AcaLYPHA. . EUPH. ACALYPHE/E (avcr. MULLER). 817 
— Linn. Spec. plant. ed. 3. p. 1423 (ubi lapsu Browne Jamaic. t. 36. fig. 1 
pro fig. 2 et prioris phrasispro ea secunde citantur); Sw. Flor. Ind. occid. 2. 
. p. 1169: Griseb. Flor. Brit. West Ind. p. 47. — P. Browne Jamaic. p. 346. 
i. 36. fig. 2, et Lam. lllustrat. t. 789 fig. | e Browne mutuata. Frut x 
circ, 15-pedalis (Griseb.). Petioli 1-2 cm. longi. Foliorum limbus 5-9 cm. lon- 
gus, 2-3 cm. latus, lanceolato-ovatus v. ovato-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi 
paulo angusíáta obtusus v. obtusiusculus, crenato-serratus. Spicze masc. supe- 
riores v. in distinctis ramulis sitze, folia squantes, foeeminee iis breviores. 
Bractec foem. evolute 7-8 mm. longe. — Haud dissimilis A. levigate, sed 
spioz fern. densius bracteigere et bracteze foem. aliter divise. (v. s.) 
42. A. RIVULARIS (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. 439), foliis breviter pe- 
tiolatis coriaceo-membranaceis angustis, spicis foem. elongatis, bracteis foem. 
1-floris triangulari-ovatis acutis superne tantum utrinque 2-3-dentatis dente 
terminali paulo majore demum late reniformibus brevissime acutatis basi cor- 
datis, ovario pubescente, stylorum brevium lacinulis pectinatim sitis circ. 8 
adscendentibus. 5 In insula fidjiensi Navua, secus ripas Namosi, ubi vulgo 
Kadakada nuncupatur (B. Seem. n. 391! in hb. Hook.). A. rivularis Seem. 
Syst. List of Vitian plants p. 11 (nomen). Ramuli crassi, dense foliosi, pube- 
ruli. Stipulae 9 mm. longa, triangulari-lanceolatze, rigidulee, subulato-acumi- 
nate. Petioli circ. 1 cm. longi, crassi, puberuli. Limbus foliorum 16-20 cm. 
longus, 241-4 cm. latus, spathulato-lanceolatus, basi longe angustata subcor- 
datus, crenato-denticulatus, subtus tenuiter reticulato-venosus, in costis 
costulisque plus minusve puberulus. Spice foem. folia semizequantes. Bracteze 
foem. deflorate 3:34 mm. longe, 5 mm. late, puberula, dorso stipitato-glan- 
duligerz. Flores masc. et fructus ignoti. — Nulli nisi A. integrifoliee similis, 
sed inflorescentie fere ut in A. grandi. (v. s.) 
^ Mà. A. LATIFOLIA , petiolis limbo pluries brevioribus, limbo amplo subintegro 
rigide membranaceo, spicis masc. densifloris breviusculis. In insulis Fidji 
(Unit. Stat. explor, exped.!). Ramuli superne obtuse angulosi, cum petiolis 
breviter et obscure velutino-villosuli, demum glabrescentes et teretes. Stipulae 
haud visz, e cicatricibus basi 11 mm. late, Petioli 1-4 cm. longi, validius- 
culi. Limbus foliorum evolutus 15-17 cm. longus, 9-11 cm. latus, ellipticus 
v. fere obovatus, breviter acuminatus, basi brevissime contracto-angustatus, 
subacutus v. foliorum novellorum cuneatus, rigidulus, penninervius, fusces- 
centi-viridis, supra glabratus, subtus in costis costulisque molliter pubescens, 
ceterum mox glabratus, margine minute et sparsim  crenato-denticulatus 
v. integer. Spice masc. axillares, similes iis A. Caturi. — Simillima A. Wilke- 
sianz et A. hispida, sed ab utraque primo visu differt foliis subintegris 
nec grosse et obtuse serratis, et insuper a priore colore foliorum viridi 
neo fusco, et a posteriore petiolis quoad limbi longitudinem brevioribus. 
ob o. 2 hucusque ignotas male nota, sed quoad affinitatem evidentis- 
sima. (v. s. 
Á, 
44. A. WILKESIANA, petiolis limbo pluries brevioribus, stipulis lineari-lan- 
 ceolatis subulato-acuminatis, limbo obtuse grossius serratis, spicis utriusque 
sexus elongatis masculis tenuibus, bracteis foem. 1-floris late triangularibus 
utrinque pro $ longitudinis inciso-4-5-dentatis dentibus anguste triangulari- 
bus terminali reliquis majore, stylis pectinatim lacinuligeris. j In insulis 
Fidji (Unit. Stat. explor. exped. under Capt. Wilkes!). Ramuli superne an- 
gulosi, dense foliosi, cum petiolis brevissime fulvo-tomentelli, dein glabres- 
centes. Stipulee 15 mm. longs, membranacez, glabra, colorate. Petioli 1-31 
cm. longi, validi. Limbus foliorum 11-90 cm. longus, 10-14 cm. latus, ellip- 
ticus v. ovatus, breviter acuminatus, basi fere rotundata breviter acutatus v. 
breviter contracto-cuneatus, novellus utrinque fulvo-tomentellus, evolutus in 
Costis parce pubescens, czterum glabratus, rigidule membranaceus, nunc 
viridis, nunc magis fuscescens; dentes latiusculi, subcallosi. Coste infimae 
longiuscule, interdum limbum dimidium subzequantes, semper pro limbo 
penninervio longiusculee, haud raro extrorsum arcuate. Bractez foem. 5 mm. 
longae, basi 61 mm. late, sed fructigere bene evolute nondum visa. — 
Nulli nisi precedenti et sequenti arcte affinis. — Ludit : circinata, foliis lon- 
gius petiolatis, limbo subtriplo minore obtuso basi contracto subcucullari- 
