Revisional study of neotropical Beilschmiedia species (Lauraceae ...

emarginata(Meissner) Mez, Jahrb. Konig!. Bot. Gart. Berl. 5: 18. 1889. TYPE: Brazil.
Sao Paulo: near Lorena, Oct., 1833 (fl.), Riede/1585 (holotype, LE; isotypes, G-BOIS
not seen, K, NY not seen).
Tree, to 15 n1 tall. Tem1inal buds pubescent with rusty erect, short curly hairs. Twigs
terete, compressed when young, sparsely pubescent with erect short curly hairs or almost
glabrous. Leaves opposite; petioles ca. 0.5 em long, flat above, sparsely pubescent or
glabrous, concolorous with or slightly darker than twigs; blades chartaceous, elliptic, often
asymmetrical and sinuate, 6.5-12 x 3-6.5 cn1; base cuneate, not inrolled, apex emarginate to
round; leaf surface glabrous on both sides, uncertain whether lower leaf surface glaucous or
not; n1idrib immersed above, raised below, secondary veins 7-8 pairs, slightly raised or
almost in1mersed above, raised below, tertiary veins not percurrent, ramification coarse,
square-like with free veinlets, slightly raised or almost in1mersed above, slightly raised
below. Inflorescences axillary, paniculate, 3-5 em long, aln1ost glabrous or sparsely
pubescent with erect short curly hairs, with 15-30 flowers per inflorescence; flower pedicels
of the lateral divisions 0.5-1.2 mm long, pedicels of the central flowers up to 3 n1mlong.
Flowers 2-2.8 mm long, 2.2-2.8 mm in diam.; tepals 6, equal, ovate, 1.2-1.5 mm long,
0.8-1.2 mm wide, almost glabrous outside, sparsely pubescent with appressed hairs inside;
stan1ens 9, outer six filaments ca. 0.2 1111n long, innermost three filaments ca. 0.5 mm long,
filaments pubescent, outer six anthers ca. 0.9 mm long, innermost three anthers ca. 0.7 mn1
long, all the anthers 2-celled, apex of the anthers obtuse to truncate, anthers pubescent,
glands of innermost three stamens globose; stan1inodia 3, ca. 0.7 mm long; pistil 1-1.5 mm
long, glabrous, ovary as long as pistil and gradually narrowed into the style; receptacle
pubescent with appressed hairs. Fruits unknown.
Phenology: collected in flower in October and December.
Distribution: Sao Paulo, Brazil (Fig. 9).
Habitat: unknown.
Common nan1e: unknown.
Economic use: unknown.
Additional specimen examined: Brazil. Sao Paulo: native in Botanical Garden, Dec. 9, 1955 (sterile),
Kuhlmann 3885 (NY).
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