449 
65. Nectandra Picliurim Mez. Folia supra sparse pilosa v. sub- 
glabra, subtus subsericea v. tomentella v. subglabra (v. in var. utrinque 
cupreo-sericea) , lanceolata v. ovato - lanceolata , basi acuta, apice longe 
angusteque acuminata, supra subimmerse costata ceterum laevia v. + 
obscure reticulata, subtus prominenti-costata et + -reticulata. Inflores- 
centia squarrose panniculata, tomentella. Flores hermaphroditi, tomen- 
telli v. subglabri, diam. 3 — 4 mm. Filamenta glabra, antheris 3 — 4-plo 
breviora. Ovarium glaberrimum, stylo subaequilongo. 
Ocotea Pichurirn H. B. K. Nov. gen. II, p. 266; Kuntli, Synops. 11, 
p. 458; Spreng. Syst. II, p. 269. 
laurus Pichurirn Willd. herb. n. 7786 ap. Hees, Syst. p. 249. 
Nectandra cuspidata Nees, Syst. p. 330 et in lÄnnaea XXI, p. 510; 
Miq. PI. Sur. p. 200, t. 59, B; Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 159 
et in Mart. fl. Bros. V, 2, p. 268 (cum var. ß. et y., excl. d.); Hemsl. 
Biol. III, p. 74. 
■Ocotea cuspidata Mart. ap. Nees l. c. 
Ocotea riparia Mart. ibid. 
Oreodaphne costulata Nees in Linnaea XXI, p. 520; Walp. Arm. III, 
p. 313 (e. p., cf. Ocotea costidata Mez). 
Aydendron laurel Nees, Syst. p. 249 et in Linnaea XXI, p. 496; 
Meissn. in DC. Prodr. XV, 1, p. 94. 
Arbor patula v. arbuscula usque ad 20 m alta (ex Burchell!, Gardner!, 
Seemann!, Spruce!, aliis) cortice albo (ex herb. Monac. !), ramulis gracilibus, ferrugineo- 
tomentellis v. rarius subglabris, angulatis v. subteretibus , gemmis tomentellis, cortice 
esipido. Folia petiolis usque ad 20 mm longis, canaliculatis , sparsa, chartacea, 
(adulta) supra sparse pilosa v. subglabra nitida , subtus subsericea v. tomen- 
tella v. subglabra (v. in var. utrinque elegantissime cupreo-sericea), lanceolata v. 
ovato-lanceolata , basi acuta, apice longe angusteque acuminata, 100 — 190 mm longa, 
25 — 52 mm lata, penninervia, supra subimmerse costata ceterum laevia v. + obscure 
reticulata, subtus permanifeste prominenti-costata et plus minus prominulo-reticulata, 
costis adscendentibus e nervo medio sub angulo 15 — 45° prodeuntibus, margine recurvulo. 
Inflorescentia multiflora, squarrose panniculata, tomentella, foliis paullo brevior, pedi- 
cellis 1 — 4 mm longis, bracteolis deciduis. Flores hermaphroditi, albi, odorati (ex 
Spruce!), tomentelli v. subglabri, diam. 3 — 4 mm. Perianthii tubus conspicuus, 
apice paullulum constrictus. Limbi segmenta ovata, obtusiuscula. Filamenta glabra, 
antheris 3 — 4-plo breviora; seriei III. glandulis magnis, globosis, sessilibus aucta. 
Antherae depresso -suborbiculares, latiores quam longae, minutissime v. epapillosae, 
apice obtusae. Staminodia parva, stipitiformia, subcapitulata. O var i um glaberrimum, 
ellipsoideum, stylo subaequilongo, stigmate obtuso, subtriangulari. Bacca globosa, diam. 
6 mm, basi cupulae subpateriformi, simplicimarginatae, in pedicellum breviter subconicum 
attenuatae insidens, fere tota exserta. 
Hab. per regiones calidiores totius Americae continentis a republica Mexicana 
usque ad Brasiliam australem late dispersa; in Antillis peraffinis Nectandra membra- 
nacea vicaria. Mexico: Ilaenke , Liebmann n. 34, Schiede; Panama: Andersson, 
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