PRODROMUS 
SYSTEMATIS UNIVERSALIS 
REGN1 VEGETAB1LIS. 
Ordo CLXII (1). LAURACE^E ( 2). 
Lauri Juss. gen. p. 80. — Laurinae Vent. Tabl. 2, p. 245 R 
Brown, Prodr. F/.N. Holl. p. 401. Nees in Wall. PL As. 
rar. 2, p. 56. Ejusd. Latir. disp. progr. p. 11, et Svst 
Laur. p. 1 . _ Laurine® DC. Theor. elem. ed. 2, p. 247.' 
„°j: L Anal, fam. p. 16. Bartl. Ord. nat. p. Ill . Kunlh, 
EndL Gen - P- 315 ‘ Meissn - gen. p. 323, 
324 (237). Scknizl. Iconogr. fasc. 6, t. 106. — Laure® 
Jteichenb. Consp. p. 87 (excl. gen. nonnull.). — Laurace® 
Ilhgerace® et Cassythace®, Lindl. Nat. syst. ed. 2, p. 200 so 
Veg. Kingd. ed. 3, p 535. 1 
Flores hermaphroditi v. aborta dioici, interduin poly garni v. 
monoici, 3-v. raro 2-v. 4- (rarissime 5-) noeri, regulares. Calyx 
jpengomuin) gamosepalus, liber v. rarissime ovario adnatus, her- 
baceus v. corollinus, rarius coriaceus v. demum carnosus v. in- 
aurescens, rotafus v. infundibularis v. urceolaris, 6- v. rarius 4- v. 
rarissime 9-fidus, lobis biseriatim imbricatis ®qualibus v. exterio- 
nbus mmonbus, deciduis v. rarius persistentibus, tubo plerumque 
persistente seepius plus minus aucto et in cupulam fructus basin 
cmgentem mutato. Stamina calycis basi v. fauci inserta, numero 
dennita, ranssime (in Tetranthera) subindefinita, 3-4-seriata, in 
flonb. fern, m glandulas v. squamas v. ligulas petaloideasmutata, 
;. n nor - masc - ethermaphr. ex parte steriliav. rarius omnia ferti¬ 
le nempe extenora 4 v. 6 v. 9 (sdL seriei prims et secund®, quae 
ca ycis lobis anteposita) semper introrsa, plerumque fertilia et basi 
eglandulosa; mtenora 2-3 (seriei tertiee, quae calycis lobis exte- 
nonbus et stammibus primae seriei opposita) plerumque fertilia 
extrorsa et basi biglandulosa, rarius introrsa, rarissime eglandu- 
1^’ extenonbos similia v. dissimilia, interdum sterilia; fiiamenta 
libera v. rarissime inonadelpba, filiformia, plerumque antheris 
reyiora, interdum cum anthera confludntia v. subnulia; anther® 
ovoidea? v. oblong®, interdum connectivo ultra loc ulos producto 
(1) Ordo antea in vol. XIV, p. 186, praetermissus. 
(2) Auetore C. F. Meissner, prof. Basil, (olim incmn-.e 
