PmyLLANTHUS. EUPH. PHYLLANTHHÜ/E (ivcvr. MULLER). 323 
Sect. xit. HgurPHYLLANTHUS. Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1865. p. 370. — 
Glochidi sect. Hemiphyllanthus Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 32. p. 59. 
Calyces 5-partiti. Discus utriusque sexus evolutus. Stamina 3; filamenta 
monadelpha; anthere demum transversim dehiscentes. Styli 3, integri, in 
columnam longius v. brevius connati. — Frutices americani. Flores masc. ut in 
sectione Euphyllantho, fieminei autem, preter presentiam disci, ut in sect. 
Hemiglochidio, i. e. stylis integris preediti. 
A, Columna stylaris integra. 
138. P. ova TUS (Poir.in Lam. Encycl. 5. p. 297), ramulis compresso-angulosis, 
floribus monoicis solitariis fcem. sessilibus masc. breviter pedicellatis, glan- 
dulis disci masc. liberis, urceolo hypogyno integro, columna stylari brevis- 
sima obesa triloba. 5 In montanis insule Martinice (Sieb. hb. fl. mart. 
n. 224). P. grandifolius Spreng. Syst. veg. 3. p. .22 (non alior). Glochidion 
ovatum Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 32. p. 71. Rami ramulique subcompresso- 
angulosi, validi, cum omnibus partibus glabri. Ramuli circ. 6-10-phylli, 
inferne flores masculos superne fcemineos gerentes. Petioli indistincti v. bre- 
vissimi. Foliorum limbus? 1-4 cm. longus, 1 4-2 1 cm. latus, ovatus v. oblongo- 
ovatus, acutus v. acutiusculus, basi breviter acutatus, coriaceus, tenuiter 
penninervius, evenosus, opacus, sub lente minutissime foveolato-punctatus, 
uasi laurinaceo-loranthaceus. Pedicelli masc. 2-3 mm. longi, in rhachi 
simplici v. divisa exigua dense bracteata racemulos formante siti. Calyces 
masc. vix 14 mm. longi, foeminei basi subincurvi, 3 mm. bene zaquantes, 
lacinie late ovatae, rotundato-obtuse, subcoriacez, utriusque sexus glabra. 
Ovarum cum columna stylari comparatum parvum, angustum, urceolo 
hypogyno cinctum. Fructus ignoti. (v. s.) 
139. P. BoTRYANTHUS, ramulis teretibus, racemis demum elongatis superne 
femineis inferne masculis, floribus fasciculatis masc. longe capillaceis foem. 
filiformi-pedicellatis, calycis foem. laciniis lanceolato-ovatis, glandulis florum 
masc. liberis frem. in urceolum connatis, columna stylari cylindrica sub- 
gracili vertice concava leviter repando-6-loba, capsulis depressis trigonis, 
seminibus levibus. ?) In Venezuela prope Marcahibo (Plée n. 55! 56! in Mus. 
Paris.) et in demissis prov. Carthagene (Triana n. 3664! in Mus. Paris). Tota 
planta glabra et nigrescens. Folia evoluta fruticis fructigeri 4-6 cm. longa, 
3-& cm. lata, ovata, utrinque subobtusa, reticulato-venosa, membranacea, 
subsimilia iis Melanthesarum sed majora; coste costuleque tenuissima. 
Stipule triangulari-ovate, fusca, subscariose, basi non aculeate. Racemi 
axillares subterminales, florigeri 2-4 cm. longi, fructigeri usque 8 cm. 
attingentes, subdistanter fasciculiflori. Pedicelli utriusque sexus circ. 11 cm. 
longi, masc. arcuato-subflexuosi , foem. firmiores et subrecti, lructigeri 
2i cm. sequantes Calyces nigricantes, masc. vix 1 1 mm. longi, ftem. paulo 
longiores. Glandule florum masc. angulose, urceolus hypogynus crassus, 
subinteger, rugulosus. Columna staminalis integra, anthere corpusculum 
trigonum formantes. Capsule 5 mm. late, fere 3 mm. longe, nigricantes. 
(v. s.) 
B. Columna stylaris 3-fida. 
140. P. PePP1GIANUS,ramulis teretibus, floribus dioicis brevissime racemulosis 
v. fasciculatis, pedicellis masc. capillaceis fcem. firmis brevioribus, calycis 
masc. lacinüs oblongo-ovatis, urceolo masc. undulato lobulato feem. sub:n- 
tegro, columna stylari gracili 3-fida, stylis linearibus pire libera patulis. 
5 In parte supenore regionis flum. Amazonum, verisimiliter prope Ega 
(Poepp. n. 27581), et in ejusdem imperii brasil. prov. Matto Grosso ad flumen 
Guiapore (Riedel n. 1266!). Glochidion Pceppirianum Müll. Arg. in Linnza, 
v. 32. p. 11. Frutex circ. humane atitudinis et. altior, glaber, rubriflorus. 
Ramuli firmi sed tenuiusculi, macrophjlli. Petioli 2-3 mm. longi, crassi. 
Stipulz lineari-lanceolatze, rigide, decidua. Foliorum limbus 6-11 em. longus, 
evolutus sepius 31-4 £ cm. latus, oblongato-ovatus v. ovato-lanceolatus, apice 
szpius longe cuspidato-acuminatus, imo apice obtusus, basi rotundato- 
