690 DICOTYL. seu EXOGENJE. CROTON. 
vestitis, floribus compactis, rhachi crassa, laciniis calycis triangulari-ovatis 
crassis, staminibus circ. 10, filamentis hirsutis, stylis bis v. ter dichotome di- 
visis brevibus, capsulis ovoideo-globosis tridymis, seminibus levibus. j In 
arenosis maritimis, vulgo copiosissime, in Carolina (Walter! in hb. Willd. 
fol. 11842, Bosc! Fraser! Mich.!), in Texas (Aschenborn! Lindheim.!), in 
Mexico orientali (Berlandier n. 3213!), prope Vera Cruz in collibus arenosis 
(Schiede n. 65! Liebm.! C. Ehrenb.! Fr. Müllern.220! in hb. Meissn.), prope 
Campéche (Bonpl.! in hb. berol), ad Porto Bello (hb. holm.!), prope Car- 
thagenam Colombie (Billberg! in hb. holm. et in hb. berol.), in Curacao 
(Mus. paris.!) nec non in insula Cuba (C. Wright n. 1993!). — Geisel. Crot. 
Monogr. p. 56; Pursh Flor. of North. Amer. v. 2. p. 603, exclus. syn. Mich.; 
Elliott Sketch 2. p. 646; Kunth in Humb. et Bonpl. Nov. gen. et spec. pl. v. 2. 
p. 69; Schlecht. in Linnea, v. 5. p. 86; Chapm. Flor. of the South. Unit. Stat. 
p. 407; Torr. Mex. bound. surv. p. 195. C. disjunctiflorus Mich. Flór. bor. 
amer. 2. p. 215 (1803). C. Plukenetii Geisel. Crot. Monogr. p. 40, 1807. Drepade- 
nium maritimum Rafin. Neogenyt. p. 2, 1825. Hendecandra maritima Klotzsch 
in Erichs. Archiv 1841. part. L. p. 252. Gynamblosis maritima Baill. Etud. 
gén. Euphorb. p. 372. Caules vulgo infrapedales, simplices v. scepius superne 
varie ramosi , crassiusculi, forte succulenti, compresso-angulosi, pilis scabro- 
vestiti, cum tota planta fulvo-v. cinereo-subrufescentes, v. pallido-fulvi. Petioli 
limbum sepius subzequantes. Limbus foliorum 2-4 cm. longus, 11-2-plo lon- 
gior quam latus, sepius ovatus, nunc ellipticus v. obovatus, utrinque obtu- 
sus v. basi subcordatus, opacus. Spicze approximate, inferne dein casu florum 
masculorum articulatorum denudata, inferiores interdum parvule et omnino 
foeminez, superiores sepius omnino mascule. Calyces 21 mm. longi. Cap- 
sule.6-7 mm. longa. Semina circ. 6 mm. cquantia, ccerulescenti-lacteo-ci- 
nerea, variegata. (v. s.) ! 
** Species dioica. 
1* Ovarium lepidotum. Filamenta vestita. 
426. C. NEo-Mrexicawus (Müll Arg. in Linnea, v. 34. p. 141), caulibus 
dichotome divisis, petiolis limbo 2-3-plo brevioribus, limbo subtus dense 
argenteo-lepidoto, lepidibus profunde radiantibus, stipulis obsoletis, floribus 
lepidotis, racemo masc. brevi paucifloro basi nudo femineo depauperato 
1-3-floro, bracteis parvis lanceolato-ovatis, calycis foem. laciniis lanceolato- 
ovatis, glandulis florum masc. subliberis, disco hypogyno orbiculari integro, 
staminibus circ. 11, filamentis pilosis, ovario levi dense lepidoto-squamuloso, 
stylis bipartitis dorso lepidotis laciniis bifidis, capsulis globosis argenteo- 
lepidotis, seminibus levibus. 5 In Novo Mexico inter Western Texas et El 
Paso (C. Wrizht n. 642! 1800!), secus limites mexicano-texanos (Berlandier 
n. 32]1!). Caules circ. pedales, ramosi, teretes, cum tota planta lepidibus 
argenteis v. demum cinereo-virentibus dense tecti. Limbus foliorum caulino- 
rum et ramealium 2-3 cm. longus, 5-10 mm. lotus, ramulinorum triente v. 
dimidio minor et ambitu subduplo angustior, priorum lanceolato-ovatus v. 
spathulato-lanceolatus; subpenninervius, integer, margine planus. Coste 
secundaria subtus perspicuz. Racemi masculi 1-2 cm. longi, v. deflorati paulo 
longiores, superne densiflori. Pedicelli utriusque sexus vix calycem aequantes. 
Calyx fem. haud accrescens, capsulis circiter duplo brevior, fructigeri lacini 
3 mm. longa. Capsule 5-6 mm. longe, superne tridyma. Alabastra masc. 
2 mm. lata. — Haud dissimilis C. gracili, sed indumentum ovarii et florum 
aliud et flores masculi multo minores. — Hunc pro forma C. procumbentis 
Eschsch. habuit cl. Torr. Mex. bound. surv. p. 195. (v. s.) 
2* Ovarium pilis depresso-stellatis vestitum. Filamenta glabra. 
421. C. vinENS (Müll. Arg. in Linnea, v.34. p. 142), caulibus alternatim 
ramosis, petiolis limbo paulo brevioribus, limbo lepidibus argenteis profunde 
radiantibus sparse vestito, stipulis subulato-denticuliformibus, floribus pilis 
uepresso-stellatis vestitis, racemis masc. subspiciformibus basi longe nudis, 
floribus feem. subsolitariis, calycis fcem. laciniis ovatis, staminibus circ. 11, 
glandulis masc. liberis fcerineis in discum integrum connatis, ovario hispido, 
