CROTON. EUPH. CROTONE/E (avcr. MULLER ;. 513 
nium et Heptalla Rafin. — Hendecandra Eschw. — Astrogyne Benth. — Peta- 
lostigma Mart. — Argyrodendron (quoad plantam feem.), Astrea, Barhamia, 
Brachystachys, Cleodora, Codonocalyx, Crotonanthus, Cyclostigma, Engelman- 
nia, Eutropia, Geiseleria, Lasiogyne, Leucadenia, Medea, Ocalia, Pilinophyton, 
Podocalyx, Podostachys, Tiglium, Timandra |Klotzsch. — Geiseleria Mig. — 
Angelandra Endl. — Gynamblosis Torr. — Calyptriopetalum Hassk. — Cro- 
ton et Klotzschiophyton Ball. — Aubertia et Monguia Chapel. — Ar- 
gyra Noronha. — Anisophyllum et Furcaria Bow. — Myriogomphus Fr. 
Diedrichs. 
Calyx masc. 5 (5-6)-partitus, lacinie latius angustiusve imo angustis- 
sime et apice tantum distincte imbricativie, secunda spirze (impar) pos- 
tica, axin inflorescenti: spectans. Petala laciniis calycis isomera, evoluta 
v. plus minusve rudimentaria aut obsoleta. Glandulz disci cum petalis 
alternantes. Stamina centralia (5-400, sepius 10-20); filamenta apice 
cum antheris inflexa; anthere plus minusve basi £xae, demum oscillan- 
do-erectze, birimos&. Ovarii loculi (2-5, sepissime 3) uniovulati. Styli 
dichotome divisi. Fructus capsularis; cocca bivalvia. Semina caruncu- 
lata. Embryo in albumine rectus; cotyledones ovatz,radiculam zquan- 
tes. — Arbores v. scepius frutices et herbs perennes, rarius annus, to- 
tius orbis calidioris terrarum, habitu variegato. Folia alterna, petiolata, 
distincte v. obsolete bistipulata, dentata v. integra, rarius lobata, pen- 
ninervia v. tripli-quintuplinervia, consistentia varia. Indumentum lepi- 
dotum v. depresso-stellatum v. saepius stellatum. Flores vulgo monoici, 
in racemum sape spiciformem saepissime terminalem dispositi, inferio- 
res feminei. Lacinia calycis masc. sepe adeo incomplete imbricativae, 
ut primo intuitu tota fere longitudine valvares, apice autem, si horizon- 
laliter sectae, evidenter imbricative evadunt, in aliis tamen latiuscule, 
in aliis late imbricate sunt. Lacinism calyois foem. 4-6 (-12), vulgo 5. Pe- 
tala mascula fere semper, feeminea rarius evoluta, evoluta in alabastro 
imbricativa, rudimentaiia vulgo subuliformia, apice plus minusve capi- 
tulato-glanduligera, longitudine varia. Receptaculum sepissime lanato- 
pubescens. Antherarum rima in alabastro extrorsm, in floribus aper- 
lis, i. e. in antheris dein oscillando-erectis introrsc. Capsule sepissime 
tricocca. 
CONSPECTUS DIAGNOSTICUS SECTIONUM. 
* Petala utriusque sexus evoluta. 
I. Eluteria. Calyces pentameri; lacinie zquales. Receptaculum 
masc. pilosum. 
** Petala florum masculorum evoluta, feemineorum rudimentaria 
v. obsoleta. 
IL. Decapetalon. Calyces pentameri; lacinie 10, sequales. Petala 
florum masculorum, sc. glandule membranaces, petalis similes, 
florum feemineorum rudimentaria. Receptaculum masc. pilosum. 
III. Decalobium. Calyx masc. 5-partitus, foemineus 10-partitus, 
hujus lacinie alternatim inzquales, sc. laciniz calycis ver& in si- 
nubus lobo stipulari iis minore auctm. Petala masc. 5. Recepta- 
culum masc. pilosum. 
IV. Eucroton. Calyces pentameri ; lacinize zequales. Petala masc. 5. 
Receptaculum masc, pilosum. 
