140 R E I N W A R D T I A [VOL. 7 Again a female specimen is described having 6 stalked glands, wrongly described as the stamens and 9 sterile stamens ("9 fila"), which fits Litsea perfectly. Here too, the description of the vegetative parts leaves little doubt, that Litsea is meant. Consequently Hornera represents a mixture of Neolitsea Merr. (1906) and Litsea Lam. (1791) and may be discarded already for that reason. Moreover Neolitsea and Litsea are both nomina conservanda. The specific names, however, might have priority over current names. REINWARDTIA Published by Herbarium Bog'oriense, Bogor, Indonesia Volume 7, Part 2, p.p. 141—146 (1965) MISCELLANEOUS BOTANICAL NOTES 4 *) A. J. G. H. KOSTERMANS **) L A U R A C E A E THE OLDEST SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE CINNAMON TREE Cinnamomum zeylanicum BL, 1826, has been currently considered to be the proper name for the common cinnamon tree. This name was already in use during the pre-Linnean period (cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 364. 1964). The oldest valid name, however, is Cinnamomum verum J.S. Presl, 1825, This is not a pharmaceutical name, as is evident from the references cited by Presl and by the treatment of other species. For complete refe- rences cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 360, 1964. LAURUS CAESIA RWDT. EX BLUME, the oldest name for Acer laurinum Hassk. (Acer niveum Bl.) The oldest description of this tree, common in western Malesia, is Laurus caesia Rwdt. ex Blume (Bijdr. Fl. N.I. 553. 1826). The description was based on a specimen, collected by Reinwardt, apparently in W. Java, as Blume cites the Sundanese name: Huru (= Lauraceae) madum (perhaps a misspelling of madu = honey). Blume cited this specimen already in 1823 in his Catalogue. Duplicates of the type specimen, which are sterile, may be found in numerous her- baria (Kopenhagen, Leiden, Leningrad, etc.). This is the plant alluded to by Junghuhn in his Travels (Reizen) in Java, where he remarked, that Blume was not able to distinguish an Acer from a Laurus! Nees, 1836, referred the specimen (with a question mark) to Daphni- dium (cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 578, no. 5a. 1964). Villar, 1880, on the authority of Nees, referred the species to Lindera (cf. Kostermans, I.e. 744). *) 1—3 appeared in Reinwardtia 5: 233—54. 1960; 5: 375—411 1061 and 6- 155—169. 1962. **) D. Sc, Professor of Botany, Bandung Institute of Technology and of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Indonesia, Bogor; Assistant- Director Forest Research Institute, Bogor; Scientific honorary Collaborator Herba- rium Bogoriense. — 141 — 142 R E I N W A R D T I A [VOL. 7 Consequently the correct name is: Acer caesium (Rwdt. ex Bl.) Kos- termans, coynb. nov. (basionym: Laurus caesia Rwdt. ex Blume). For complete references cf. Kostermans, I.e. 578. ENDIANDRA MICRANTHA (MEISSN.) BOERL. This combination is based on Dictyodaphne micrantha Meissner (cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 474 and 491. 1964), and published by Boerlage, although Koorders and Valeton claimed it 4 years later in 1904. The species represents Cryptocarya costata Bl. Endiandra micrantha Schlechter, 1906 (cf. Kostermans, I.e. 491 no 57b) is a later homonym. It is renamed: Endiandra parviflora Kosterm., nom. nov ENDIANDRA MACROPHYLLA (BL.) BOERL. This combination is based on Dictyodaphne macrophylla Blume, described after a specimen from Sumatra. Endiandra macrophylla Merrill, 1929, is a later homonym and is consequently renamed here: Endiandra frondosa Kosterm., nom. nov. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 490. 1964. LAURUS AGGREGATA SIMS This was a plant introduced in England from China in 1806 by John Reeves. In Paris a specimen is conserved, which represents Lindera strychnifolia (S. & Z.) Villar. Cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 563. 1964. LAURUS AESTIVALIS SESSE & MOCINO In Geneve a specimen is conserved, collected by Sesse & Mocino, pro- bably in Portorico (not from Mexico). This specimen represents Licaria parvifolia (Lam.) Kosterm. The La Gasca specimen, mentioned by Nees represents Litsea glauces- cens H.B.K. Cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 562 no 4d. 1964. POTAMEIA THOUARSIANA (BAILL.) CAPURON Capuron, Essaie dTntrod. 100. 1957, attributed wrongly Potameia crassifolia Kosterm. to this species. Actually it is synonymous with P. obo- vata Kosterm. 1965] KOSTERMANS: Miscellaneous botanical Notes 143 TWO SUPERFLUOUS NAMES IN LAURACEAE In a note to their article, Fouilloy and Halle (in Adansonia, N.S. 3: 240. 1963) remarked, that I had omitted to add comb. nov. after my new names of Beilschmiedia and that the two binomials Beilschmiedia opposita and B. sericans were wrong. Apparently the authors failed to look up the original publication (in J. scient. Research Indonesia 1: 115. 1952) and did not check with the Index Kewensis (Suppl. 12, 1959), where these names have been recorded. Beilschmiedia opposita and B. sericans are not new combinations, but new names and consequently the names B. oppositifolia and B. sericea, created by these authors are superfluous. Bernard! made the same mistake in 1962. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 142 and 148. 1964. QUERCUS GUPPYI F.V.M. Quercus guppyi F.v. Mueller (in Victorian Naturalist 1: 123. Dec. 1884) based on a specimen from Bougainville Isl., represents a species of Litsea, according to a (verbal) information of Mr. L. Forman, Kew. PHOEBE SEMECARPIFOLIA MEZ This species is based on Oreodaphne semecarpifolia Meissner. The type specimen: Spruce 3065 could be studied in the Leningrad Herbarium. The plant belongs to Persea and is consequently renamed: Persea sprucei Kosterm., nom. nov. as there exsists already a species Persea semecarpifolia Thw. from Ceylon. I had referred this species formerly to Cinnamomum in 1962. Cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 347, 1182, 1256. 1300. 1964. OREODAPHNE REGALIS REGEL Of Oreodaphne regalis Regel, Gartenfl. 366. 1856 the type specimen is conserved in the Leningrad Herbarium. It represents Umbellularia cali- fornica Nutt. (cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 1181. 1964). PERSEA SYLVESTRIS RICH. Persea sylvestris Richard in Ramon de la Sagra, Cuba XI, Fanerog. 2: 186. 1850 is based on a specimen from Guinamar, Cuba. This specimen is conserved in the Paris Herbarium and represents Persea americana Miller and not Phoebe longifolia (Mez, 1892). For complete references cf. Koster- mans, Bibl. Laur. 1259. 1964. 144 RHINWARDTIA PERSEA PACHYTEPALA LASSER [VOL. 7 This species is based on the specimen Tarnayo 2J+54, which I could study in the Caracas Institute. It represents Persea mutisii H.B.K. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 1244. 1964. PERSEA DURIFOLIA MEZ This species is based on the specimen Weberbauer 5010. All anthers are 2-celled. I therefor refer it to Beilschrniedia as B. durifolia (Mez) Kosterm., comb. nov. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 1217, no 81. 1964. PHOEBE MICRONEURA (MEISSN.) MEZ This species is based on Riedel s.n. from Corrego Terro, which I could examine in the Leningrad Herbarium. Meissner included it in Persea and I believe too, that it belongs there and not in Phoebe. I had included it formerly (1962) in Cinnamomum. Cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 321, 1241, 1290. 1964. PHOEBE PAUCIPLORA MEZ & TAUBERT The type specimen: Glaziou 19792 could be examined in the Leningrad Herbarium. I formerly (1961) included this in Cinnamomum as C mezii Kosterm. Actually it represents a species of Ocotea. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 321 and 1295. 1964. SYNDICLIS LOTUNGENSIS S. LEE Lee, Shu-:kan(in Acta phytotaxon. Sinica 8: 191. 1963) described this after a fruiting specimen {Lau 90711) from Hainan. I believe, that it is impossible to describe a new Syndiclis in the absence of flowers. The descrip- tion of Lee fits Beilschmiedia. If, eventually, it proves to be a specimen of Syndiclis it has to be referred to Potameia. CRYPTOCARYA ACUMINATA SCHINZ EX SIM Cryptocojya acuminata Schinz ex Sim, 1907, has an earlier homonym (Merrill 1906) and is consequently renamed: Cryptocarya acuta Kosterm., nom. nov. For complete references cf. Kostermans, Bibliogr. Laur. 383. 1964. 1965] KOSTERMANS: Miscellaneous botanical Notes U 145 DODECADENIA ROBUSTA (BL.) ZOLLINGER & MORITZI Moritzi, System. Verzeichn. 71. 1854—56 based this combination on Litsaea robusta Blume, but the specimen cited {Zollinger 317) represents Litsea garciae Vidal. Cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 478. 1964. BEILSCHMIEDIA SULCATA (R. & P.) KOSTERM. AND B. TOVARENSIS (KL. & KARST.) PlTT. ET AL. I had the opportunity to collect this species myself in Trinidad in 1959 (new record for Trinidad). My former contention that both species should be conspecific was proved, as from a single tree the large sized leaves of the type specimen of Beilschmiedia tovarensis and Hufelandia latifolia and the smaller type of leaves of B. sulcata could be collected. I had been put on the trail of this species in Trinidad by an ornitholo- gist, who showed me the seeds, which he had found around the nesting places of the "oil-bird" (Steatornis caripensis), which are found in shallow caves on the top of mountains. B. sulcata is found also on mountain slopes and tops in Costarica, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru, where this bird occurs also, which implies that it might be the dispersing agent for this species. As in between the Cordilleras and Trinidad no high mountains occur, these birds are apparently able to disperse the seeds from mountain tops 1200 km apart! As I pointed out before (1938; cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 150 no. 299. 1964) B. sulcata shows a striking resemblance with B. tarairi of New Zealand, further examination must show, how closely they are related — if they are not conspecific! OCOTEA QUIXOS (LAM.) KOSTERM. This combination was published by O.C. Schmidt in 1937, who copied the name from borrowed material, identified by me (cf. Kostermans, Bibl. Laur. 1129 no 377. 1964). The combination is based on Laurus quixos Lamarck, 1793 (cf. Kos- termans, I.e. 694). I have seen the type specimen in de Jussieu herbarium, which has no fruit (as mentioned by Lamarck) but the fruit were described as "cupula fructus ampla expansa aromatica, cortice ligni cinnamomeo de Jussieu". This leaves little doubt, that Jussieu's sterile specimen represents the well-known Ispungu of Peru, of which the fruit are sold in the markets i Sii. 146 R E I N W A R D T I A [VOL. 7 as a substitute for cinnamon. The sterile specimen of de Jussieu is exactly like the type specimen of Laurus limbosa R. & P. (cf. Kostermans, I.e. 647) which is Licaria limbosa (R. & P.) Kosterm. (Kostermans, I.e. 731). Consequently I refer here Laurus quixos Lam. to Licaria as Licaria quixos (Lam.) Kosterm., comb. nov. R E I N W A R D T I A Published by Herbarium Bogoriense, Bogor, Indonesia Volume 7, Part 2, p.p. 147—213 A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS PARINARI Aubl. (Rosaceae-Chrysobalanoideae) IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION A. J. G. H. KOSTERMANS *) SUMMARY 1. In the area 20 species (one cultivated) are recognized; furthermore one undescribed species is discussed. 2. The genera Cyelaiulrophora Hassk. and Mara/tithes Bl. are segregated from Parinari proper. 3. The genus is subdivided into 2 sections: Parinari and Anareolala. 4. P. papuanum C.T. White and P. salomonense C.T. White are reduced to synonymy of P. nonda F.v.M.; P. albidum Craib is considered to be conspecific with P. anamense Hance; P. costata (Korth.) Bl. is considered to represent a proper species and has been segregated again from P. sumatrana Miq. 5. Arbor nigra maculosa Rumphius, currently identified as a Parinari species, is referred to Strychnos. 6. P. nitidum Hooker f. ( — Coccomelia nitida Ridley = Triohocarya nitida Miq.) is referred to Licania as L. splendens (Korth.) Prance & Kosterm,, comb. nov. 7. P. petiolatum v. Malm is referred to Polyosma (Rutaceae). 8. P. punctatum Kurz represents perhaps P. polyneura Miq. 9. P. pliilippinense Elmer is referred to Licania splendens (Korth.) Prance & Kosterm. 10. P. scabrum, var. lanceolatum Koorders represents Hiptage (Malpighiaceae). 11. The unnamed specimen, mentioned and described by Hooker f. (Fl. Brit. India 2: 311. 1878)*, belongs perhaps to Tiliaceae. 12. Chrysobnlanus racemosus Roxb. is perhaps partly Cyclandrophora laurina (A. Gray) Kosterm., comb. nov. (flowers) ; the fruit is not Rosaceous. 13. P. tontoutense Guill. and P. myrsinoides Schlecht. are referred to Licania as Licania tontoutense (Guill.) Kosterm. and L. myrsinoides (Schlecht.) Kosterm., comb. nov. 14. P. gigantea Kosterm. is new to science. INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Almost 6 years ago, I started revisional work on Asiatic and Pacific Parinari. The task proved to be far from easy and the final draft of the manuscript could be completed only, after I had had the opportunity to examine the extensive material at Kew, thanks to a grant of the British Council, to which I herewith express my feelings of profound gratitude. *) D.Sc, Prof, of Botany, Bandung Institute of Technology and of the Faculty of Physics & Mathematics, University of Indonesia, Bogor; Assistant-Director Forest Research Institute, Bogor; Scientific honorary collaborator Herbarium Bogoriense. — 147 — Rein.Vol.7,Part 2 pp 91-219_Page_26 Rein.Vol.7,Part 2 pp 91-219_Page_27 Rein.Vol.7,Part 2 pp 91-219_Page_28 Rein.Vol.7,Part 2 pp 91-219_Page_29