taipü: Riedel n. 1307, et 
loco non indicato: Glaziuu n. 9569 (et 1291 fide Meissn.). 
Floret Martio, Aprili. ( V. s. in herb. Berol . , Boiss.-Barbey . , Candoll., Deless., 
Haun., Kew., Petrop., Warming.) 
140. Ocotea Arechavaletae Mez nov. spec. Folia chartaceo- 
coriacea, glaberrima, anguste lanceolata, utrinque acuta v. apice obscure 
acuminata, utrinque, praesertim subtus, dense prominulo-reticulata. 
Inflorescentia florifera floresque ignota. Cupula minima, subplana, in- 
tegro- et simplicimarginata, in pedicellum apice paullo constrictum 
manifestissimeque incrassatum attenuata. 
Arbor v. frutex ramulis apice minute flavide strigoso-tomentellis, celerrime gla- 
bratis atris, ochracco-lenticellatis, teretibus, gemmis flavido-tomentosis , cortice amaro. 
Folia petiolis usque ad 15 mm longis, leviter canaliculatis, sparsa, chartaceo-coriacea, 
glaberrima, (sicca) supra olivaceo - viridia nitida, subtus nervis primariis rufescentibus 
pallidiora opaca, anguste lanceolata, utrinque acuta v. apice obscure acuminata, +85 mm 
longa, 1 5 mm lata, penninervia, utrinque, praesertim subtus, dense manifesteque promi- 
