CROTON. EUPH. CROTONE/E (aucr. MULLER). 591 
pilo partiali elongato auctis, racemis demum elongatis, bracteis 1-3-floris mox 
accrescendo-foliaceis lanceolatis, calyce foem. majusculo accrescente, petalis 
fem. spathulato-lanceolatis calyce subduplo brevioribus, staminibus 14-16, 
ovario hirsuto, stylis bis v. ter dichotome divisis. 5 In Madagascaria 
(Commers.! in hb. Juss., hb. Mus. paris., hb. DC.). — Willd. Spec. pl. v. 4. 
p. 542; Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 148. Andrichnia bracteata Baill. Etud. 
gén. Euphorb. p. 362. Ramuli graciles, teretes, cum petiolis subferrugineo- 
hirtelli. Petioli alterni v. superiores suboppositi, graciles. Limbus foliorum 
8-12 cm. longus, 31-5 cm. latus, lanceolaio-ovatus, acuminatus, basi rotun- 
dato-obtusus, integer, firme membranaceus supra primum pilis depresso- 
stellatis parvis adspersus, asperulus, dein fere omnino glabratus, subtus 
mollius pubescens. Bracteze utriusque sexus accrescentes, sub floribus 
2-5 mm. longa, dein 10-15 mm. longe et 4 mm. latee. Racemi demum semi- 
pedales. Flores foem. numerosi. Alabastra mascula globosa, 2 mm. tantum 
lata, pallide rufo-hirtella, feeminea subangulosa. Calyx fructiger 7 mm. lon- 
gus, pedicello paulo brevior. Petala masc. superne margine dense lanigera. 
— '[otus similis Coelodisco montano. (v. s.) 
21. C. NuDA TUs (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 168), foliis oppositis, stipulis 
lineari-lanceolatis rigidulis, racemo brevi paucifloro, calycis foem. laciniis 
ovatis acutis tomentellis glandulosis, petalis foem. calycem aequantibus spa- 
thulato-lanceolatis, disco hypogyno cupuleformi membranaceo villoso, ovario 
globoso pube stellata rufescente obsito, stylis basi connatis plurifidis, capsulis 
subglobosis, seminibus lavihus. j In Madagascaria ad sinum Diego-Suarés 
(Boivin n. 2659! in hb. Mus. paris.. Ramuli dichotome ramosi, teretes, 
glabri, fusci, lenticellati. Folia evoluta et flores masc. speciminis hb. Mus. 
paris. desunt, folia autem juvenilia, post fructificationem ramulorum nas- 
centia ovata, acuta, basi obtusa, penninervia, margine minutissime denticu- 
lata. Coste secundarie utroque latere tantum 4-5. Flores feem. breviter 
pedicellati. Petala foem. basi attenuata, subspathulata, dense villosa, estiva- 
tione imbricata. Stylorum lacinie erubescentes. Capsule 3-coccs, 5 mm. 
longe, pilis lepidoto-stellatis adsperse v. fere omnino glabrate. Semina 
33 mm. longa, ovoidea, erubescentia, levia, albido-carunculata. — Haud raro 
occurrunt flores fceminei verticillo unico staminum evoluto, sc. staminibus 
5 evolutis petalis oppositis, hermaphroditi facti, quod etiam in aliis speciebus 
Crotonis hinc inde observari potest. (v. s. 
f. Foliorum limbus tripli-quintuplinervius. 
22. C. Gov no i: (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 157. t. 5. fig. 1-3), foliis longe 
petiolatis 5-3-lobis v. elobatis basi stipitato-biglandulosis, racemis elongatis, 
bracteis 3-5-floris infimis bisexualibus, calycis foem. laciniis ovatis acutis, 
petalis dense incano-tomentosis foem. orbiculari-ovatis obtusis, staminibus 
15-18, ovario globoso hirsuto, stylis complanatis plurifidis. 5 In Madagascaria 
interiore montana prope Tananarivo (hb. Delessert!). Ramuli teretes, validi, 
cum petiolis costisque foliorum et inflorescentia pube ferruginea subfloccosa 
tecti. Folia alterna v. summa opposita, juniora dense ferrugineo-v. flavescenti- 
pubescentia, subtus prominenter reticulato-venosa, evoluta in petiolis 5 cm. 
longis 12 cm. longa, 9 cm. lata, late ovata, acuminata, basi cordata, margine 
dentata. Lobi foliorum acuminati. Stipula subulato-lineares, 5 mm. longe, 
caduce. Racemi usque 20 cm. longi, floribundi. Pedicelli calyce multo lon- 
Epid masc. demum ? mm. longi, feminei nutantes, masculis crassiores, 
emum 2 om. eequantes. Petala fem. imbricata, demum calyce longiora, 
ciliata. — Flores fcem. sepissime stamina rudimentaria 5-15, v. stamina 
hinc inde perfecta, pollinigera, in sstivatione more generis iníracta, profe- 
runt. (v. s.) 
II. Styli semel dichotome divisi. — Folia quintuplinervia. 
23. C. MoNGUE (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 158), foliis longe petiolatis basi 
biglandulosis, racemis longissimis, bracteis 3-7-floris, calycis feem. laciniis 
ovatis acutis, petalis calycem paulo superantibus obovatis tomentosis, stami- 
nibus 15-16, filamentis inferne pubescentibus, ovario pilis stellatis fulvo-to- 
