euviLANTHUS. EUPH. PHYLLANTHEZE (4ucr. MULLER). 384 
gatis filiformibus erecto-patulis bifidis, cruribus recurvis, seminibus minulis- 
sime puneticulatis. 5 In Guadeloupe (Cl. Richard. ! in hb. Franquev., Perrott. ! 
et Bert. in hb. DC), in insula Trinitatis (Sieb. hb. flor. Trinit. n. 153!) — 
Sw. Flor. Ind.occid.2. p. 1101; Vahl Symb. 2. p. 95; Willd. Spec. pl. 4. 
P- 586; Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. 2. p. 17. Frutex decempedalis, inferne simplex, 
superne ramosus. Rami virgaii, teretes. Ramuli 5-8 cm. longi, dense distiche 
inserti, dense foliosi.Stipule lineari-lanceolate, subscariose. Foliorum disti- 
chorum limbus 6-10 mm. longus, 2-3j mm. atus, subsessilis, obliquus, 
oblongo-obovatus, recurvo-subfaleatus, obtusus, muticus v. mucronulatus, 
basi acutus, supra demum minute foveolato-punctatus, subtus glaucus, 
glaber, subevenosus. Flores masc, vix 1 mm. longi, feminei paulo majores. 
Glandule florum ícwm. exigue. Ovarium trigonum, leve, glabrum. Styli 
insigniter graciles, calycem longe superantes. Capsule 4 mm.late, 24 mm. 
longa. — Ludit maerophyllus, foliis duplo triplove majoribus, 21-3 cm. lon- 
mis, 15 cm. latis. In insula Martinica (Sieb. hb. flor. Mart. n. 396!). (v. s.) 
3* Columna staminalis breviter trifida. Discus hypogynus urceolaris. 
391. P. MELLERI (Müll. Arg. iu Flora ralisb. 1864. p. 514), ramulis teretibus, 
floribus in axillis foliorum subsolitariis, pedicellis brevibus, calycis utriusque 
sexus laciniis obovatis rotündato-obtusis, disci masc. glandulis liberis trans- 
versim ellipticis, stylis bifidis, cruribus acuminatis. j In Madagascaria inter 
''amatave et Antananarivo (D*. Meller! in hb. Hook.). Rami subvalidi, teretes, 
cinerascentes. Ramuli ramillos foliigeros et florigeros paucifoliatos circ. 
2$-^em. longos gerentes. teretes, obscure cinerascentes, erecto-patuli, scabri- 
duli, in specimine viso circ. là cm. longi. Ramilli puberuli. Stipule e basi 
triangulari-ovata integra basi haud producta subulato-acuminate, non sca- 
riose, |$ mm. longa. Foliorum subsessilium limbus 6-9 mm. longus, 
4-6 mm. latus, suboblique ovatus, utrinque acutiusculus, margine recurvus, 
firmus, supra fuscus, subopacus, subtus glaucus v. demum fuscescens. Pedi- 
celli calycem circ. biszequantes. Calyx masc. evolutus 3 mm. longus, i. e. in 
sectione Euphyllantho magnus, foemineus maseulo paulo major. Alabastra 
obtuse obovoidea. Glandule florum crasse; urceolus hypogynus subinteger. 
Ovarium leve, glabrum. Stylorum rami subrecurvo-patuli. Fructus hueusque 
ignotus. — Species nulli cognitarum arcte affinis, ex habitu quemadmodum ad 
P. orbicularem accedit. (v. s.) 
. Ramuli florigeri vulgo elongati, virgati, tenues, minus firmi, herbaceo-viri- 
des. Folia tenuiter membranacea. — Stipule lineari-lanceolatze, submembra- 
nacez, fuscidule. Flores omnium monoici ; fceminei masculis immixti, pauci, 
sape deficientes. 
M 
1* Glandulz florum masculorum 3, duplices, libere, v. subliberz. 
292. P. AcuMINATUS (Vahl Symb. p. 95), pedicellis utriusque sexus glabris, 
disci masc. glandulis 2 inferne subconnatis foveolato-impressis, antheris api- 
culatis, connectivis inter se commatis, ovario levi, stylis reflexis breviter bi- 
lobis latiusculis lobis subemarginatis. 5 et 5 In America calidiore late 
diffusa : In Insula St-Thomas (hb. DC. !), 1n Cuba (C. Wright n. 1948!), inter 
Vera Cruz et Santa Fe (schiede n. 19! Beyrich!), in Costa. Rica (B Hoffm. 
n.800!), in Nova Granata (Schlim n. 79!), in Venezuela (Vargas! Fendler 
n. 1194! Otto n. 801! in Peruvia (Hartweg n. 1376! Spruce n. 4928!) , in Su- 
rinamia (Weigel! Hostm. n. 413! Kappler n. 1688!), in Guyana gallica (hb. DC.!), 
et variis locis Basiliae subeequatorialis (Blanchet ! Sellow!).— Willd. Spec. pl. 4. 
p. 580; Baill. Rec. d'obs.bot. 1. p. 33. P. subglomeratus Poir. Encycl. vol. 5. 
p- 304. P. lycioides, P. mucronatus, P. ruscoides, Kunth in Humb. et Bonpl. Nov. 
Ben. et sp. pl: p. 2. 112-113. P. averrhozfolius Steud. Nomencl.P. attenuatus 
Willd. hb. ex Auct. cit. P. Cumanensis Willd. hb. ex Auct. l. c. P. feetidus 
Pav. sched. ex Baill. Frutex arborescens, 8-20-pedalis, valde ramosus. Ramuli plus 
minusve puberuli, virides, angulosi. Petioli 3-& mm. longi. Foliorum limbus se- 
pius 3-4 cm. longus, 11-2 cm. latus, oblongo-ovatus, basi plus minusve acutus, 
apice brevius longiusve acuminatus, imo cuspidatus. mucronulatus, subpallide 
viridis, membranaceus, sepissime duplo longior quam latus, rarius sesque 
XV. Sect. 2. : EN 
