322 DICOTYL. seu EXOGENJ/E. ——— PEYLLANTEUS. 
masc. laciniis exterioribus ovato-lanceolatis parvulis interioribus obovatis 
haud emarginatis fcem. orbiculari-ovatis, glandulis disci masc. 3 subbilobis, 
columna stamnali integra, antheris muticis, stylis basi breviter connatis patulis 
acuminatis. ^ In insulis Fidji (Unit. St. Explor. Exped. under Capt. Wilkes). 
Totus glaberrimus, ramosus. Ramuli circ. 10-15 mm. longi, circ. 14-11-phylli, 
compressi, ad angulos nunc subobtusi, nuc acutiores. Süpule triangulari- 
lanceolate, petiolos muveniles zequantes, firme, non scariose&, integre. Petioli 
.2-3 mm. longi, tenues. Limbus foliorum sepius 3-31 cm. longus, inferne 
2-92 cm. latus, iate ovatus, rotundo-obtusus, basi lata truncatus v. subcor- 
datus, membranaceus, supra olivaceo-fuscescens, opacus, subtus rufescenti- 
pallidior, venulosus. Pedicelli masc. capillacei, 3-5 mm. longi, foeminei 
filiformes, superne crassiores et angulosi, fructigeri $-2 cm. longi, patentes. 
Calyces masc. aperientes exigui, fere 2 mm. lati, feminei paulo majores. Cap- 
sul? et semina haud innotuerunt ' 
Sect. xi. MicRoerocHmpioN Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1865, p. 370. — 
Glochidii sect. Microglochidion Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 32 p. 58. 
Calycis lacini& interiores reliquis haud longiores nec intensius colorate. 
Discus utriusque sexus evolutus. Stamina 3 ; filamenta libera; anthera erecte, 
verticaliter birimose. Ovarium 3-loculare. Styli 3, integri, in columnam con- 
nàti. — Frutices Guyanenses, microphylli, polyphylli. Folia rigidula, subulato- 
bistipulata. Flores subsolitarii. 
136. P. PYcNoPHYLLUS, foliis coriaceis, floribus masc. breviter pedicellatis 
foem. subsessilibus, laciniis calycinis anguste ellipticis subcoriaceis, glandulis 
florum masc. 3 liberis rugosis foem. in urceolum nanum 6-lobum connatis, 
antheris apiculatis, columna stylari gracili ovario sesquilongiore breviter 
3-loba lobis obtusis, capsula subdepresso-globosa, seminibus levibus. In 
Guyana anglica in monte Roraima (Rich. Sehomb. n. 1006!). Glochidion 
microphyllum Müll. Arg. in Linnea, v. 32. Hi 69 (non Phyllanthus micro- 
phyllus Kunth., nec alior.). Rami validi, densissime ramulosi, diametro 
4 mm. equantes; ramuli 5-8 cm. longi, patuli, glabri, dense foliosi. Folia 
fere sessilia, ] cm. longa, superne 4-5 mm. lata, anguste v. lanceolato- 
obovata, rotundato-obtusa v. marginata, basin versus sensim angustata, 
decurva, margine recurva, tenuiter coriacea, supra nitida, subtus rufescenti- 
glauca, indistincte venosa, coste  secundarie modice perspicue, primaria 
ipsa cum limbo subfalcato-curva ut in P. mimosoide. Calyces utriusque sexus 
4 mm. longi, rubelli. Capsula leviter depressa, 3-sulcata, diametro 6 mm. 
zquans, columna stylari trigona subtenui 2 mm. longa rostrata. — Habitus 
peculiaris, nulli generis valde similis, nonnihil tamen ad P. Bourgeoisii 
accedens. (v. s.) 
137. P. VACCINIIFOLIUS, foliis subcoriaceis, pedicellis utriusque sexus quam 
folia subduplo brevioribus, laciniis calycis masc. lineari-lanceolatis fcm. 
oblongo-ovatis, antheris longe cuspidato-acuminatis, columna stylari cylin- 
drico-ovoidea apice triloba, capsula depresso-ovoidea. 5 In Guyana anglicadn 
monte Roraima cum specie precedente (Rich. Schomb. n. 1007! in hb. 
berol.). Glochidion vacciniifolium Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 32. p. 63. Frutex 
pluripedalis, ramosissimus. Rami omnes dense et brevius:ule ramulosi. 
Ramuli ultimi dense distiche foliosi. Petioli tantum 1 mm. longi. Stipule 
subulata, persistentes, petiolos circ. bis :equantes, ramulos seniores defoliatos 
quasi vestientes. Foliorum limbus saepius 8-11 mm. longus, 7-8 mm. latus, 
cuneato-obcordatus, basi acutus, subtus pallidior, cum reliquis partibus 
glaber. Pedicelli firmi, foeminei apice sensim incrassati. Calyces masc. 4 mm. 
longi, leves, pedicellos paulo superantes, feeminei 2-2 1 mm. longi. Styli 
apice tantum inter se liberi, subobtusi. Capsula absque apiculo stylari 5 1 mm. 
E 5 mm. ]lata, fusco-nigricans. — Habitu ad P. myrsinitem accedit. 
(v. s. 
