393 
XV. Nectandra Rottb. 
Nectandra Rottb. Descr. rar. pl. Surin. p. 11 et in Act. Univ. TIafn. 
1778, p. 279; Gmel. Syst. p. 799; Nees in Linnaea VIII, p. 46 et 
Progr. p. 14 et Syst. p. 477; Endl. Gen. No. 2044, p. 319 et Ench. 
p. 197; Dietr. Syn. II, p. 1332, 1345; Meissn. Gen. p. 326 (238); 
Spach, Veg. phan. X, p. 498; Rchb. Nom. p. 71, No. 2666; Gris. Fl. 
Er. W. Ind. Isl. p. 281; Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 146 et in 
Mart. fl. Bras. V, 2, p. 250; Baill. Hist.pl. II, p. 477 ; Benth. et Hook. 
Gen. III, p. 159; Hemsl. Biol. III, p. 74. — Porostema Sclireb. 
Gen. II, p. 517, No. 1226. — Synandrodaphne Meissn. in DC. Prodr. 
XV, 1, p. 176 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. III, p. 159. 
Flores panniculati, exinvolucrati, liermaphroditi v. rarissime dioici. 
Perianthii tubus conspicuus v. nullus. Limbi segmenta aequalia, 
decidua , patentia v. rarissime erecta. Androeceum 4- v. rarius 
3-seriatum, seriebus 3 exterioribus fertilibus, quarta staminodiali v. rarius 
abortiva. Filamenta serierum I., II. saepissime omnino nulla, rarius 
evoluta antheris breviora v. rarissime paullo longiora, tune glabra v. 
rarius hirsuta; seriei III. si adsunt basi glandulis binis sessilibus aucta. 
Antherae 4-locellatae, semper fere papillosae, locellis in serie unica 
arcuatim juxtapositis, serierum I., II. introrsae v. rarissime locellis in- 
ferioribus extrorsis; ser. III. extrorsae v. subextrorsae , in subgeneris 
Synandrodaphnis floribus 9 solemniter minutae, steriles. Staminodia 
si adsunt stipitiformia v. rarius capitulata. Ovarium globosum v. 
globoso-fusiforme v. ellipsoideum, glabrum v. rarissime pilosum, stylo 
breviore v. rarius longiore; in subgeneris Synandrodaphnis floribus cf 
sterile, stipitiforme v. saepius omnino abortivum. ßacca globosa v. 
ellipsoidea, cupulae simplicimarginatae, perianthii lobis deciduis integrae 
insidens. Embryonis corculum cotyledonibus inclusum. 
Arbores fruticesve in America tropica, praesertim in Andium 
sertu numerosissima , in Mexico pauca, specie unica Antillana Floriclae 
quoque oras incolente, nonnullis per Argentinam et Paraguay dispersis. 
Folia sparsa v. rarissime subopjwsita, niembranacea — rigida, saejnssime 
tomentosa v. induta, rarius glabra. Panniculae pyramidatae v. sub- 
corymbosae v. depauperatae rarius subracemosae, axillares v. pseudotermi- 
nales. Flores pro familiae ritu maximi, in pedunculorum apice cyrnosi. 
Obs. Genus maximum, Ocoteae proximum, naturaliter tarnen mihi distinctum videtur. 
Porostematis Pomatiique sectiones bene quidem a cl. Nees constitutae, nonnullis tarnen 
speciebus quasi intermediis conjunguntur. Synandrodaphnis subgenus longe a reliquis 
