CROTON. EUPH. CROTONE/E (Aucr. MULLER). 585 
juncta. Pedicelli calyce duplo breviores. Alabastra masc. globosa, mutica, 
pilis lepidoto-stellatis vestita; diametro 2 mm. zquantia. Capsule subsessiles, 
9 mm. late, 8 mm. longe. Semina 6 mm. longa, fusca, nitida. — Species 
toto habitu, foliis confertis et costis secundariis insignita. (v. s.) 
c. Stamina circ. 12-10 v. pauciora. Folia penninervia. 
185. C. 1Nc1sUs (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 159), foliis confertis subop- 
positis v. 3-5-natim subverticillatis breviter petiolatis sursum a medio grosse 
inciso-dentatis basi stipitato-biglanduldsis, glomerulis paucifloris, petalis 
masc. obovatis pilis depresso-stellatis parvis adspersis, filamenlis pilosis. 
5 In Madagascaria (Pet. Thouars! in hb. Mus. paris.). Rami dichotome divisi, 
graciles, pilis rufo-fuscescentibus hirtelli. Petioli 1-& mm. longi, teretes, hir- 
tell. Limbus foliorum majorum 4 cm. longus, 1i cm. latus, minorum vix 
1 cm. longus, omnium e basi longe cuneata lanceolato-Crhombeus, acumina- 
lus, basi integer, demum omnino glabratus; dentes utroque latere tantum 
2-4, inzequales. Costee secundarie vix perspicue. Flores foem. et fructus 
ignoti. — Proxime accedit ad C. cassinioidem Lam., cuique similis, sed primo 
intuitu foliis grosse paucidentatis et distinctius rhombeis differt. Etiam C. ani- 
Sato, quocum comparavit cl. Baill., similis, sed indumentum calycis (in foliis 
is est pese nec lepidotum. Conf. insuper ad spec. sequen- 
lem. (v. s. 
186. C. AMBANIVOULENSIS (Baill. l. c. p. 165), foliis oppositis v. subverticil- 
latis breviter petiolatis basi stipitato-biglandulosis, pilis indumenti depresso- 
stellatis exiguis niveis, racemis brevissimis, calyce masc. aperiente globoso, 
"calycis foem. laciniis obovatis basi cuneatis accrescentibus, staminibus 11, 
ovario stellato-hirtello, stylis bis bifidis. j In sylvis Madagascarie, Ambani- 
voules, Tamatave (Goudotin hb. Deless.!). Frutex 7-10-pedalis (Goud.). Ràmi 
di-trichotome divisi, graciles, teretes, pube stellulata hirtelli. Ramuli pilis 
ferrugineo-rufescentibus hirtelli, gracillimi. Petioli vix 5 mm. longi, graciles, 
apice longe stipitato-biglanduligeri. Foliorum limbus 2-2 4 cm. longus, 10-12, 
imo usque 20 mm. latus, rhombeus, basi cuneatus, indistincte penninervius, 
crenatus, membranaceus, supra glabriusculus, subtus parce puberulus et 
pallidior. Racemi spiciformes, brevissimi, pauciflori, basi florem fcem. uni- 
cum eo Calyx masc. pilis stellatis hirtellus. Glandule hypogyna bre- 
ves. (v. s. 
B*. Foliorum limbus basi eglandulosus. — Species preter priorem 
americana. 
3. Stamina circiter 10. 
* Folia opposita v. subverticillata. 
187. C. cAssINIOIDES (Lam. Encycl. v. 2. p. 211), foliis breviter petiolatis 
basi eglandulosis, racemo minimo paucifloro, calycis fcem. laciniis obovatis, 
staminibus 9-11, filamentis inferne hirtellis, ovario stellato-tomentel]o, stylis 
3 bis bipartitis. 5 In Madagascaria (Commers.! in hb. Juss., in Mus. paris., 
in hb. Willd. fol. 17902 et in hb. DC.). — Geisel. Crot, Monogr. p. 4h; 
Spreng. Syst. veg. v. 3. p. 815; Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 1. p. 161. Rami 
alternatim v. dichotome et breviter ramulosi, graciles, teretes, nigricantes, 
glabri. Hamuli ultimi abbreviati, paucifoliati, pilis stellatis rufo-ferrugineis 
v. demum pallidis hirtelii v. puberuli. Petioli oppositi v. 3-4-natim subverti- 
cillati, 1-4 mm. longi, tenues, pilis substellatis puberuli. Limbus foliorum 
1-34 mm. longus, 5-18 mm. latus, rhombeo-obovatus, utrinque subacutus, 
penninervius, superne crenato-denticulatus, supra obscure fuscus, subtus pal- 
lidior, primum utraque pagina pilis depresso-stellatis exiguis breviter radian- 
tibus albidis et in costis simul pilis longioribus adspersus, demum glabratus. 
Racemi foliis multo breviores. Pedicelli calycem vix cwquantes. Calyx fcm. 
demum 4 mm. longus, pilis stellatis puberulus, masculus foemineo fere 
iriplo et ultra minor, ferrugineo-puberulus. Petala masc: fere glabra, fc- 
minea exigua, subulata, Stylorum lacinie integre v. hinc inde bifide. (v. 5.) 
