A revision of the genus Ocotea Aubl. (Lauraceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands Author Werff, Henk Van Der Missouri Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166 (USA) henk.vanderwerff@mobot.org text Adansonia 2013 3 2013-12-31 35 2 235 279 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2013n2a5 journal article 55916 10.5252/a2013n2a5 93b27db0-ab0a-40d9-862c-1a5c68678186 1639-4798 5206484 19. Ocotea longipedicellata van der Werff ( Fig. 6 ) Novon 6: 465 (1996) . TYPUS . — Madagascar . Canton Sahatavy , District Vavatenina , 17.X.1960 , Réserves Naturelles 11386 Rakotondramisa ( holo- , P [ P00648796 ]!) . SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Canton Sahatavy , District Vavatenina , RN 11386 Rakotondramisa ( P ) ; Toamasina , Zahamena , Réserve Intégrale 3, Randrianjanaka 8 (MO, P[ P01991803 ], TAN) ; Toamasina , Zahamena , Randrianjanaka 225 (MO, P [ P01991804 ], TAN) ; Toamasina , Maroantsetra , Antsirabesahatany , Antilahimena et al. 1625 (MO, P) . DISTRIBUTION. — Known from Vavatenina, Zahamena and the Maroantsetra district at altitudes of 600-1000 m . PHENOLOGY. — Flowers: October; fruits December. DESCRIPTION Shrub. Twigs terete, slender, glabrous; terminal buds glabrous. Leaves 6-11 × 2-3.5 cm , alternate, chartaceous, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, glabrous, the base acute, apex acuminate, upper surface smooth, lower surface with the 7-9 lateral veins weakly raised; domatia lacking. Petioles glabrous, 6-10 mm long. Inflorescences in the axils of deciduous bracts, glabrous, paniculate-cymose, 5-8 cm long, laxly flowered. Pedicels slender, 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers glabrous, tepals spreading; tepals 6, 2- 2.5 mm long, the inner surface with a few hairs near the base; stamens 9, all 4-celled, c. 1.3 mm long, filaments about as long as the anthers, inner stamens with 2 glands at the base; pistil 2 mm long, glabrous; receptacle deep, glabrous inside. Cupule cup-shaped, 1.5 cm wide, 0.8 cm high, pedicel scarcely thickened; fruit ellipsoid, 2 × 1.5 cm . REMARKS This species is readily recognized by its glabrous condition, acuminate leaves and the slender inflorescences with long-pedicelled flowers.Only three other species share the glabrous condition: O. madagascariensis , which has obtuse, somewhat obovate leaves with coarse, raised reticulation, O. sambiranensis , which can be recognized by its raised reticulation, presence of small gland dots on the lower leaf surface and shorter pedicels and O. glaberrima sp. nov. , a small shrub with small, obtuse leaves.