CROTON. EUPH. CROTONEZE (aucr. MULLER,. 661 
mibus inciso-lobatis, racemis elongatis, bracteis rhombeo-lanceolatis concavis 
integris, calycis foem.: laciniis oblongo-triangulari-ovatis acutis integris, 
petalis fcem. triangulari-ovatis parvis, filamentis inferne pilosis, ovario 
superne sparse stellato-pubescente, stylis bipartitis. 5 In Mexico prope More- 
lia (Hartweg n. 389!). Ramuli adscendentes, superne angulosi, primum sparse 
uberuli, mox glabri. Stipule ut in C. urticefolio. Limbus foliorum 3 4-6 cm. 
ongus, 18-25 mm.latus, ovatus v. ovato-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi varia 
margine serrulatus, in ipso apice petioli supra biglandulosus, adsperso-pube- 
rulus. Denticuli limbi minute glanduligeri. Racemi et flores ut in C. populi- 
folio B Essequiboensi, sed bractez breviores, integre, flores subglabri et 
calyces fceminei et styli, nec non stipule, differunt.(v. s.) 
370. C. PERSICARIÍA (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 342. 1864), petiolis limbo 
circ. 3-5-plo brevioribus, limbo basi stipitato-biglanduloso membranaceo, sti- 
pulis e basi ovata subulato-acuminatis, racemis longissimis laxe tenellifloris 
gracillimis, bracteis e basi ovata subulato-acuminatis omnibus 5-3-floris infe- 
rioribus subinde bisexualibus, calycis foem. lacinüs triangulari-lanceolatis 
acuminatis integris v. superne utrinque unidentatis, petalis masc. lineari- 
spathulatis basi longe fimbriato-ciliatis czeterum glabris, filamentis glabris, 
receptaculo masc. paucipiloso, ovario cinereo-tomentello, stylis elongatis 
tenuibus semel bifidis. 5 In Brasilia (Claussen n. 440! 766! 1094! in hb. 
Mus. paris. et in hb. Boiss.). C. Bonplandianus Paill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. 
p. 339. C. micranthus Müll. Arg. in Linnza, 1865. v. 34. p. 92. Specimina 
gracilia, fere omnino glabra, intense viridia, folia juniora tamen pilis 
depresso-stellatis exiguis densiuscule adspersa. Ramuli tenues, sub apice 
racemigero urmbellatim ramosi. Limbus foliorum ramealium circ.:10 cm. 
longus, 3 om. latus, ramulinorum 3-4 cm. longus, szpius 13 cm. latus, lan- 
;eeolatus, acuminatus, basi acutus, denticulatus, viridis. Costze laterales infimze 
pns sequentibus paulo longiores quidem, sed limbo dimidio multo bre- 
lores sepeque inaquali spatio a basi limbi distantes. Racemi 12-15 cm. 
longi; rhachis subfiliformis, glabra. Pedicelli fem. calycem glabrum bene 
awquantes, masculi capillacei, calycem bis :quantes. Calycis [cem. lacinie 
vix 1$ mm. longe. Calyx masc. 1-13 mm. latus, glaber. — Nulli nisi Cro- 
toni (Astraece) Klotzschiano similis, sed characteribus valde diversus. (v. s.) 
2» Limbus foliorum tripli-quintuplinervius. 
311. C. PALUDOSUS (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 132), petiolis limbo paulo 
brevioribus tenuibus, limbo basi eglanduloso, stipulis parvis incisis dentibus 
exiguis crassis subinflexis, racemis brevibus, bracteis parvis inciso-dentatis, 
calycis fom. laciniis anguste lanceolatis acuminatis margine glanduloso- 
ciliato-denticulatis demum capsulam paulo superantibus, petalis feem. denti- 
lormibus masculis ovatis, filamentis inferne pilosis, ovario glabro, stylis 
bipartitis gracilibus, capsulis globosis leviter tridymis, seminibus levibus. 
jj In Brasilia, in paludosis prope Japira prov. bahiensis (Blanchet n. 3095!). 
Suffruticulus diffuse ramosissimus, microphyllinus. Rami ramulique tenues, 
primum cum partibus juvenilibus hispidi, mox lapsu pilorum patentium 
lantum subadpresso-pubescentes, demum tota planta Blabrescens. Petioli fili- 
un Limbus foliorum 6-15 mm. longus, 4-10 mm. latus, interdum 
fere orbicularis, vulgo late ovatus, obtusus, basi leviter cordatus v. obtusus, 
obtuse crenulatus, firme membranaceus, fuscidulus. Pedicelli calycem bis 
*quantes, masculi capillacei. Calyx foem. demum 4 mm. longus, masculus 
glaber. Capsule 3 mm. longa. — Satis similis C. ovalifolio 8 nummulario, 
uocum, defectu florum foemineorum, a cl. Baill. sub C. nummulario (Rec. 
Obs. bot. v. 4. p- 360) confusus erat. (v. s.) 
Series IV. — Sectionis Eucrotonis subsect. Podostachys Jfüll. 
Arg. in Linnza, v. 35. p. 81. — Crotonis sect. Podostachys 
Baill. Etud. gén. Euphorb. p. 365. — Genus Podostachys 
