LXXXIV. LAlIRACEiE 
4B1 
Flowers in panicles, usually 2-sexual. 
Leaves opposite, 3-nerved from the base . . .1. Cinnamomum. 
Leaves alternate. 
Perianth-segments spreading or reflexed in fruit . 2. Machilus. 
Perianth-segments erect and clasping the base of the 
fruit . . .3. Plimbe. 
Flowers in densely clustered umbels, 1-sexual . . .4. Litsea. 
1. CINNAMOMUM. The Greek name, derived from the Arabic 
Kinamon. — Asia, Australia, Pacific islands. 
*Cinnamomum Tamala, Nees; FI. Br. Ind. v. 128. Leaves 
glabrous, opposite or nearly so, leathery, shortly stalked, ovate- 
oblong, 3-6 in., 3-nerved from the base, long-pointed. Flowers 
often 1-sexual, numerous, white, in pubescent panicles 3-6 in. long. 
Perianth 6-parted. Perfect stamens 9, in 2 series ; the outer of 6 sta- 
mens, the inner of 3 ; inner ones alternate with 3 short staminodes, 
and each bearing 2 glands at its base. Drupe ovoid, \ in., seated 
on the persistent bases of the perianth-segments, black when ripe. 
Himalaya, 3000-7000 ft., from the Indus to Bhootan ; rare west of the 
Jumna; February-May. 
The Cinnamon tree of commerce, C. zeylanica, is indigenous in the forests 
of Ceylon, and closely allied to this species. 
2. MACHILUS. Origin of name obscure. — E. Asia. 
Trees. Leaves alternate, glabrous, leathery, ovate-lanceolate, 
long-pointed, loWfer surface covered with a pale bloom, nerves 
lateral. Flowers J-J in. diam., 2-sexual, pale yellow, fragrant, 
in panicles. Perianth 6-parted, lobes obtuse. Perfect stamens 9, 
in two series ; the outer series of 6 stamens, the inner of 3 ; the 
latter alternating with 3 short staminodes and each furnished 
with two glands at its base. Drupe seated on the persistent 
perianth, dark purple when ripe. 
Perianth glabrous. Drupe oblong 1 . M. odoratissima. 
Perianth pubescent. Drupe globose 2. M. Duthiei. 
1. Machilus odoratissima, Nees ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 139 and 859. 
Leaves 4-6 in. Panicles usually about 3 in. long, shortly stalked 
and compact. Perianth glabrous. Drupe oblong, ^-J in. 
Sutlej valley, Suni ; April. — Temperate Himalaya up to 5000 ft. 
2. Machilus Duthiei, King ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 861. Leaves 5-10 in. 
Panicles usually about 6 in. long, long-stalked, spreading. Peri- 
anth pubescent outside. Drupe globose, \ in. diam. (Fig. 138.) 
Simla, the Glen, and below Annandale ; April. — Temperate Himalaya, 
4000-9000 ft. 
3. PHCEBE. From Phoebus , a name given to Apollo to whom 
the Bay Laurel was sacred ; the genus was formerly included 
in Laurus. — India, Malay peninsula. 
