366 DICOTYL. szu EXOGEN/E. — PuvurANTHUS. 
crassiusculo integro dein 2-3-lobo, columna staminali 3-fida, stylis tenuibus 
brevibus bifidis, capsulis depresso-globosis. (-) In Africa occident. benguelensi, 
in distr. Bumbo in arvis ubi Arachis hypogea culta fuit, prope Bumba satis 
frequens (Welw. n. 315!). Tota planta glabra, circ. sesquipedalis. Caulis 
herbaceus, erectus, haud divisus, longo tractu ramos primarios florigeros 
subdistantes Me Ramuli polyphylli, folium pinnatum referentes. Folia 
breviter petiolata circ. 14 mm. longa, 5-8 mm. lata, oblongato-elliptica, bre-, 
viter subscuminata, basi obtusa et inzequilateralia, subtus glauca, venulosa, 
membranacea. Pedicelli masc. capillacei, fceminei rigidi, calyce fructigero 
longiores. Calycis fructigeri lacinizte 3 mm. longe. Semina fere 2 mm. longa. 
— Tota planta similis Phyllantho lathyroidi, sed antherc verticaliter nec 
transversim biriosa. A P. Niruri, cui etiam subsimilis, differt antheris et 
habitu robustiore. A P. Manniano dein recedit habitu, duratione, caule viridi, 
stipulis setaceis, columna staminali et glandulis florum masculorum. (v. s.) 
252. P. LIEBMANNIANUS, ramulis subteretibus, pedicellis paucis sexu mixtis, 
calycis utriusque sexus laciniis concoloribus foem. obovatis abrupte acumina- 
tis accrescentibus, disci glandulis liberis, columna staminali apice breviter 
triloba, ovario lavi, stylorum. ramis truncatis, capsulis depressis ambitu 
trigonis, seminibus dorso irregulariter verruculoso-asperis. 5 |n Mexico prope 
Consoquitla, La Isleta prope Vera Cruz,et prope Mirador (Liebm.! in hb. 
copenh.). Caules circ. pedales v. sesquipedales, basi subprocumbente v. 
adscendentes, dense ramosi. Ramuli subvirgati, tenues , sepius simplices, 
rubello-fusci v. apice virides, cum tota planta glabri. Stipule e basi lata 
inaquilateraliter sagittato-cordata oblongato-triangulares, lanceolato-acumi- 
nate, concolores, fusce. Petioli circ. 2 mm. longi. Limbus foliorum 15 2; 
cm. longus, 6-14 mm. latus, obovatus, subfirme membranaceus, junior purpu- 
rascenti-v. fuscidulo-viridis, tenuiter costulatus. Pedicelli capillacei, flexuosi , 
fructigeri 7 mm. longi, masculis duplo triplove longiores. Calyx fructiger 
apertus 6 mm. latus. Capsule 31 mm. late, 2 mm. longe. — Ab affini P. 
polygonoide differt forma et magnitudine 2-4-plo majore foliorum, stipulis 
Ropa multo latioribus cum laciniis calycis non marginatis et capsulis. 
v. S. 
253. P. PoLvcoNorprs (Spreng. Syst. veg. 3. p. 23), ramulis subteretibus, 
pedicellis geminis v. ternis, laciniis calycis utriusque sexus oblongo-obovatis 
acutis albido-marginatis sub fructu ampliatis, glandulis disci utriusque sexus 
liberis oblongis, columna staminali breviuscule trifida tenui, stylis eracilibus 
patulis bilobis cruribus apice capitatis, capsulis depresso-globosis ambitu 
teretibus, seminibus irregulariter punctato-verruculosis. j In America sep- 
tentr., in Texas ad Red River (Nutt.! in hb. DC., Berlandier n. 20501 2564! 
Wright n. 637! 1819! Lindheimer n. 177!) et in Mexico imn prov. San Luis 
(Virlet d'Aoust n. 655! in hb. DC.). — Gray et Engelm. in Amer. Transact. 
(n. ser.) v. 5. p.169 et Plant. Lindheim. p. 26. (excl syn.); Torr. Mex. 
bound. Surv. p. 193. (excl. syn. Scheel); Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. 1. p. 25 
P. Maderaspatensis Sesse et Moc. sched. ex Baill. l. c. Suffrutex semipedalis 
v. paulo altior, e basi multiplex, subsimilis P. Maderaspatensi. Rami erecti, 
subsimplices. Stipulae lineari-subulatg, e basi semicordata longe subulato- 
acuminate, subroseze, albido-marginate, fere 3 mm. longs. Petioli circ. 
,] mm. squantes. Limbus foliorum sepius 1 cm. longus, superne 3-4 mm. 
latus, spáthulato-anceolatus, subobtusus, mucronulatus, basin obtusam 
versus sensim angustatus, glaucescens, glaber. Pedicelli masc. foliis 4-5-plo 
feeminei 2-3-plo breviores. Calycis fructigeri laciniae anguste albo-marginatee, 
Obovatz. Capsule diametro 3 mm. bene cquantes. — A P. Maderaspatensi 
preter alia differt seminibus, stylis et glandulis discorum. (v. s.) 
88. Semina transversim costulata. — Ovarium squamoso-verrucosum. 
254. P. Hook En1 (Müll. Arg. in Linnea, v. 32. p. 19), ramulis angulosis, flori- 
bus fasciculatis, calycis feem. laciniis ovatis obtusis, glandulis Nun masc. 
liberis subglobosis elongato-papillosis florum fem. in urceolum integrum 
connatis, columna staminali breviter trifida subgracili, stylis brevibus 
bipartitis recurvis, seminibus in costis transversalibus longitrorsum striolatis. 
