478 
Laurus glaucescens Willd. herb. n. 771 ap. Cliam. et Schäl, in Linnaea 
VI, p. 366. 
Benzoin glaucescens Nees ap. Meissner l. c. 
Litsaea Cervantesii II. B. K. Nov. Gen. II, p. 168; Kunth, Sgnops. 
I, p. 460. 
Tetranthera Cervantesii Nees, Syst. p. 553; Mert. et Gal. in Bull. 
Ac. Brux. X, 4, p. 19. 
Laurus aestivalis SessS ß. Mexic. ex La Gasca fde Nees, l. c. 
Oeotea ramentacea Mart. ap. Nees, Syst. p. 553. 
Laurel, Suffricago. 
Arbuscula (ex Linden!, Schiede!) ramulis glabris v. apice minute tomentellis, tereti- 
bus, subatris v. brunneis, gemmis glabris v. subtomentellis, cortice aromatico. Foliapersis- 
tentia, petiolis usque ad 1 8 mm longis, gracilibus, canaliculatis, sparsa, coriacea v. coriaceo- 
chartacea, utrinque glabra v. rarius nervo medio subtus parce strigoso, supra nitida, subtus 
glaucescentia v. rarius concoloria, lanceolata v. rarius elliptico-lanceolata, utrinque acuta v. 
apice manifeste peracute acuminata, + 80 mm longa, 23 mm lata, penninervia v. rarissime 
perobscure subtriplinervia, supra filiformi-prominulo-costata ceterum sublaevia v. minutissime 
scrobiculato-areolata, subtus obseure denseque prominulo-reticulata, costis praeter infimas 
nonnunquam obseure adscendentes e nervo medio sub angulo 40 — 50° prodeuntibus, mar- 
gine minute recurvulo. Inflorescentiae in ramulis brevibus, e foliorum axillis prode- 
untibus, apice gemma terminali coronatis 3 — 20 ortae v. rarius (cf. variet.) in foliorum 
axillis solitariae v. binae — ternae fasciculatae, pedunculo glabro, usque ad 18 mm longo 
stipitatae, 5 — 9-florae. Involucri squamae deeiduae, glabrae, 3X2 decussato-oppositae, 
2 interiores flores in axillis gerentes. Flores flavescentes (ex Linden!, Schiede!, aliis), 
superiores e bractearum minorum v. demum minutissimorum axillis prodeuntes, lateralibus 
ultimo terminali brevioribus, pcdicellis glabris v. subglabris, aequilongis v. longioribus 
stipitatae. Perianthii tubus nullus. Limbi segmenta ovalia, obtusiuscula v. acu- 
tiuscula, tenuissima, glabra. Androeceum 3-seriatum. Filamenta glaberrima, an- 
theris dimidio breviora — eas subaequantia; ser. III. glandulis binis sessilibus, conspicuis, 
in '/ 3 — */ 3 altitudinis ortis aucta. Antherae rectangulares, omnes introrsae, apice emargi- 
natae. Staminodia 0. Ovarium glaberrimum, stylo paullo longiore, stigmate discoideo. 
Bacca globosa, nigra, diam. 9 mm, cupulae planae, perianthii lobis subdeciduis coronatae, 
conice in pedicellum attenuatae insidens, tota exscrta. Embryo cotyledonibus apice haud 
v. minutissime acuminulatis, corculum ad marginem extremum superiorem gerentibus. Plu- 
mula glabra, anguste conica, brevis, 2 — 4-phylIa. Radicula breviter crasseque conica, acuta. 
Hab. per rempublicam Mexicanam dispersa, vulgalissima : Berlandier n. 2158 
(non vidi), Bolteri n. 945, Cuming, Galeotti n. 253, 257 , Ghiesbreght n. 43, Humboldt et 
Bonpland, Jiirgensen n. 423, Karwinski, Liebmann n. 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 
60, 61, 62, 63, 64, Linden n. 1072, Sartorius, Schiede n. 58, Virlet n. 1084. 
Var. subsolitaria Meissn. 1. c. differt infloresceutiis singulis v. 
2—3 fasciculatis e foliorum axillis prodeuntibus. 
Forma genuina paullo rarior, hob. in Mexico hinc indc dispersa: Ehrenberg n. 46, 
Galeotti n. 258, Humboldt et Bonpland, Schiede, Uhde n. 362*1; nec non * n Costarica, 
in Monte Candelaria: Oersted n. 8, 10. 
Floret omnem fere per annum. ( V. s. in omnibus herbariis a me examinatis.) 
