Acanyua. . EUPH. ACALYPHE/E (avc. MULLER) 867 
connatis elongatis pectinatim longiuscule lacinulatis, seminibus levibus. 5 In 
Zambesi (Peters! in hb. berol.) et in Madagascaria (Goudot, ex Baill.). Calyp^ 
trospatha pubiflora Klotzsch in Peters Reise Mozambique, p. 91, t. 18. Frutex 
4-8-pedalis (Peters) , ex characteribus et glandularum ceracearum presentia 
A. betulinam in mentem revocans, sed glabrifolius et aliis nonnullis omnino 
diversus, amplitudine bractearum fom. et inflorescentia nulli nisi sequenti 
proximus. Foliorum limbus 5-7 om. longus, 141-2 cm. latus, ovato-lanceolatus, 
sensim acuminatus, basi obtusus v. subcordatus, obtuse serratus. Spice in 
axilis foliorum sepe abortive, subgemmiformes et dense subniveo-pubes- 
centes. Bracteze masc. late ovatze, acutee, concavee, foeminee glabre, demum 
8 mm. longi, et in orbem deplanatz fere duplo latiores quam longe, mul- 
ticostatze. Calyx foem. inferne gamosepalus; lacinice late ovatc, acute, sub- 
irilobe, pubescentes, Styli seepe recurvi. Capsula glabratz sed glandulis de- 
mum cinerascentibus dense tectz. — Aqua fontana inflorescentias emolliens 
vinose (nec ut vulgo luteo-) tingitur. (v. s.) 
162. A. ZornrLiNGERI (Müll Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 40), foliis longiuscule 
petiolatis glandulis adspersis, spicis pedunculatis, bracteis foem. solitariis v. 
geminis 2-3-floris fructigeris capsulam A-plo superantibus subcucullato-am- 
pliatis latissime ovatis basi subcordatis apice obtusis integris v. repando-den- 
tatis, parte masc. spicarum bracteas fructigeras longiuscule superante, caly- 
cibus masc. extus pubescentibus, ovario trigono pilis stellatis dense obsito, 
stylis longiusculis inferne pectinatim lacinuligeris. 5 In insula Sumba wa (Zol- 
ling. n. 3419!). Frutex videtur validiusculus, totus adpresso-pubescens. Fo- 
liorum limbus 3-6 cm. longus, 1-2! cm. latus, ovato-lanceolatus , acuminatus, 
basi acutus, serrulato-dentatus , membranaceus, glandulis sessilibus nitidulis 
aureis sparse adspersus. Spioz androgyn:e, axillares. Stylorum lacinie par- 
tem rhachialem pilosam sesqui czequantes. Semina matura ignota. — Preter 
staturam elatam simillima A. geminze, sed ramuli lignosi et dein pilis stellatis 
(nec simplicibus) ovariorum ab ea omnino recedens. (v. s.) 
163. A. sPICIFLORA (Burm. Flor. ind. p. 303. t. 61. fig. 2, exclusis syn. Browne, 
Rheede et Rumph.), foliis breviuscule petiolatis superne distanter grosse 
inciso-serratis, spicis pedunculatis, floribus distanter interruptis fcemineis 
2-3, bracteis foem. 1-floris late reniformibus demum amplis repando-dentatis, 
:carpidiis superne dorso calloso-muricatis, stylis pectinatim lacinuligeris. 5 In 
Madagascaria (Commers.! in hb. Mus. paris., hb. DC., hb. Poir.). — Poir. 
in Lam. Encyolop. vol. 6. p. 206 (exclus. syn. Lam. et Browne). Tragia fili- 
formis Poir. Encycl. vol. Y. p. 727 pr. p. (non ejusd. Acalypha filiformis). 
Claoxylon spiciflorum Adr. Juss. Tent. Euphorb. p. 43. non Baill. Acalypha 
acuminata Vahl sched. ex Baill. Rec. d'obs. bot. vol. 1. p. 267, non Benth. — 
Pluk. Araalth. p. 202. t. 449. fig. 3, a Burm. et Poir. hic relata vix est hujus 
loci. Rami ramulique glabri. Stipule 4-7 mm. longe, anguste lineari-lan- 
ceolatz. Petioli fere 1 cm. longi, tenues, cum limbo foliorum glabri. Limbus 
3-6 cm. longus, 15-22 cm.! latus, rhombeo-lanceolatus, utrinque acutus v. 
obtusiusculus, membranaceus, tenuiter reticulato-venosus. Dentes limbi ob- 
tusi, juniores apice callosi. Spic& axillares, androgynze, folia zequantes, gla- 
bre, parie mascula demum decidua mutilate. Bractez fructigeree in orbem 
deplanatze 24 om. latze, 12 mm. longe, reticulato-nervosc. Flores masc. inter- 
rupte glomerat, glabri. Lacinia calycis foem. crasse, late ovatze, obtuse. 
Btyli integri mihi deerant. — In icone Burmanniana status delineatus est, cu- 
jus spice basi bracteis foemineis destitute sunt. (v. s.) 
C. Polygynz Müll. Arg. én, Lénmuaea , vol. 34. p. 5 et A1. 
Spice parte feminea multibracteatz, superne mascule v. tantum ín setam 
sterilem (spicam masc. rudimentariam) producte. — Bractez fcm. spicarum 
androgynarum fere semper ultra 1-2. 
À* Pleurogync Müll. Arg. l. c. p. 5 et«1l. 
Spice axillares. — Stylorum lacinulee omnium pauce. Species omnes berba- 
cec, — Inter Acrogynas Polygynarum species nonnullae interdum specimina de- 
