acanvPHA. .— EUPH. ACALYPHE/E (aucr. MULLER). 873 
$ 27. Ciliatz. Bractec fem. numerose, in spicam cylindricam 
elongatam densiuscule dispositze, lobatz v. laciniate, divisiones 
longius subulato-acuminata. 
(14. A. VAELIANA (Müll. Arg. in Linnza, vol. 34. p. 43), foliis longe petiola- 
tis, spicis sessilibus cylindrico-ellipsoideis, bracteis foem. 2-floris fructigeris 
demum amplis truncatis late campanulato-obconicis capsulas circiter ter 
superantibus dorso prominenter costatis circiter sexta v. octona parte longi- 
tudinis in lacinulas circ. 18 triangulari-lanceolatas subulato-acuminatas divi- 
sis. (2 In Guinea (Thonning in hb. Vahlian.! nuno in hb. hafn., Vahl in hb. 
Willd. fol. 11807!), in Senegambia (Perrott. n. 75! 101! 722!), in Nigritia 
secus flum. Quorrà (Vogel n. 181! in hb. Hook.), denique in Angola prope 
Pungo Andongo in hortis oleraceis et in agris neglectis frequens (Welw. n. 
418!), in eodem territorio prope Sange et Camilungo (Welw. n. 419!), nec 
non in Africa orient. aequatoriali prope fontes Nili latit. austr. 5 altitud. 
3800 ped. (Speke and Grant! in hb. Hook.). A. ciliata Vahl Symbol. 1. p. 17. 
t. 20; Willd. Spec. plant. vol. 4. p. 522 ; Benth. Niger Flora p. 504; Baill. 
Rec. d'obs. bot. vol. 1. p. 72. (non Forsk.). Foliorum limbus late rhombeo- 
ovatus, acuminatus, basi subcuneatus, ima basi tamen obtusus, grossiuscule 
serratus, membranaceus. Spice parte fominea vix interrupte bracteigerz. 
Calyces masc. extus papillosi, feemineorum lacinia oblongo-ovate, subacutee. 
Ovarium superne pilosulum. Styli tenelli, usque ad medium 3-fidi. Semina 
lavia, apice acutiuscula. — Medium quasi tenet inter A. Indicam et A. cilia- 
tam, ab illa spicis duplo brevioribus, bracteis foem. tantum 4-7 przditis, den- 
sioribus, dentibus bractearum et calyce masculo, ab hac autem bracteis de- 
mum 7 rm. longis, aliter laciniatis, laciniisque adscendentibus et seminibus 
paulo majoribus diversa est. (v. s.) 
115. A. ciLIA TA (Müll. Arg. in Linnea, vol. 34. p. 44), foliis longe petiolatis, 
Spicis sessilibus densiusculis ovoideis quam petioli multo brevioribus, bracteis 
fom. 2-floris fructigeris late iruncato-obovatis campanulatis extus promi- 
nenter costatis capsulas fere bis cquantibus pro triente v. fere usque ad 
medium in lacinulas circ. 11-21 lineari-subulatas suberectas divisis. 
«, trichophora (Müll. Arg. l. c.), bractea fcm. pilis patulis elongatis 
hispida minus pallida. (-) In Ceylonia (Thwait. n. 2095 !). A. ciliata Thwait. 
Enum. pl. Zeyl. p. 271. Bracteze foem. interdum quam in speciminibus 
occidentali-asiaticis et abyssinicis paulo majores. (v. s.) 
B, genuina (Müll. Arg. l. c.), bracteis foem. glabriusculis pallidis. C) In 
Indie orientalis parte australiore (Wall. n. 1780 C pr. p.! 7781 A! B! 
C!, G. Thomson! in Hook. et Thoms. hb. Ind. or.), in Hirnalaya (Strach. 
et Winterb. n. 1! in hb..Hook.), in Arabia Felice (Forsk.), Abyssinia 
(Schimp. n. 1661! G. Ehrenb.!), Nubia (Kotschy n. 91. 8!), dein in 
Zambesi (Kirk! in hb. Hook.), nec non in Africa occidentali, in Nigritia 
(Barter n. 1041 ! in hb. Hook.) et in Guinea (Schum. l. c.). A. ciliata Forsk. 
Descript. plant. p. 162; Roxb. Flor. ind. vol. 3. p. 676 ; Wight et Arn. 
in Annal. of nat. hist. vol. 2. p. 111. t. 5. A. fimbriata Schum. Beskr. 
p.409; A. Rich. Tent. Flor. abyssin. vol. 2. p. 246; Baill. Rec. d'obs. 
bot. vol. 1. p. 272. A. rubra Wall. Cat. n. 7781. C. (nomen), non Roxb. 
A. hispida Wall. Cat. n. 77180. C pr. p. (nomen), non alior. Tota pubes- 
cens. Folia ut in A. Indica, sed acutiora, ovata, breviter cuspidato-acu- 
minata, basi acutiuscula, grosse serrata, membranacea. Bractez foem. 
1n quaque spica circ. 4-7, fructigere 4-5 mm. longe, glabriuscule; 
laciniz pilis longis raris adspersc. Calycis foem. lacinie oblongo-ovate, 
subacut. Calyces masc. extus dense papillosi. Ovarium superne parce 
pilosum. Semina 11 mm. longa, levia, apice acutiuscula. (V. s.) 
B * Acrogynze Müll. Arg. in Linnaa, vol. 35. p. 6. et 46. 
Spicze androgynce terminales (szepeque insuper et axillares), axes claudentes, 
axillaribus magis evolutae vulgoque iis distincte precociores. — [n A. parvula 
