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ceo-subulatis valde elongatis, racemis compacto-multifloris, hracteis lineari- 
spathulatis denticulatis setaceo-bistipulatis masc. 3-5-floris, calycis foem. 
laciniis triangulari-ovatis acutis parvis non accrescentibus, petalis masc. spa- 
thulato-obovatis basi longius ezeterum breviter ciliatis, staminibus circ. 16, fila- 
mentisinferne pilosis, ovario tomentoso, stylis bis profunde bipartitis laciniis 
elongatis a basi apicem versus sensim subulato-acuminatis, capsulis subglo- 
bosis,seminibus lzvvibus. 5 Prope urbem Mexico, ubi (fide hb. Pavon.) Sangre 
de Drago nuncupatur (Humb.! in hb. Kunth., Pav.! in hb. Boiss.), prope 
8. Andres in sylvaticis (Schiede n. 60!), prope Chinantla (Liebm.! in hb. co- 
penli.). — Schlecht. in Linnaea, 1830. v. 5. p. 85. Plantatota copia indumenti, 
amplitudine et forma et colore foliorum et tota inflorescentia valida compacta 
similis C. coriaceo et affinibus, folia autem longius petiolata. Petioli 6-10 cm. 
longi. Foliorum limbus ovaius, acuminatus, basi cordatus, margine denticu- 
latus, quam in citata specie minus coriaceus et indumentum paginze supe- 
rioris breve, subflocculosum, demum fere evanescens. Stipule longissime, 
10-16 mm. longa, basi diametro vix 1 mm. latiores. Capsule 9 mm. longe, 
tomento stellato-floccoso fulvo-nigricante tectze. Semina 7 mm. longa. — Ab 
affinibus preter numerum staminum et limbum foliorum eglandulosum primo 
intuitu stylorum ramis validis, rectis, erecto-patulis, circ. 8 mm. longis, 
sensim subulato-attenuatis, fulvo-tomentosis, apice nudis, distinguitur. (v. s.) 
88. Foliorum limbus basi glanduliger. 
. 1* Stipule pinnatifidz. 
571. C. PuRDz1 (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. 483), petiolis limbo 
2-4-plo brevioribus, limbo triplinervio grosse stipitato-biglanduloso, stipulis 
anguste lineari-lanceolatis elongatis inciso-dentatis, bracteis plurifloris, calycis 
fem. laciniis ovatis fructigeris modice accrescentibus, petalis masc. obovato- 
lanceolatis villosis, staminibus circ. 28, filamentis basi pilosis, ovario dense 
rufo-hirsuto, stylis bipartitis, laciniis latiusculis bilobis lobis oblique obovatis 
crenato-dentatis, capsulis subdepresso-globosis ambitu teretibus, seminibus 
grosse transversim undulato-costatis. j In Nova Granata (Purdie! in hb. 
Hook.). Limbus foliorum 1-12 cm. longus, 3-5 cm. latus, anguste triangulari- 
ovatus, acuminatus, basi rotundata leviter cordatus, crenulato-dentatus, supra 
flocculoso-tomentosus, subtus lanato-tomentosus et pallidior, subincanus. 
Bractez inferiores bisexuales. Flores masculi subsimilis iis C. speciosi, sed 
multo minores, 3 mm. lati, longius fulvo-hirsuti, fasciculati. Calyx fructiger 
6 mm. longus, pedicello subduplo longior. Capsule 12 mm. late, 9 mm. 
longs, pilis rufo-fulvis stellatis densis hirsut:e. Semina 7 mm. longa, 5 mm. 
lata. — Proxime et characteribus propius quam habitu ad C. polycarpum 
accedit, diversus est petiolis breviusculis, ambitu foliorum magis triangulari, 
stipulis et stylis nec non indumento florum et ovariorum multo longiorc fulvo- 
rufescente. Etiam ad C. callicarpeefolium accedit. (v. s.) 
38. C. POLYCARPUS (Benth. Plant. Hartweg. p. 249), petiolis limbo dimidio 
paulo brevioribus, limbo basi minutius 2-4-glanduloso, stipulis anguste lineari- 
lanceolatis parcius v. densius pinnatifidis, racemis elongatis, calycis foem. 
laciniis ovatis modice accrescentibus, petalis masc. oblongo-obovatis lanatis, 
staminibus circ. 15-20, filamentis inferne pilosis, ovario ferrugineo-tomentoso, 
stylis semel profunde bifidis, ramis apice lanceolatis inciso-dentatis, capsulis 
magnis globosis obscure trisulcatis pilisque fasciculatis quasi muricato-tomen- 
lellis, seminibus grosse oblique undulato-costatis. 5 In Nova Granata prope 
Hacienda de Hato frio, in prov. Papayan, ubi cum multis aliis Crotonibus 
thurem praebet Sangre de Draco dictum (Hartweg n. 1373! in hb. Hook.), in 
prov. de Canca ubi altitudine circ. 3700 ped. viget. (Triana n. 3630! 3634! 
et Linden n. 291!) Ramuli teretes, cum pedunculis pube stellata ferruginea 
dense verruculoso-tomentosi. Stipulae, 12-18 mm. longe, lineari-lanceolate v. 
lineares ; undique tomentose. Petioli 5-14 cm. longi. Foliorum limbus 
15-18 cm. longus, 7-10 cm. latus, oblongo-ovatus, acutiusculus, basi leviter 
cordatus, subcrenulatus, supra primum dense tomentosus, demum glabratus 
et more Bradleie corrugatze corrugato-rugosus. Coste secundaricz subparal- 
lele, subtus prominentes, infimze majores oppositze. Racemi fere pedales. 
