PHYLLANTHUS. EUPH. PHYLLANTHEJ/E (Aucr, MULLER). 337 
lis brevibus, calycis feminei laciniis late albido-marginatis, glandulis florum 
feem. in urceolum membranaceum integrum connatis, stylis bilobis, capsu- 
lis depresso-globosis exiguis ambitu teretibus, seminibus secus lineas longi- 
trorsas puncticulato-scabris. ! 
, dilatatus (Müll. Arg. 1. c.), ramulis capillaceis valde flexuosis subdi-tri- 
chotome ramosis longissimis valde intricatis, foliis ramorum majoribus 
oblongo-ovatis ramulorum gradatim ovato-lanceolatis ultimis quam ra- 
mealia multoties minoribus. 24 In Zambesia prope Sena (Peters! in 
hb. berol.) P. dilatatus Klotzsch in Peters Reise nach Mozambique p. 106. 
Ramuli 7-12 cm. longi. Folia ramealia 2-1 cm. longa, 1]-4 mm. lata, 
ramulina 8-3 mm. longa, 3-1 mm. lata. (v. s.) 
f, deflesus (Müll. Arg. 1. c.), caule densissime ramoso, ramis substrictis, 
ramulis flexuosis minus erectis interdum  intricatis apice sepius incli- 
natis, foliis subdeflexis inferioribus ovato-lanceolatis superioribus subli- 
nearibus. 2& In Senegambia (Perrott.! in hb. DC.) et in Zambesia 
prope Sena cum var. precedente (Peters! in hb. berol). P. deflexus 
Klotzsch in Peters Reise nach Mozambique p. 104. (v. s.) 
y, glaucocarpus (Müll. Arg. 1. c.), ramulis plus minusve strictis virgato- 
ramosissimis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, capsulis pruinoso-glaucis. 2 In 
Nubia (Kotschy n. 303 pr. p.!). P. piluliferus Fenzl in Flora ratisb. 1844 
p.312 ex Benth.in Niger Flora p. 510 et P. linoides Hochst. in Kotschy 
pl.exs. ex Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. 1 p. 84 (nomina nuda). Praeter pruinam 
capsularum cum var. 9 quadrat. (v. s.) 
9, genuinus, ramulis strictis non flexuosis virgato-ramossissimis, foliis 
lineari-lanceolatis , capsulis fuscescentibus epruinosis. 2^ In Guinea 
(Vahl! in hb. Juss., Thonning! in hb. Schum. et in hb. DC. Isert! in 
hb. havn.), in Senegambia pluribus locis (Perrott.! Heudelot n. 466! in 
Mus. paris.), secus flumen Quorra prope Nupe (Barter! in hb. Hook., 
Vogel n. 136! ibid.), et in Angola variis locis a planitie usque in regio- 
nem montanam (Welw. n. 322-324!), dein in Africa austro-orientali in 
Zambesia (Pelers! in hb. berol.) et.in Nubia cum var. precedente 
(Kotschy n. 303 pr. p.!)). P. pentandrus Schumach. Beskr. Plant. Gui- 
neens. p. 419. DP. linifolius Vahl sched. in hb. Juss. ex Baill. Rec. 
d'obs. bot. 1. p. 84 (nomen). P. scoparius Welw. Apont. p. 591. n. 110. 
Menarda linifolia Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. 1. p. 84. Totus glaber, 
dense virgato-cramosus, basi sepe distincte lignescens. Rami ramulique 
tenues, hi filiformes. Stipuld e basi ovata subulato-acuminate, vix ] mm. 
superantes. Foliorum limbus 12-24 cm. longus, 2-5 mm. latus, acumi- 
natus, basi acutus, subglaucescens. Pedicelli omnes abbreviati, fructigeri 
2-24 mm. longi, capsulas vix distincte superantes. Glandula florum mas- 
e libere. Capsule 11 mm. longe, 2-2ilate, leviter 6-sulcatz. 
Y. S. 
S 2. Axis ramulos ultimos foliigeros proferens superne abortiivus, 
ramulis longe superatus. 
178. P. NUMMULARLEFOLIUS (Poir. Encycl. 5. p. 302, quoad specim. Madagasc.), 
pedicellis masculis quam folia multo brevioribus feemineis folia superantibus 
capillaceis apice sensim incrassatis, urceolo hypogyno integro, laciniis calycis 
fcm. late hyalino-marginatis, stylorum ramis reflexis, capsulis depresso- 
globosis, seminibus puncticulato-asperis.5In Madagascaria (hb. DC! Bernier! 
jn Mus. paris.), in Zanzibaria (Speke! Kirk! in hb. Hook.). P. nummulari- 
folius Willd. Spec. pl. 4. p. 584. P. Maderaspatensis Pet. Thouars sched. et P. 
peduncularis Boiv. sched. ex Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. 2. p. 46 (nomina nuda). 
Menarda nummularifolia Baill. Etud. gén. Euph. p. 609. Totus gracilis. Rami 
fusci, subglabri, multiramulosi. Ramuli exigui, 3-5 cm. longi, circ. 12-phylli. 
Stipule lineari-subulatze, petiolos superantes. Foliorum limbus 6-8 mm. longus, 
5-7 mm. latus, orbiculari-obovatus, rotundato-obtusus v. brevissime acutatus, 
basi subacutus, membranaceus, minute pellucido-puncticulatus, supra fuscus, 
subtus albido-glaucus, glaber, venosus. Pedicelli fructigeri folia haud raro 
