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 10.5252/a2013n2a5 93b27db0-ab0a-40d9-862c-1a5c68678186 1639-4798 5206484 Ocotea sp. A . Represented by seven collections from the Sambirano-Manongarivo area.It has relatively large,glabrous leaves ( 8-13 cm ) and long petioles ( 2-3 cm ). Venation is immersed,the upper leaf surface often shiny.Domatia are lacking.Vegetative buds are appressed pubescent. Infructescences are to 15 cm long, the cupules 1.5 cm in diameter and about 1 cm high without remnants of tepals. Fruits measure 2.5 × 1.3 cm . Flowers are not known. Kostermans (1957) cited five of the collections as O. racemosa ; he did not see the sixth collection. It differs from O. racemosa in leaf shape and size, the shiny upper surface of the leaves, long petioles and the large cupules. The specimens are Service Forestier 2567, 3792, 11084, 11501, 12281 , and Perrier de la Bâthie 10130 , 10131 , all in P; they were made in July (one collection), September (two coll.), October (two coll.) and November (one coll.).