AcaLyeHA. .  EUPH. ACALYPHEUE (wr. MULLER). — 834 
virides. Capsule breviter adpresso-pubescentes, minores quidem quam in 
qui in genere tamen magne, circ. 4 mm. late. Semina 2! mm. 
onga. (v. s.) 
d. Petioli limbum foliorum aquantes. Bractez fomn. 13-5-dentatae. — 
Species mexicana. 
* Ovarium lave. 
80. A. oLIGODONTA, slüipulis subulato linearibus subpersistentibus, limbo 
quinquenervio membranaceo, spicis masc. pedunculatis gracilibus fcemineis 
brevioribus densifloris, braeteis foem. 1-floris ovatis 5-7-déntatis dentibus 
subequalibus triangulari-ovatis, calycis foem. laciniis lanceolato-ovatis acutis, 
ovario levi superne rigide piligero, stylis brevibus palmatim 3-fidis. 27 v. 
forte C) In Mexico, in Sierra San Pedro Nolasco (C. Jürgensen n. 518! in hb. 
Boiss.). Caulis abscissus visus circiter pedalis, erectus, tenuis, inferne teres, 
glabratus, subsulcato-striatus, superne 1nagis angulosus, siccando compressus, 
retrorsum adpresso-puberulus, apice cum partibus reliquis juvenilibus flavido- 
sericeus. Stipule 4 mm. longa, reflexo-patulc, apice flaccidze. Petioli tenues, 
adpresso-puberulz, juveniles flavido-sericei. Limbus foliorum evolutus 5-6 cm. 
longus, inferne 3-3 j cm. latus, subtriangulari-ovatus, acuminatus, basi rotun- 
data leviter cordatus, evolutus supra parce adpresso-pubescens, viridis, subtus 
adpresso-puberulus v. glabratus, purpureo-fuscescens, margine grossiuscule 
obtuse dentatus. Spice masc. cum parte basilari nuda circ. 1 cm. zquante 
4 cm. longa, obscure cinerascenti-fuscz,, foemines in apice caülium con- 
feri, una reliquis major et terminalis. Bractez foem. florigere in orbem 
deplanatee minimz, tantum 1 mm. latz, fructigere ignoto. — E foliis sub- 
similis A. ornate. (v. s.) 
" ** Ovarium muricatum. 
81. A. PARVIFOLIA (Müll. Arg. in Linnaa, v. 34. p. 161), ramis intricato- 
ramulosis, foliis rigidis palmatinerviis, stipulis lanceolatis minimis, spicis 
masc. longe pedunculatis foemineis cylindricis densifloris breviusculis, brac- 
teis foem. subcoriaceo-rigidis acute 9-1[-dentatis laevibus, dentibus triangula- 
ribus cuspidato-acuminatis terminali haud majore nec productiore infimis 
2-4 parvis, ovario muricato et pubescente, stylis complanatis superne pecti- 
natim longiuscule 3-5-lacinulatis. 5 In Mexico prope S. Augustin ad mare 
Pacificum (Liebm.! in hb. copenh.). Suffrutex circiter pedalis v. humilior, 
valde ramosus. Rami alterni v. subfasciculati, cujusvis axeos apice scepissime 
sub spica terminali foeminea in axillis foliorum confertorum innovando ramu- 
ligeri v. spicigeri, rigiduli, tenues, cum omnibus partibus prater bracteam 
fem. primum parce adpresso-pubescentes, dein vix non glaberrimi. Petioli 
limbum subequantes. Limbus foliorum parvus, tantum 5-0 mm. longus, 
3-6 mm. latus, triangulari-ovatus, acutus, pe brevissime contracta obtusus, 
denticulatus, in petiolo subhorizontali patens. Spicze masc. absque pedunculo 
subelongato circ. 1-2 cm. longe, 2 mm. late, compactiflorz, sepe deflexz, 
foemines brevius v. mediocriter pedunculate, 12-11 mm. longz, 6 mm. late. 
Bractee foem. 3-& mm. longs, aperte transversim ellipticee; dentes sparse 
piligeri. — Nulli arcte affinis, habitu quemadmodum ad A. parvulam Hook. 
v. Inelius ad Andrachnem microphyllam: (Crotonem microphyllum Lam.) et 
Crotonem nummularizfolium accedens. (v. s.) 
82. A. SCHIEDEANA (Müll Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 20), limbo foliorum 
membranaceo, stipulis setaceis elongatis persistentibus, floribus longe spica- 
lis, spicis masc. gracillimis elongatis foemineis anguste cylindricis densi- 
floris breviter pedunculatis, bracteis fem. 1-floris late truneatis szpius 
11-T-dentatis dentibus triangulari-ovatis v.-lanceolatis acutis terminali haud 
v. Vix productiore, calycis fcem. laciniis oblongo-ovatis acute acuminatis, 
ovario muricato et hirsuto, stylis pennatim longiuscule 5-8-lacinulatis, semi- 
nibus minute fóveolato-puncticulatis. 
«, gen'tina, (Müll. Arg. 1. c.), foliis subtus molliter pubescentibus, costis 
cum ramis petiglisque et rhachi spicarum. molliter subcinereo-tomentellis, 
