334 DICOTYL. seu EXOOENJE. PHYLLANTHUS. 
167. P. Kink1aNUs (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. 486), calycis foem. la- 
ciniis 2-3 reliquis 3 duplo et ultra minoribus superne subscariosis masc. obo- 
vatis, disco utriusque sexus orbiculari integro calyci adnato. 5 In Zambesia 
Afric orientalis prope Tette (D*. Kirk! in hb. Hook.). Frutex paryulus (Kirk.). 
Rami validiusculi, teretes, grosse nodulosi, ramulos pulviniformi-contractos 
numerosos gerentes, e quibus oriuntur nunc flores masc. numerosissimi, nudi, 
nunc ramuli numerosi, microphyllini, et íceminei pauci. Stipule lan- 
ceolato-ovatz, subscariose, margine sublacero-denticulate. Foliorum limbus 
nondum bene evolutus vix 1 cm. longus, breviter petiolatus, ellipticus, utrin- 
que obtusus, reticulato-venosus, glaber. Pedicelli masc. 5 mm. longi, capilla- 
cei, subhyalino-luteoli, foeminei 1 1-2 cm. longi, filiformes, virides, demum 
flexuosi. Calyx masc. | mm. longus, pallidus, fcemineus paulo major; hujus 
lacini& valde inzquales. Filamenta calycem demum circ. ter superantia. 
Styli semibifidi, graciles, papillosi. Folia evoluta et fructus desurit. (v. s.) 
168.P. WienTiAwvus(Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 32. p. 6), calycis foem. laciniis 
modice inzequalibus, glandulis florum masc. liberis, disco hypogyno 5-6-lobo. 
A In India orientali meridionali (hb. R. Wight! nunc in hb. Hook.); prope 
Pondichéry (Perrott. n. 459! in hb. DC.). Chorisandra pinnata R. Wight Icon. 
pl. Ind. or. t. 1994. Frutex 3-5-pedalis. Rami teretes, pallidi, lenticellati. Ra- 
muli numerosi, breviusculi, distiche circ. 9-12-phylli, quasi folium pinnatum 
referentes (unde nomen Wightian. quod erroneum et non admittendum), cum 
omnibus partibus glabri. Petiolicirc. 1-2 mm. longi, interdum vix distincti. 
Foliorum limbus sepius 1-J 3 cm. longus, 7-10 mm. latus, ellipticus v. obo- 
yatus, utrinque obtusus v. basi acutiusculus, membranaceus, pallidus. Calyx 
masc. circ. 2 mm. longus, laciniae elliptice, obtuse, margine plus minusve 
undulate, demum in floribus bene apertis reflexee et acutiuscule. Capsule 
fere 1 cm. late, leptodermez, venoss, pallide. (v. s.) 
Sect. XXII. CiccoPzLvrANDma JMüll Arg. in Linnza, v. 32. p. 2. 
Calyx masc. inzqualiter 6 (-9)-partitus. Discus florum masc. peltiformis, latus. 
Stamina 5; filamentain columnam connata; columna staminali apice peltiformi- 
dilatata, margine 5-loba, ad lobos compressos antherigera; rim: antherarum 
transverse v. oblique. — Frutex brasiliensis, dioicus. Folia majuscula, mem- 
branacea, disticha, mediocriter petiolata. Stipule lineari-lanceolate, rigidz, in- 
tegre, longiuscule, decidus. Flores masc. in pulvinulis ramulorum biennium 
foliis destitutorum siti, numerosi, capillaceo- pedicellati, parvi. — Ex inflorescen- 
tia lignicola Ciccam, ex disco florum masculorum Peltandram tangit. 
169. P. JAcoBINENSIS (Müll. Arg. inLinnza, v. 32. p. 6), foliis mediocriter pe- 
tiolatis tenuiter membranaceis, stipulis elongatis lineari-lanceolatis herbaceis, 
calycis masc. laciniis oblongo-ovatis interioribus quam relique subduplo lon- 
ioribus. j In Brasili:& prov. bahiensi ad Jacobina (Blanchet n. 3291 !). Totus 
glaber. Rami teretes, pauciramulosi, aphylli, subtenues, pulvinuligeri. Ramuli 
macro-oligophylli, compressi, virides. Folia in quoque ramulo 4-10. Stipule 
7 mm. longe, sensim acuminata, dorso carinato-uninerviz, rigidulc. Petioli 
10-13 mm. lodgi, apice in parte infima paginee.superioris limbi minutissime 
bistpulati. Foliorum limbus 5-8 cm. longus, 21-4 cm. latus, ellipticus v. 
ovatus, utrinque obtusus v. acutiusculus. Pedicelli masc. capillacei, flexuosi, 
glabri, petiolos circiter semiaeequantes. Lacinize interiores calycis masc. de- 
mum 2mm. longe, exteriores | mm. zquantes. Flores foem. et fructus 
hucusque ignoti. (v. s.) 
Sect. XXIII. MENARDA Müll. Arg. in Limnaa, v. 32. p. 2. — Genus 
Menarda Adr. Juss. Tent. Euph. p. 23. t. 6, fig. 18; Endl. Gen. pl. 
n. 5846; Baill. Etud. gén. Euphorb. p. 608. 
Calycis lacini 5 (-6), subzequales. Discus utriusque sexus evolutus. Stamina 5; 
filamenta libera; anthere subreclinatee; rimze transverse v. oblique. Styli 3, 
bipartiti v. hifidi, graciles. — Frutices v. suffrutices v. plante herbacee basi 
lignescentes Afric et Arabis, sepius microphylli, micranthi. Folia densius- 
cule disticha. Stipulae anguste, scpius subulato-acuminate, tenues. Flores in 
