822 DICOTYL. seu EXOGENJE. -ACALYPBA, 
$ 7. Betulinz (Müll. Arg. in Linncea, vol. 34. p. 15). Spieze fim. 
auci (-8)-bracteatz, rarius bene evolute, androgynse autem 
fan bracteis foem. 1-4 predite) frequentiores demumque alie 
interdum omnino mascule. Bractes& fom. dentatz. Folia tripli- 
quintuplinervia. 
55. À. FRUTICOSA (Forsk. Descript. p. 161, 1775), foliis mediocriter petiolatis 
firme membranaceis subtus dense nitidule aureo-giandulosis, spicis brevis- 
sime pedunculatis feemineis laxifloris 5-8-bracteatis, bracteis foem. 1-floris 
fructigeris capsulam superantibus reniformibus crenato-circ. 22-35-denticula- 
tis, calyce masc. extus pubescente, ovario dense hirto et glandulis ceraceis 
adsperso, stylis pectinatim abbreviato-lacinuligeris, lacinulis elongatis, semi- 
"^ nibus laevibus. 5 In Ceylonia (Retz., Thwait. n. 2094!), in Moluccis (Roxb.), 
in Peninsula Indic órientalis prope Madras (Wall. n. 7783 B!), ad Pondichéry 
(Perrott. n. 460! 479! 483!), in prov. Maysor et Carnatic (G. Thoms. in Hook. 
et Thoms. hb. Ind. or.!), in Arabia (Forsk.), in Abyssinia (G. Ehrenb.! Schimp. 
n. 1026! 1588! et in collect. posterior. n. 398! 12191). A. betulina Retz. 
Observ. 5. p. 30, 1789 ; A. Rich. Tent. Flor. abyssin. vol.2. p. 249. A. amen- 
tacea Roxb. Flor. ind. vol. 3. p. 676. Frutex 3-8-pedalis, glandulis sessilibus 
ceraceis aureo-lutescentibus graveolens et plus minusve pubescens. Foliorum 
limbus 2-6 cm. longus, 1-& cm. latus, petiolis mediocriter v. sepius duplo 
triplove longior, rhombeo-ovatus v. rbombeo-lanceolatus utrinque subacutus 
v. acuminatus, serratus. Spicze unisexuales, v. androgyne et mascula, mas- 
cule foliis vulgo breviores, erectee v. demum pendule, incane, androgyne 
basi bracteis foem. 1-4 aucte. Bractez foem. ceraceo-glandulossm. Capsula in- 
cano-tomentose. Semina 2 mm. longa. — A similibus A. capitata et A. alni- 
folia primo intuitu distinguitur foliis utrinque acutioribus, stylorum lacinulis 
partem rhachialem subtriplo nec multiplo superantibus. Bractes foem. in 
Spicis sepe desunt, caterum non sunt triflore, sed uniflore cum duabus 
bracteolis. (v. s.) 
56. A. CALIFORNICA (Benth. Bot. of Sulphur p. 51), petiolis limbo 2-3-plo 
brevioribus, spicis aliis fcemineis 2-10-bracteatis aliis androgynis aliis mascu- 
lis omnibus brevibus, bracteis fem. 1-2-floris reniformibus obtusissimis pro 
i-i longitudinis 13-dentatis, dentibus late triangulari-ovatis obtusis ter- 
minali haud majore, ovario pubescente in dorso carpidiorum muricato, 
stylis pectinatim circ. 10-lacinulatis, seminibus minutissime foveolato-punc- 
tatis. In Californie sinu Magdalena (Barclay! in hb. Hook.). Ramuli bre- 
ves, apice cum foliis novellis brevissime llavicanti-tomentelli, demum glabrati. 
Stipulae lanceolato-setacez, deciduz. Limbus foliorum 2-3 cm. longus, v. 
sepe etiam minor, late ovatus plus minusve acutus, basi subcordatus, crenato- 
dentatus, quintuplinervius, supra pilis paucis sparsis obsitus, subtus ad venas 
minute hirtellus, caeterum glaber, subtus nigro-puncticulatus, minute pellu- 
, cido-punctatus. Spice axillares, solitariz, fere omnes petiolis breviores, mas- 
cule 1 cm. longa, foeminez majores demum 2 cm. attingentes, statu com- 
"presso 9 mm. latz. Bractec [íructigere vi in orbem explanate 9 mm. lat, 
5-6 mm. longá, olivaceo-fuscidule, glabre, marginem versus densiuscule 
pilis brevibus apice capitato-glanduligeris adspersze. Calycis foem. lacinie 
ovato-lanceolate, acutz. Capsule subechinato-aspere, puberulz. (v. s.) 
S8. Trichocephale (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 19. Spice 
fem. capituliformes, longe et plus minusve graciliter peduncu- 
late. Bractez fie. profunde in lacinias longe setaceo-acuminates 
divise, Folia triplinervia. 
51. A. TRICHOLOBA (Müll. Arg. in Linnsa, vol. 34. p. 16), spicis masc. breviter 
cylindricis densifloris brevius pedunculatis foemineis subglobosis longius pe 
dunculatis, bracteis foem. 1-floris fere usque ad basin 7-partitis laciniis sub- 
