332 DICOTYL. seu EXOGEN E. PHYLLANTHUS. 
rubellz, rigidule. Stamina 6-9, raro etiam usque 12. Capsule diametro 
3 mm. a quantes. (v. s.) 
B, ellipticus, foliis orbiculari-ellipticis utrinque rotundato-obtusis pallidio- 
ribus. 5 In Cuba ut videtur (hb. Pavon.! in hb. Boiss.). (v. s.) 
y; obovatus, foliis orbiculari-obevatis basi subacutis. j In Cuba prope Ha- 
vanam (Ramon de la Sagra n. 658! in hb. DC.). P. orbicularis A. Rich. 
ap. Ramon de la Sagra Flor. cub. edit hisp. v. 3. p. 216. Folia preter 
ambitum ab iis varietatis « recedunt magnitudine circ. triente minore, 
caeterum similiter colorata et rigida ac in var. a. (v. s.) 
162. P. SPATHULIFOLIUS (Griseb. in Nachricht. d. Kónigl. Gesellsch. d. Wis- 
sensch. Univ. Gótting. 1865. p. 169), foliis rigide membranaceis tenuiter veno- 
Sis, stipulis exiguis triangularibus subulato-acuminatis, pedicellis utriusque 
sexus elongat:s rigide capillaceis, calycis laciniis lanceolato-obovatis, stylis 
hasi breviter connatis gracilibus bifidis apice revolutis. 5 In Cuba orient. 
(C. Wright n. 1438!). Frutex ramosissimus, totus glaber. Rami fusco-nigri- 
cantes, graciles, dense et patule ramulosi. Ramuli teretes, pallidi, tenelli, 
sed firmi, circ. 1l0-phylli. stipula petiolis circ. 2 mm. longis pluries 
breviores, mox reiracte, basi fuscescente nonnihil accrescentes. Limbus 
Toliorum 8-12 mm. longus, 5-7 mm latus, lanceolato-obovatus. obtusus, basi 
spathulato-angustatus, margine recurvus, supra atroviridis, subtus pallidus, 
pagina superiore laevis, nec grossiuscule foveolato-punctatus. Pedicelli foliis 
saepissime paulo longiores, plus minusve patuli, fceminei sub calyce incrassati. 
Calyces fcem. 3-4 mm. longi, obscure virides, masculi paulo minores, magis 
imembranacei et multo pallidiores. Disci masc. glandule libere. Columna 
staminalis gracilis, apice brevissime 5-loba, calycem fere zquans. Ovarium 
lgve. Semina ignota. (v. s.) 
163. P. MYR TILLOIDES (Griseb. Plant. Wrigthian. p. 158), stipulise basi lanceo- 
lata setaceis, foliorum lumbo rigide membranaceo, pedicellis subgeminis folia 
semisquantibus, calycis masc. laciniis ovatis v. obovatis basi nonnihil angus- 
tatis, stylis fere usque ad medium in columnam gracilen coalitis, capsulis 
globosis 3-sulcatis. 5 In insule Cube parte orientali (Wright, n. 1438!). Fru- 
tex l-3-metralis, diffuse ramosus. Ramuli firmi, subienues, circiter decime- 
trales, cum omnibus partibus glabri. Stipulae reflexze, basi mox spiraliter 
torte, petiolos 1-? mm. longos sapius bis eequantes, fusco-nigricantes. Folio- 
rum limbus 1-2 cm. longus, 8-16 nim. latus, obovatus, rotundato-obtusus 
v. leviter emarginatus, brevius longiusve selaceo-mucronulatus, basi acutus, 
pallide fuscescens, subtus glaucescens, quam in specie precedente multo pal- 
lidior et minus coriaceus. Flores in parte superiore ramulorum siti, similes 
iis P. nutintis, masc. 2i mm., fem. demum 4 mm. longi, haud nutantes, 
glabri; lacinie margine pallidiores et submembranacez. Stylorum pars in- 
tegra gracilis, fere 14 mm. longa. Capsu'e ruio-fusce, 31-4 mm. late, 
basi apiceque leviuscule umbilicato-depresse. — Stamina 3 exteriora a cl. 
Griseb. libera observata, sed talia rarius occurrere videntur, mihi enim semper 
monadelpha obvia. (v. s.) 
164. P. ERY THRINUS, foliis rigide membranaceis prominenter reticulato-venosis, 
stipulis exiguis triangularibus acute acuniinatis, pedicellis utriusque sexus 
elongatis, laciniis calycis oblongo-ovatis obtusis, siylis brevibus fere liberis 
bifidis arcte revolutis. j In Cuba orient. prope Baracoa (C. Wright n. 19431). 
P. purpureus Griseb. iu Nachricht. d. Kónigl. Gesellsch. d. Wissensch. Univ. 
Góottng. 1865. p. 168 (non Müll. Arg. 1864). Frutex 2-4-pedalis (Wright). 
Rami atro-purpurei, cum omnibus parübus glabri. Ramuli circ. 15-20-phylli, 
teretes, tenues, basi more petiolorum incrassati, pallidi.Stipula ] mm. longe 
breviores, demum atro-purpurea. Petioli circ. 1  mm.longi Limbus foliorum 
10-8 mm. longus, 8-12 mm. latus, ellipticus v. late ovatus, utrinque obtusus, 
junior amcene purpurascens, dein pallide v. lutescenti-viridis, rigidule dense 
venulosus. Pedicelli utriusque sexus tenues, rigide capillacei, subflexuosi, pur- 
purascentes, feminei sub apice distincte incrassati. Calyces 4 mm. longi, pur- 
urei tenues. Disci masc. glandulz 6. libere, carnosule, purpurez ; discus 
jeu annularis, incrassatus, basin ovarii arcte cingens basi tumidus, 
