Revisional study of neotropical Beilschmiedia species (Lauraceae ...

inflorescence; flower pedicels of the lateral divisions 0.5-1 (1.5) nun long, pedicels of the
central flowers up to 4 mn1long. Flowers greenish yellow to whitish, 2-3 mm long, 2.3-2.8
mm in diam.; tepals 6, equal, ovate, 1.2-1.7 mm long, 0.8-1.4 mm wide, sparsely
pubescent with appressed to erect hairs on both sides; stamens 9, outer six filaments 0.3-0.4
mm long, innermost three filaments 0.4-0.6 mm long, filaments pubescent, anthers ca. 0. 8
mm, all the anthers 2-celled, apex of the anthers obtuse-acute to truncate, glabrous, glands
of the innermost stamens globose; staminodia 3, cordate in outline, ca. 0.8 mm long; pistil
ca. 1.5 mm long, glabrous or rarely sparsely pubescent, ovary almost as long as and
gradually narrower into the style; receptacle pubescent with appressed hairs. Fruits ellipsoid,
black, shiny, ca. 2-3.5 (4.5) x ca. 1.5 em, the surface smooth; infructescence axis ca. 2 mm
in diam., fruit pedicels constricted at the base, slightly thickened below the fruit,
infructescences not covered with lenticels and the fruit pedicel concolorous with the
infructescence axis.
Phenology: collected in flower from February to November, in mature fruit from March to
November.
Distribution: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Pana1na, West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia
and Ecuador, 0-1680m alt. (Fig. 13).
Habitat: montane broad-leafed forest, tropical wet forest, sometimes on limestone.
Comn1on name: "Mulato" and "Came de doucella" in Cuba, "Lauries formis" in St. Lucia,
"Vacarita" in Panama, "Carabali" and "Cobalongo mach" in Venezuela.
Economic use: reported to be useful as a tin1ber in Dominica, Martinique, Montserrat and St.
Lucia.
Additional specimens examined: Cuba. Camagliey: Lorna del Gato and Vicinity Cobre Range of Sierra
Maestra, Jul. 11-Aug. 14, 1921 (immature fr.), Leon 10451 (NY). Cienfuegos (Las Villas): SE of
Cumanayagua, Sierra de San Juan, 3-400m alt., Jul. 1941, (fl.), Howard 5695 (F, MO, NY, U). Guatanmo
(Oriente): E. Cuba, Monte Verde, 1856-7 (fl. & immature fr.), Wright 485 (BM, BR, MO, NY); same locality,
Sep. 1859-Jan. 1860 (immature fr.), Wright 1402 (K, MO, NY), (fl.), Wright 1403 (1402 & 1402, rarely 1414,
on same sheets) (K, MO), (immature fr.), Wright 1414 (BR, MO, NY); Rfo Purial, 200m alt., May, 1889
(immature fr.), Eggers 5434 (P); locality unknown, 1856-7 (fr.), Wright 486 (BR, NY, MO (sterile)). Holguin
(Oriente): Pierra deNipe, at Rfo Piedras, 500 malt., Aug. 24, 1915 (immaturefr.),Ekman6402 (F, NY, US);
Sierra de Nigre (Negro?), at Rio Pilato, ca. 350m alt., Mar. 14, 1915 (sterile), Ekman 5009 (NY). Sancti
Spiritus (El Porvenir): Santa Clara, Mts. Trinidad, 650-750 malt., Mar. 9, 1910 (fl.), Britton5320 (NY). Sancti
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