CROTON. EUPH. CROTONEXE (avucr. MULLER). 635 
(Humb.! in hb. Willd. fol. 17853 et in hb. Mus. paris.), ad Puerto Cabellos 
(Karsten!). C. rhamnifolius Kunth in Humb. et Bonpl. 1. c. v. 2. p. 75. 
C. albicans Willd. sched. ex Schlecht. in Linnea, v. 6. p. 361. Crotonan- 
thus pradifolius Klotzsch in Linnza, v. 26. p. 634. Frutex circ. 5-6-pe- 
dalis. Ramuli et petioli pilis stellatis subflocculosis tomentelli v. subpulve- 
racei. Petioli 1-2 cm. longi, rarius longiores. Limbus foliorum 5-8 cm. 
longus, 21-31 cm. latus, supra parcissime stellato-pubescens, mox autem 
glabratus, puncticulatus, opacus. Racemi circ. 10 cm. longi; rhachis 
cinereo-pubescens. Pedicelli foem. calyce parvo haud aocrescente 3 mm. 
longo paulo longiores, firmi, masculi calycem bis v. ter aequantes, glabri, 
capillacei. Alabastra masc. globosa, 2 mm. lata, puberula. Capsule 
5-51 mm. longe, 44 mm. late. — Folia basi sepe distincte quintupli- 
nervia, sed costes secundaric infimz longiores dimidio limbo tamen multo 
breviores. (v. S.) 
2* Petioli limbo 4-7-plo breviores. 
305. C. ReGNELLIANUS (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 122), limbo foliorum 
enninervio basi eglanduloso, stipulis exiguis glandulosis, racemis floribundis, 
Brace parvis masculis glomerulifloris, calycis foem. laciniis lanceolatis 
fructigeris quam capsula mulio brevioribus, staminibus circ. 15, filamentis 
rater basin sericeo-villosam glabris, ovario villoso-tomentello, stylis semel 
ipartitis ramis elongatis tenuibus, capsulis oblongo-ellipsoideis, seminibus 
ellipsoideo-cylindricis levibus. 5 In Brasilize prov. Minas Geraes prope Caldas 
(Regnell n. 399! in hb. holm. et in hb. Sond.). Rami teretes, sub racemo 
terminali subumbellatim ramosi, apice cum ram»lis compresso-angulosi, cum 
petiolis pilis adpressis fulvo-tomentosi. Limbus foliorum 4-6 cm. longus, 
11-2 mm. latus, oblongato-ovatus v. ovato-lanceolatus, obtusiusculus, obiter 
crenato-dentatus, supra fuscidulus, pilis depresso-stellatis longe radiantibus 
parce pubescens v. demum glabratus, subtus albescenti-fulvus et adpresso-to- 
mentosus. Flores ftem. basi racemorum plures, approximati. Pedicelli foem. 
'calyce breviores. Calyces masc. fere sessiles, aperientes subglobosi, 24 mm. 
lati, tomentosi, fructigerorum lacinize 4 mm. longae. Capsule 8 mm. longze, 
6 mm. late, indumento demum evanescente glabrescentes. — A simili C. 
rhamnifolio differt foliis breviter petiolatis et capsulis multo majoribus. (v. s.) 
305. C. Barcpzsrr (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 115), foliorum limbo penni- 
nervio v. breviter quintuplinervio basi eglanduloso, stipulis setaceo-subulatis 
parvis, racemis elongatis, bracteis lanceolatis unifloris, calycis fcem. laciniis 
ovato-lanceolatis, petalis masc. oblongo-ovatis basi cuneata lanato-ciliatis o2- 
terum glabris fcemineis lineari-lanceolatis v. setaceis, staminibus 16-18, fila- 
menlis parte dimidia inferiore pilosis, ovario tomentoso-villoso, stylis semel 
rofunde bifidis tomentosis laciniis integris elongatis tenuibus. 5 In Bolivia 
Bridges! in hb. Boiss.). Limbus foliorum 5-7 em. longus, 31 cm. latus, 
ovatus, utrinque subobtusus v. apice breviteracuminatus, subinteger, mem- 
branaceus, viridis, subtus fulvo-incanus. Fructus ignoti. — Specimina fere 
simillima iis C. rhamnifolii « wed culetiam characteribus hucusque 
notis proxime accedunt, sed cum illis comparata primo intuitu tamen rece- 
dunt petiolis tantum 8-12 mm. longis, indumento minus albicante, subfulvo, 
longiore, unde caules magis fulvo-villosuli, pagina superiore stellato-pubes- 
cente et presertim magnitudine multo majore florum masculorum; calyx 
enim masculus aperiens fere 3 mm. latus, unde alabastra quam in illis multo 
majora. Stamina ceterum sünt numerosiora et petala masc. videntur lutea, 
nec albida. Flores majores quam in C. Regnelliano. (v. s.) 
306. C. ALNo1DEUS (DBaill Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 319), limbo penninervio 
basi breviuscule triplinervio eglanduloso, stipulis exiguis, racemis elongatis, 
bracteis masc. l-floris, staminibus 15-20. Jj In Brasilia (hb. Mus. paris.!). 
Fruticulus 40-centimetralis. Rami e caule brevi incrassato assurgentes, sim- 
jlices, subgraciles, basi glabrati, superne breviter fulvo-tomentosi. Petioli circ. 
l cm. longi, graciles, tomentosi. Limbus foliorum majorum 5-7 cm. longus, 
3-4 cm, latus, late ovatus, obtusus v. acutus, basi rotundatus, membra- 
naceus, supra tenuiter stellato-puberulus, subtus tenuiter albido-tomentosus; 
