CROTON. EUPH. CROTONE/E (Avcr. MULLER), 651 
ovario dense hirsuto, stylis breviter connatis circ. 5-6-fidis, seminibus levi- 
bus. 5 v. j In Brasilice prov. Rio Grande, in lapidosis prope Estancia d'Itaru- 
quin (Aug. St-Hilaire n. 2704! in hb. Mus. paris.). Frutex 2-3-pedalis, ramo- 
sissimus, viscosus. Rami ramulique cum partibus junioribus tomento denso 
albido breviusculo tecti. Petioli 1 cm. longi. Foliorum limbus 6 cm. longus, 
] cm. latus, anguste lanceolatus, subsalicinus, acuminatus, basi plus minusve 
acutus v. etiam obtusus, margine argute serrulatus, in serraturis glandulo- 
sus, supra parce pubescens, intense viridis, subtus albido-tomentosus, firme 
membranaceus, venosus. Stipule 5-8 mm. longe, glabra. Flores spicato-ra- 
cemosi, fteminei cujusvis racemi circ. 12, approximati, masculi imbricati. 
Calycis feem. lacinie 7-8 mm. longe, ovata, acutz, erectee, apice subconni- 
ventes, extus intusque stellato-tomentosee, extus secus margines setulis glan- 
duligeris pluriserialibus onusta; masculi lacini. denticulate, hujus denti- 
culi in glandulam stipitatam abeuntes. Petala!masc. e basi angustata obovata, 
intus ad basin et marginem dense villosa, foeminea brevia , subulata, apice 
in glandulam oblongato-ovoideam albidam abeuntia, Disci glandule utriusque 
sexus glabre, florum masc. crasse, fcemineorum subpetaloidea et basi con- 
nate. Stylorum lacinie lineares, papillose, apice involuta. Capsule fere 
5 mm. longe. Semina absque caruncula 3 mm. longa. (v. s.) 
3* Calycis feeminei lacinie dorso tota longitudine et superne undique setulis 
longioribus v. brevioribus apice glanduligeris ornata. 
344. C. pECIP1iENS (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 310), foliorum limbo bre- 
viter petiolato penninervio basi eglanduloso utraque pagina vestito, stipulis 
linearibus glandulosolacinulatis, racemis densifloris apice modice comosis, 
bracteis linearibus glanduloso-lacinulatis, calycis foem. laciniis lanceolato- 
ellipticis dorso breviter sub indumento glanduloso-setuligeris intus glabris 
fuscis, staminibus circ. 10, stylis 4-fidis. . In Brasilia verisimiliter meridio- 
nali (Aug. St-Hilaire, absque n*, in hb. Mus. paris.!)). Rami graciles, fuscati, 
adulti glabrati, juniores cum reliquis partibus tomento molli stellato albido 
densissimo obsiti, subdichotome divisi. Petioli 2-3 mm. longi, crassi, teretes, 
dense villoso-tomentosi. Foliorum limbus 3 cm. longus, 1 cm. latus, lanceo- 
latus, acuminatus, basi rotundatus, submollis, subvilloso-tomentosus, margine 
integer. Costze primariz et secundaric subtus prominentes. Slipule 4-5 mm. 
longa, lanceolato-subulate , ciiatee. Racemi breviusculi, juniores capitati. 
Calyx foem. demum ultra 8 mm. longus. Disci hypogyni lobi 5, stellato-pa- 
tentes, apice truncato transversim suleati. Petala fcem. linearia, glanduli- 
formia. Stylorum lacinie lineares, apice involutze. — Affinis et similis 
C. Garckeano, a quo praesertim calyce femineo longe lanato et breviter glan- 
duloso-setuloso intus glabro distinguitur. (v. s.) 
345. C. ConR1EN TESIANUS (Baill Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 309, ad calcem 
Crotonis Garckeani), foliorum limbo breviter petiolato penninervio basi 
eglanduloso, indumento fulvescente, stipulis pinnatifido-laciniatis, racemis 
multifloris apice longe comosis, bracteis sublinearibus elongatis margine glan- 
duloso-scabris ]-floris, calycis fem. laciniis elliptico-lanceolatis superne dorso 
undique setulis apice glanduloso-capitatis dense vestitis, staminibus circ. 11, 
stylis flabellatim circ. 4-6-partitis. 5 Ad St-Anna in territorio Corrientes Ame- 
rice meridionalis (Bonpl.! in hb. Mus. paris.). — Simillimus C. Garckeano, 
sed ab eo primo intuitu differt indumento fulvescente et presertim racemis 
apice longe comosis, bracteis nempe alabastra multo longius excedentibus 
fere integrisnec pinnatilobis. Racemi quoad bracteas similes iis C. serratifolii, 
ubi autem folia argute serrulata et calyces fceminei alii. (v. s.) 
346. C. GARCKEANUS, foliorum limbo subsessili penninervio basi eglanduloso, 
indumento albido, stipulis subulato-lanceolatis glanduloso-inciso-dentatis, ra- 
cemis multifloris apice mediocriter comosis, bracteis 1-floris bracteolis duabus 
similibus consociatis lineari-lanceolatis more stipularum inciso-dentatis elon- 
gatis, calycis foem. laciniis oblongato-ellipticis obtusis superne dorso undique 
setulis longiusculis capitato-glanduligeris dense ornatis intus villosis, petalis 
masc. spathulato-lanceolatis, staminibus circ. 11, filamentis elongatis anthe- 
