acauyeuà4. — EUPH. ACALYPHEJE (^vcr. MULLER) $825 
culi fcem. 2-34 cm. longi, rubelli, subglabri. Bractez fructigere 4-5 mm. 
longe, vi in orbem deplanate circ. 8 mm. late. Calycis fcm. lacinia 
ovate, acute. Styli parce pilosi. Sémina 1j mm. longa. — In bractea 
deflorata interdum occurrit corpus siliqueeforme, longitrorsum nervosum, 
superne intus hians, bracteam longe superans. (v. s.) 
B* Acrogynze Müll. Arg. in. Linnca, vol. 35 p. 5 et 16. 
Spicc fcem. terminales szepeque et axillares. — A precedentibus Pleurogynis 
in eo recedunt quod ramuli florigeri apice spica omnino feminea clausi 
sunt. 
$12. Acuminatz (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 16). Frutices ; 
rami lignosi. Bractec fcem., sensim longe acuminatz. — Species 
austro-americanm. — Ab his differt A. macrodonta situ spi- 
earum mascularum. À. bullata ex affinitate naturali hic enume- 
rata, quoad bracteam foem. ipsam hucusque ignota remanet. 
a. Petioli limbum demum aquantes. Bractez fem. integrae. 
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63. A. PERUVIANA (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, v. 34. p. 17), limbo foliorum coria-^ 
ceo-membranaceo, spicis masc. sessilibus densifloris foemineis pedunculatis 
grandibracteatis, bracteis foem. 1-floris fructigeris e basi oblongo-ovata lon- 
gissime acuminatis medio fascia lata percursis integris secus margines dense 
slipitato-glandulosis, ovario piloso, stylis brevibus rigidis breviter pectinatim 
13-17-lacinulatis. 5 In Peruvia (Ruiz! in hb. berol., hb. Pav.! in lib. Boiss.). 
Rami et petioli hirsuti, pubescentes v. glabrati. Petioli evoluti limbo subeequi- 
longi. Limbus foliorum 12-17 cm. longus, 6-12 cm. latus, late ovatus, acumi- 
natus, basi brevissime cuneato-contracta obtusus, serratus v. serrulatus, varie 
pubescens v. demum glabratus, interdum in eodem ramo grosse et minute 
serratus. Flores monoici. Spice masc. axillares, 12-18 cm. longe, fere 3 mm. 
late (sc. statu haud compresso), foeminez insigniter grandibracteatz. Bracteze 
fructigerze 2 cm. longe, basi ovata 8 mm. late, erecto-patule, incrassato- 
marginate, margine dorsoque undique, si excipias fasciam, stipitato-glandu- 
lose, caterum glabre, parte superiore cuspidis eglandulose. Calyx foem. 
ovarium superans; lacinie triangulari-ovate, acuminate. Styli tantum 
4-5 mm. longi, eorumque lacinule parte rhachiali 4-5-plo breviores. Semina 
ignota. — Species pulchra. (v. s.) 
b. Petioli evoluti limbum semizquantes, Bractez foem. ignota. 
64. A. BULLATA (Müll. Arg. 1. c. p. 17), limbo foliorum coriaceo-membranaceo 
dentato dentibus subtus revoluto- recurvis, spicis masc. sessilibus densi- 
floris. j In Peruvia (hb. Pavon.! in hb. Boiss., specim. incompleta.). Rami 
validi, superne cum petiolis breviter fulvo-v. ferrugineo-tomentosi. Limbus 
foliorum 8 cm. longus, 41 cm. latus, petiolum validum circ. bis zquans, 
ovatus, acuminatus, basi ambitu rotundata cordatus, argute serrulato-denta- 
tus, bullatus, nitidulus, supra parce hirto-pubescens, subtus in costis venisque 
et In areolis depressis dense pubescens; areole supra convexe, venulis im- 
pressis sepius cruciatis quadratim v. biquadratim impresso-sulcate. Venda 
Subtus prominentes. Spicz masc. axillares, circ. 6 cm. longs, 3 mm. lata, 
erecte., — Similitudinem quamdam prabet cum A. dictyoneura, sed margo 
dentium revolutus, limbus supra haud levis et venae non incrassate preter 
indumentum differunt. Ab A. Ruiziana, cui affinior ut videtur, statu tantum 
masculo noto distinguitur foliis peculiariter et insigniter bullatis, spicis masc. 
validioribus et foliis longius petiolatis. (v. s.) 
€. Folia breviter petiolata. Bractec fom. dentata. 
65. A. RUIZIANA (Müll. Arg. l.c. p. 16), foliis tenuiter coriaceis margine subtus 
revoluto-recurvis, spicis sessilibus densifloris foemineis breviusculis, bractea 
