CROTON. EUPH. CROTONEJE (a4ucr. MULLER). 615 
ridionali (Sellow! in hb. berol., Gaudich. n. 1672! in hb. Mus. paris), in 
prov. Rio Grande do Sul (Aug. St-Hilaire n. 2525! in hb. Mus. paris.). C. mi- 
nutiflorus Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 138. C. Calebogyne Baill. sched. 
ex ipso Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 293. Frutex ramosissimus, stenocladus. 
Rami teretes. Ramuli compressi, fulvescenti-argentei. Petioli 2-6 mm. longi, 
lenues. Limbus foliorum 2-5 cm. longus, 4-8 mm. latus, anguste lineari- 
lanceolatus, utrinque acutus, basi eglandulosus, integer, obsolete penniner- 
vius, supra fuscidulus et in margine lepidibus paucis onustus v. omnino gla- 
ber. Racemi graciles, subelongati; rhachis tenuis. Calyx fructiger 3 mm. 
attingens, masculus globosus, vix 11 mm. latus, aperiens diametro haud 
omnino 2 mm. equans, i. e. in genere minimus. Capsule 3-34 mm. longe, 
argillaceo-incanz. (v. s.) 
** Flores dioici. 
393. C. URnucvA vENsIS (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 292), foliorum limbo 
supra glabro subtus dense lepidoto, lepidibus fulvo-v. flavido-argenteis ciliato- 
radiantibus, stipulis obsoletis, floribus minutis, racemis masc. floribundis a 
basi florigeris fasciculifloris, petalis florum masc. obovatis margine ciliatis 
czeterum glabris, staminibus circ. 15, filamentis glabris. 5 Banda oriental del 
Uruguay (Aug. St-Hilaire n. 2249. o! 2449. o! in hb. Mus. paris.). Rami 
teretes, subsparse ferrugineo-lepidoto-squamulosi, juniores obtuse trigono- 
angulosi v. subacute compressi, cum petiolis lepidibus albido-ferrugineis 
dense vestiti. Foliorum limbus breviter petiolatus, 4-8 cm. longus v. sapius 
circ. 6 cm. aquans, 8-12 mm. latus, lineari-lanceolatus, penninervius, basi 
eglandulosus, apicem versus longius sed obtuse acuminatus, basi obtusus v. 
juniorum acutus, integer, supra fuscescens. Flores fcem. ignoti, et species 
hanc ob rem quoad locum systematicum nondum certissima, sed ex summa 
similitudine juxta C. Gaudichaudi locata est. — A C. Gaudichaudi differt 
inflorescentiis, magnitudine paulo majore partium, foliis subduplo majoribus, 
lepidibus foliorum evolutorum non pure argenteo-albidis, junioribus flavidis 
v. fulvis, racemis masc. a basi florigeris et forma petalorum. (v. s.) 
2" Limbus foliorum utraque pagina lepidotus. 
* Flores dioici. 
394. C. vvR1ANTHUS (Müll. Arg. in Linnca, v. 34. p. 138), foliis supra sparse 
subtus dense lepidotis, lepidibus utriusque pagin: margine ciliato-radiantibus 
argillaceo-argenteis, stipulis obsoletis, racemis numerosissimis parvulis uni- 
sexualibus, bracteis lineari-lanceolatis, calycis foem. laciniis modice inaqua- 
libus oblongo-obovatis acutis, petalis masc. spathulato-lanceolatis ciliato-bar- 
batis, staminibus circ. 12, filamentis glabris, ovario lepidoto-squamoso, stylis 
bipartitis. 5 In Brasilia meridionali (Sellow! in hb. berol.). Frutex ramosis- 
simus. Rami graciles, teretes. Ramuli numerosi, superne compressi, lepidoti, 
ramillis parvis pauciíoliatis in racemum abeuntibus plus minusve numerosis 
&ucti, unde racemi valde numerosi. Limbus foliorum breviter petiolatus, 
2-& cm. longus, 5-10 mm. latus, v. in ramulis duplo et ultra minor, lineari- 
lanceolatus, utrinque acutus, basi eglandulosus, indistincte penninervius, 
imteger. Racemi parvi, vix floribundi, lepidoti, masculi minus quam fceminei 
iar Pedicelli masc. calycem fere bis eequantes, foeminei masculis duplo 
reviores, Calyx fcem. vertice obliquus, sc. statu nondum aperto. Receptacu- 
lum masc. dense pilosum. Capsulz ignotze. (v. s.) 
** Flores monoici. 
395. C. Eni1COIDEUS (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. v. 4. p. 293), foliis supra densius- 
cule subtus creberrime lepidotis, lepidibus eleganter ciliato-cradiantibus sub- 
flavido-argenteis, stipulis obsoletis, racemis demum elongatis, bracteis lan- 
ceolato-subulatis utriusque sexus i-floris, calycis foem. laciniis modice 
inzqualibus obovatis extus crebre lepidotis intus stellato-pubescentibus, petalis 
masc. obovatis basi dense ciliatis, staminibus circ. 15, ovario dense lepidoto- 
