PHyLLANTHUs. EUPH. PHYLLANTHE/E (4ucr. MULLER). 397 
Thwait. Enum. pl. Zeyl. p. 283; Baill. Etud. gén. Euphorb. p. 628. Macrea 
myrtifolia R. Wight Icon. plant. Indie orient. t. 1902. f. 2. Totus glaber. 
Ramuli dense foliosi. Stipulae ovatae, acuminatze, basi haud retrorsum pro- 
ducte. Limbus foliorum 12-16 mm. longus, 3$-4j cm. latus, basi angus- 
tata quasi biauriculato-cordatus, anguste spathulato-lanceolatus, apice acutus, 
paulo supra medium nec infra medium latior. Pedicelli capillacei, 3-5 mm. 
longi, feminei masculis firmiores. Capsule 3 mm. late, 2 mm. longs, trisul- 
cate, glabre. — Simillimus P. Reeperiano, a quo differt presertim forma 
stipularum. (v. s.) 
** Flores dioici. 
335. P. SELLO wIANUS (Müll. Arg. in Linnea, v. 32. p. 37), floribus utriusque 
sexus numerosis breviter pedicellatis, calycis fructigeri laciniis obovatis con- 
coloribus, glandulis utriusque sexus liberis v. florum fem. subliberis, fila- 
mentis liberis, stylis bifidis minutis recurvis, seminibus levibus. 5 In Mon- 
tevideo (Sellow! in hb. berol). in Brasilia austro-occidentali ad flumen 
Cuyaba (Riedel! n. 1130!). Frutex 6-8-pedalis. Rami teretes, validi, elongati, 
multiramulosi. Ramuli breviusculi, flexuosi, tenues, compressi, folia circ. 
12-18 gerentes. Stipule lineari-lanceolatz, petiolos 2 mm. longos equantes, 
denticulate, basi non retrorsum productze, deciduc. Foliorum limbus sepius 
3-& cm. longus, 7-10. mm. latus v. etiam fere duplo longior et diametro 
12 mm. &quans, lineari-ellipticus, utrinque obtusus v. acutiusculus, rarius 
acutus, minute mucronulatus, obsolete scaber, undique glaber, subtus pri- 
mum glaucus, dein fuscus. Pedicelli utriusque sexus calycem vix duplo su- 
perantes. Calyx masc. 4-6-partitus; fem. sub fructu apertus 24 mm. latus. 
Glandule hypogynz libere v. basi ex parte connats». Loculi antherarum 
apice conniventes, demum subhorizontales. Capsule in axillis foliorum 3-8, 
depresso-globose, 2j mm. late, fusco-nigricantes. Semina opaca, sublavia, 
dorso demum minutissime substriolata. — In speciminibus foemineis interdum 
occurrunt flores masculi nonnulli. (v. s.) 
336. P. Mox rEvipENsrS (Müll. Arg. l. c.), floribus utriusque sexus in pulvi- 
nulis subpaucis, calycis fructigeri parvuli laciniis oblongo-obovatis albido- 
marginatis, glandulis florum masc. liberis, urceolo hypogyno profunde lobato, 
filamentis subliberis, stylis bifidis erecto-patulis, cruribus apice subcapitatis, 
seminibus dense puncticulato-scabris. 5 Circa Montevideo (Sellow! in hb 
' berol.). Suffruticulus fere pedalis, e basi multiramosus. Rami simpliciusculi, 
cum ramulis leviter compressi, fusci, glabri. Stipule latiuscule, basi obiter 
auriculata, sublacere. Petioli 1 $-2 mm. longi. Limbus foliorum 1 1-2 cm. 
longus, 9-12 mm. latus, ovato-ellipticus, basi apiceque brevissime acutatus. 
opacus, fuscidulus, cum omnibus reliquis partibus glaber. Costze secundaria 
eius conspicuz, vena fere omnino occulte. Pulvinuli florigeri dense fulvo- 
racteati. Pedicelli utriusque sexus calycem subequantes. Lacinia calycinc 
fere | 1 mm. longs; calyx fructiger apertus diametro 3 mm. squans. Glan- 
dula florum masc. cuneata. Capsule depressa, circ. 3 mm. late. (v. s.) 
b. Stamina, usque v. ultra, medium in. columnam connata. — Flores dioici. 
337. P. wvyn'rACEUS (Sond. in Linnaa, vol. 23. p. 134), floribus utriusque 
sexus ternis-solitariis, pedicellis masc. mediocribus foem. demum elongatis 
filiformibus, laciniis calycinis ovatis acutiusculis hyalino-marginatis, glandu- 
lis florum masc. liberis, columna staminali pro$ longitudinis trifida. stylis 
bifidis, seminibus laevibus. 5 In Africa austro-orient. ad Port Natal (Gueinzius 
n. 520!), ad Promontorium Bone Spei (Drége sub P. revoluto, in hb. Sond. 
ólet in hb. Benth. O!). P. revolutus E. Mey. sched. in Drége Plant. capens. 
ex. Sond. in Linnea, v. 23. p. 135 (nomen). FruticuluS videtur parvus v. suf- 
frutex, sparsim ramosus, totus glaber. Rami angulosi, subrecti. Ramuli 
erecto-patuli, 8-12 cm. longi, compressi. Stipule triangulari-ovate, longius- 
cule acuminate, margine scariose, basi dilatate, juniores fere tota lon- 
gitudine lacero-denticulate, basi brevissime biauriculate, petiolos juniores 
circ. bis equantes. Foliorum limbus saepius 2-2! cm. longus, 12-16 mm. 
latus, ovatus v. oblongo-ovatus, basi obtusus v. acutiusculus, apice sepius 
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