cuáoxyrow. —  EUPH. ACALYPHE/E (avcr. MULLER).— 785 
sexus valde densifloris crassis subamentiformibus a basi florigeris, disci hypo- 
gyni glandulis liberis oblongo-ellipticis crassiusculis albidis, glandulis recep- 
taculi masculi spathulatis, seminibus reticulato-foveolatis. 
«, genuinum (Müll. Arg. 1. c.), foliis rigidis circ. 12-18 cm. longis 4-7 cm. 
' latis haud translucentibus. 7 In insulis Mascarenis (Commers.! Chapelier ! 
Bouton! in hb. Mus. paris.; hb. Poir.! et in hb. DC.!). Acalypha grandi- 
folia Poir. Encycl. vol. 6. p. 204. Claoxylon crassifolium Baill. Rec. d'obs. 
bot. vol. 1. p. 279. Ramuli validissimi, dense foliosi, infra apicem casu 
foliorum mox cicatricosi , apice fulvo-v. ferrugineo-puberuli, mox glabrati. 
Petioli 3-4 cm. longi, in eodem specimine sepe valde inzequales, validi. 
Limbus foliorum 12-18 cm. longus, 4-7 cm. latus, oblongato-obovatus, 
obtusus v. subacutus, basin versus cuneato-angustatus, ima basi angusta 
subobtusus, opacus, scaber, denticulatus, subtus eglandulosus, junior 
pubescens et ferrugineus, evenius, in pagina inferiore subinde atro-pur- 
urascens. Costze secundaria tenues, primaria autem validissima, 2 mm. 
Tata. Inflorescentize tantum 2-4 cm. longa, rigidissimz, fceminez spici- 
formes, 7 mm. late, apice juvenili acuminata. Bractez ovata, acumi- 
natz. Pedicelli masc. 7 mm. longi, tenues, fceminei calycem 11 mm. 
longum equantes. (v. s.) 
B, submembranaceum (Müll. Arg. l. c.), foliis vulgo triente majoribus 
multo minus coriaceis translucentibus nec omnino opacis. 5 Cum var. o 
(Sieb. Flor. Maurit. exs. n. 184! in var. hb.). (v. s.) 
2^ Racemi non compactiflori, rigidi. Folia coriacea, rigida. — Stamina (ex 
: C. parvifloro) 20-15. Ovarium sericeum. 
21. C. GLANDULOSUM (Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. vol. 1. p. 281), petiolis limbo 
3-6-plo brevioribus, limbo coriaceo, racemis utriusque sexus sublaxifloris 
iriente inferne nudis rigidis, bracteis 5-3-floris, disci hypogyni glandulis 
liberis oblongato-ellipticis juxtastaminalibus clavatis glabris, ovario sericeo, 
seminibus asperis. 5 In insulis Mascarenis (Boivin n. 1393! in hb. Mus. 
paris.). Ramuli quam in specie precedente minus validi, apice fulvo-sericei . 
Petioli 1-2 em. longi. Limbus foliorum 7-12 cm. longus, 3-6 cm. latus, 
oblongo-obovatus, apice ambitu subrotundato-obtusus v. obtuse ácuminatus, 
basi breviter cuneato-angustatus, subobtusus, opacus, scaber, glanduloso- 
dentatus, junior pubescens, evolutus q-ioad consistentiam plus minusve coria- 
ceam et quoad colorem olivaceo-argillaceum v. purpurascentem nec non am- 
bitum variabilis. Glandule stipellares 4-6, denticuliformes. Bracteze ovata, 
acuminate, foeminezs circ. 3-florze. Pedicelli calyces fere 1j mm. longos 
circiter bis aequantes. Antherz subviolacecs. Glandule receptaculi masculi 
clavatze, truncatz, alato-angulose, hypogyne ambitu variabiles. Capsule 
sepius dicoccze, fere 3 mm. longe. — Haud dissinule C. grandifolio, a quo 
presertim inflorescentiis laxifloris, non amentiformibus, nec tota longitudine 
florigeris, glandulis stipellaribus et seminibus recedit. (v. s.) 
28. C. PARVIFLORUM (Adr. Juss. Tent. Euphorb. p. 114. t. 1^. fig. 48), petio- 
lis limbo 5-8-plo brevioribus, racemis abbreviatis a basi florigeris, bracteis 
masc. 5-3-floris, disci hypogyni glandulis compressis obovatis liberis juxta- 
staminalibus exiguis glabris, staminibus circ. 15, ovario argenteo-subsericeo. 
3In insulis Mascarenis vulgaris (Boivin n. 1392! et multi ali, in var. hb.). 
Acalypha spiciflora Poir. Encycl. vol. 6. p. 206? Acalypha scabra Vahl sched. 
ex Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. vol. 1. p. 280. Tota planta evoluta prater racemos 
glaberrima. Petioli circ. 1 cm. longi. Limbus foliorum 5-i1 cm. longus, 
3-3 cm. latus, spathulato-obovatus v.-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basin versus 
sensim angustatus,,ima basi angustata obtusus, opacus, scaber, denticulatus 
v. dentatus, rigidus, novellus parce pubescens et purpurascens, mox argillaceo- 
viridis et glabratus, Glandule stipellüres omnino obsoletze Racemi petiolos 
semel v. bis &quantes, subdensiflori. Bractez» brevissimz, ovatz, subacut:e. 
Calyces masc. lutescenti-virides, adpresso-subsericei, aperientes 14 mm. lati. 
Capsula 2-3-cocc, parve, 23 mm. longe. Semina 24 mm. longa, leviter 
foveolata, albida. (8) t d ' 
