CAPERONIA. EUPH. ACALYPHE/E vcr. MULLER. 753 
simpliciter adpresso-pubescentes. Flores racemorum spiciformium feemineorum 
inferne sparsi, et arcte sessiles. Stigmata calycem longiuscule excedentia. 
Flores masc. et fructus hucusque ignoti. (v. s.) 
4. C. LINEARIFOLIA (St-Hilaire Hist. pl. remarq. p. 246), caulibus aculeolato- 
setosis, foliis parce aculeolato-setosis, racemis cum pedunculis subaculeolatis, 
calycis ftem. laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis masc. cuneato-obovatis obtu- 
sissimis emarginato-hilobis calycem superantibus, columna staminali infra 
antheras longissima. / In paludosis prope Ricao de Saneloés ad fines provin- 
ciarum Rio Grande do Sul et Missionum (St-Hilaire! in hb. Mus. paris.). — 
St-Hilaire in Mém. du Museum vol. 12. p. 344. Ditaxis linearifolia Baill. Rec. 
d'obs. bot. vol. 4. p. 213. Caules 1-1; pedales, aculeis crebris aureo-rufescen- 
tibus et pilis patulis ornati, subsimplices. Limbus foliorum brevissime petio- 
latus, circ. 4-8 cm. longus, 5-18 mm. latus, lineari-lanceolatus, acuminatus, 
argute serratus. Costze :secundari? numerose, oblique. Pedunculi circ. 31- 
41cm. longi, subaculeolati simulque hirsuti; rhachis villosissima. (v. s.) 
** Racemi unisexuales, feeminei subbiflori. 
c 
. C. conDATA (St-Hil. Hist. plant. remarq. p. 245), caulibus setoso-aculeolatis, 
floribus dioicis, racemis masc. congesto-plurifloris foemineis subbifloris, calycis 
fem. laciniis lanceolatis equalibus masculi ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis, 
petalis utriusque sexus oblongato- v. subcuneato-obovatis calycem superanti- 
bus, stylorum parte integra subcuneato-obovata margine recurva laciniis 7-9 
distincte breviore. 2* v. ? In Brasilie prov. Rio-Grande do Sul et prope vicum 
Saneti Francisci Borjensis (St-Hilaire! in hb. Mus. paris. et in hb. berol.), prope 
San Carlos (Riedel! Sellow! in hb. berol.). — St-Hilaire in Mém. du Museum 
vol. 12. p. 343. Ditaxis cordata Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. vol. 4. p. 272. Cavanilla 
spinosa Velloz. Flora flum. vol. 5. t. 102, 1827 (nomen prioritate gaudens, 
sed spine nec in hac planta nec alibi in hoc genere occurrunt, et hanc ob 
rem non antepositum). Caules simplices, basi sublignosi, circiter pedales, 
teretes, setulis longis horizontalibus densiusculis inzequilongis lutescenti-pal- 
lidis interdura basi dilatatis et validioribus aculeiformibus hispidi et superne 
insuper simpliciter pubescentes. Foliorum limbus subsessilis, ovatus v. lan- 
ceolato-ovatus, basi obtusu$ v. leviuscule cordatus, argute serratus, subtus in 
costis interdumque in costulis setis rigidis hispidus, vulgo 5-10 cm. longus, 
2-4 $ cm. latus. Pedunculi folia circiter sequantes, pubescentes, parce setulosi. 
Flores albi, siccando rubelli, alter foemineorum tardius evolutus, diu minutie 
suboccultus. Fructus ignoti. (v. s.) 
*** Racemi bisexuales. 
- C. concHonorpzs (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 153), caulibus minute 
aculeolatis, floribus monoicis, laciniis calycis foem. subinzqualibus ovatis 
acutis, petalis masc. oblongato-obovatis calycem bene squantibus feemineis 
lanceolato-obovatis calycem derum) superantibus, stylorum parte integra 
brevi obovata laciniis circiter 5 subtriplo breviore. 5 In Surinamia (Hostm. 
n.]084! in hb. berol. et in hb. Boiss.). C. castanecwfolia Miq. in Linnsea, 
vol. 21. p. 478, non St-Hilaire. Caules tenues, ramosi, adpresso-pubescentes. 
Aculei caulium et costarum foliorum parvi, aculissiri, tenues, basi compresso- 
dilatati, $-1 mm.longi, interdum fere omnino deficientes. Foliorum limbus 
4-T cm. longus, 8-14 mm. latus, lineari-lanceolatus, acuminatus, argute ser- 
rTulatus, rigidulus, subtus secus costas pilis adpressis vestitus v. rarius in 
costa primaria simulque parce aculeolatus: Costée secundariz utroque latere 
8-16. Spicz foliis vix eequilongz v. iis multo breviores. — Quoad characteres 
C. castanezfolie proxima, sed habitu longe diversa; caules enim tenues, 
inferne lignescentes, fructus multo minores. (v. s.) 
S 2. Plante onmuz. Caules inermes, validi v. aquoso-succosi. 
Radix fibrosa, temuis. — Flores monoici. Racemi spiciformes , 
bisezxuales v. alii tantum masculi. Calycis fam. lacinia exterio- 
