ACALYPHA. EUPH. ACALYPHE/E (aucr. MULLER). 861 
pubescens. Spice folia demum bene squantes. Bractec fcem. lobi 10 mm. 
lati, circ. 7 mm. longi, puberuli. Styli vix 2 mm. superantes, hirti. Semina 
acuta, 13 mm. longa. — Species subsimilis A. cuspidatz, et ab omnibus to- 
tius generis forma peculiari bractearum fcem. diversa est. (v. s.) 
141. A. REFLEXA (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 33), petiolis limbo foliorum 
2-5-plo brevioribus v. demum limbum fere &quantibus, spicis densifloris v. 
inferne interrupto-glomerulifloris basi microphyllinis foemineis ad bracteas 
1-2 axillares sessiles reductis, bracteis foem, 1-floris late ovatis basi cordatis 
apice late rotundato-obtusis circ. 25-dentatis dentibus arctissime refractis et 
adpressis orbiculari-ovatis obtusis, calycis fcem. laciniis ovatis acuminatis, 
ovario fulvo-subsericeo, Pty rigidis brevibus pectinatim circ. 16-lacinulatis. 
5 In Peruvia (hb. Pavon. ! in hb. Boiss.). Rami validiusculi, densiuscule ra- 
inulosi, verrucosi. Ramuli cum petiolis fulvo-villosuli. Stipule lineares, 
subulato-acuminatz, villosulee, margine hyaline et glandulis fuscis breviter 
stipitatis ciliolate, circiter 6-7 mm. attingentes. Limbus foliorum 3$-7 cm. lon- 
gus, 3-5.om. latus, orbiculari-ellipticus v. ellipticus, v. ovatus, late rotundato-ob- 
tusus, basi leviter cordatus, membranaceus, serratus; dentes obliqui, dorso infra 
apicem subrepando-concavi. Flores monoici. Spice masc. inferiores, 4-6 cm. 
longe. Bractec fcem. 6 mm. longe, basi fere totidem late; primo intuitu ob 
dentes arcte reflexos integrae, extus dense fulvo-villose, intus pilose, radia- 
tim plus minusve plicatee. Stylorum lacinula breviuscule, rigidz, 2-3-fidee. 
Capsule et semina ignota. — Inflorescentia foem. visa verisimiliter haud 
normalis. (v. s,) 
** Bractez foem. 15-9-dentatz. 
148. A. CuuN1INGHAMII (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 35), foliis brevius- 
cule petiolatis rigidulis, spicis basi foemineis catterum tenuiter cylindricis 
densifloris aliis foemineis pauci-pluri-bracteigeris brevibus ovoideis, bracteis 
foem. 2-5-floris orbieulari-obovatis v. subreniformibus Ííructigeris capsulas 
iriplo superantibus circ. 11-15-denticulatis v. repando-denticulatis, calycis 
foem. laciniis lanceolatis hyalinis longe acuminatis ovario tuberculato et hir- 
tello, stylis inferne longius superne brevius pectinatim circ. 18-lacinuligeris 
bracteamque interdum zquantibus, seminibus levibus. 5 Ad Moreton-Bay 
Nova Hollandie orientalis (Cunningham! in hb. DC.) Frutex monoicus, 
rami herbariorum tamen saepius unisexuales. Specimina tota fulvo-pubes- 
centia. Limbus foliorum 3$-5 cm. longus, sepius 12-18 mum. latus, longi- 
tudine petiolum 5-8-plo superans, lanceolato-ovatus, utrinque obtusus v. 
apice acutiusculus, serratus, haud glandulosus, subtus prominenter nervo- 
sus. Spicae mascule basi bracteas foem. paucas gerentes v. iis destitutae, cum 
feemineis depauperatis axillares, mascule et androgynz folia demum supe- 
rantes. Bracted foem. sub fructu 1 cm. longz, rigid ; dentes late triangu- 
lares v. etiam subobsoleti. Calyces masc. hirtellijj demum  glabrescentes. 
ud n albidi. — Flores foem. quoad numerum et situm insigniter lu- 
unt. (v. s. 
149. A. SCHLUMBERGERI, petiolis limbo 2-4-plo brevioribus, spicis elongatis 
basi nudis sepius bracteis foem. destitutis, bracteis foem. paucis parvis 
1-floris reniformi-ovatis 9-dentatis dentibus triangularibus obtusis terminali 
haud p em fom. laciniis ovatis acutis, ovario pallide hispido, 
stylis brevibus rigidulis pectinatim circ. 12-lacinulatis. 3 In Mexico (Fred. 
Müller, e distrib. Schlumbergeriana n. 1890! in hb. Meissn.). Tota molliter 
pubescens. Ramuli teretes, patuli, sepe plus minusve curvi, rigiduli, laxius- 
cule foliosi, indumento eglanduloso fulvo-incano v. superne cinerascenti-fulvo 
nonnihil retrorso molliter vestiti. Stipulze subulato-denticuliformes, minimz. 
Petioi 4-12 mm. longi, firmi, more ramulorum vestiti. Limbus foliorum 
24-31 cm. longus, 15-23 cm. latus, ovatus v. lanceolato-ovatus,, acutus, 
basi rotundata leviter cordatus, membranaceus, 5-nervius, obtuse serratus, 
supra breviter villoso-pubescens, dein parce pubescens, subfus pallidior, in 
costis costulisque pilis longioribus nitidule albicantibus densiuscule vesti- 
tus. Spice fere omnes visze omnino mascula, basi denudate, folia superantes, 
graciles. Alibiin rumulo aderant flores pauci fem. in axilla foliorum subag- 
8regati, unde inflorescentie magis complete, invitante habitu et affinitate 
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