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elliptica , utrinque acuminata et prominulo - reticulata. Inflorescentia 
squarrose pyramidata, tomentella, foliis brevior. Flores dioici, subsericei. 
Perianthii tubus perconspicuus. Filamenta glabra, antheris suborbiculari- 
bus v. ovatis, apice rotundatis 2-plo breviora. Staminodia 0. In flore 
2 ovarium glabrum, stylo subbreviore. 
A ectandra exaltata Gris. (e. p.) Fl. Br. IF. 1. Ist. p. 281. 
Laurier fetide Dominieensibus (ex Jmrayl), Cip Guadaloupensibus 
(ex Duchassciing!). 
Arbor v. frutex ramulis novellis adpresse ferrugineo-tomentellis, glabratis cinereo- 
brunneis, teretibus, gemmis ferrugineo- subtom entosis, cortice esipido. Folia petiolis 
usque ad 8 mm longis, brevissime v. subecanaliculatis, sparsa, coriacea, adulta praeter 
costarum axillas subtus barbellatas minuteque foveato-domatiatas glaberrima, supra glauco- 
viridia subopaca, subtos soleroniter rubiginosa subnitida, elliptica v. angnste elliptica, 
ntrinque acuminata, “75 mm longa, 35 mm lata, penninercia, snpra obscure, subtus 
mamfestius prominulo-reticulata, costis e nervo medio sub angulo 30 ^basi^ — 45° (apice) 
prodeuntibus, margine incurvo. Inflorescentia multiflora, late squarroseque pvramidata, 
foliis brevior, subsericeo-tomentella, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. 
Flores dioici, ignoti, dense cinereo-subsericei , 2 mm longi. Perianthii tubus 
perconspicuns, apice constrictus, anguste conicus. Limbi segmenta ovata, acuta. 
Filamenta (in floribus glaberrima, antheris 2-plo breviora; seriei III. basi glandulis 
binis parvulis, compressis, apice acutiusculis, nigris aucta. Antherae snborbiculares v. 
ovatae, apice rotundatae, solemniter minutae, steriles. Staminodia nulla. Ovarium 
glaberrimum, subellipsoideum , stvlo crasso, subbreviore, stigmate discoideo. Fructus 
ignotus. 
Bab. in Anlill arum minorum insulis Sta. Martha: Ryan; Guadaloupe : 
Duchassaing, L' Herminier; Dominica: Eggers n. 657, 988, Imray n. 127, 117 , 327; 
St. I incent? (in hb. Kew. [er hb. Forsylh] „Guyana“): Anderson. 
Floret Januario. (F. s. in herb. Berol., Boiss.-Barbey., Deless., Goetting., Haun., 
Kew., Krug, et Urban.) 
168. Ocotea Portoricensis Me: nov. spec. Folia submembranacea 
v. chartacea, adulta praeter costarum axillas subtus barbellatas glabra, 
lanceolata v. elliptico-lanceolata, utrinque acuta v. apice breviter ob- 
tusiuscule acuminata, penninervia, utrinque leviter perlaxeque prominulo- 
reticulata. Inflorescentia pyramidata, tomentella, foliis brevior. Flores 
dioici, strigosi. Perianthii tubus brevis. Filamenta glabra, antheris 
subovatis, obtusis 3 — 5-plo breviora. Staminodia 0. In flore 2 ovarium 
glabrum, stylo subaequilongo v. paullo breviore. Cupula minima, simplici- 
et integro-marginata, in pedicellum incrassatum sensim attenuata. 
Laurel, Laurel Avispillo, Laurel geo Portoricensibus (ex 
Frintenis !). 
