TRAGIA; EUPH. ACALYPHE/ (avcr. MULLER). 939 
Mus. paris.). Caules graciles, teretes, hispiduli simulque puberuli v. demum 
tantum puberuli. Stipulee arcte reflexc , lanceolato-ovate, acute. Limbus 
foliorum 3-6 cm. longus, 2-3 cm. latus, triangulari-ovatus, acuminatus v. 
acutus, basi cordatus v. cordato-sagittatus, serratus, firme membranaceus, 
'venosus, subtus glauco-pallidior, in costis sczpius parce hispidulus. Flores 
foem. basi racemorum 1-2, solitarii, bibracteolati. Bractec masc. ovato-lan- 
ceolate, densa, flores superantes, subolivaceze. Pedicelli omnes bibracteolati, 
uniflori. Calyx foem. 5-6 mm. longus. Stamina 3; connectivum antherarum 
infuscatum. Rudimentum ovarii brevissimum, trigonum. Styli subliberi, erecti, 
crassi, apice reflexi. Capsule 9 mm. late, 5-6 mm. longe, lacinias calycis 
fructigeri paulo superantes, pilis rigidis albidis hispida, mox dein glabres- 
centes, Semina 3 mm. lata, globosa, laevia. (v. s.) 
30. T. ANGUSTIFOLIA, foliis breviuscule petiolatis, costis secundariis longis- 
sime adscendentibus, calycis fcem. laciniis orbiculari-obovatis palmato-pinna- 
tifidis lacinulis utrinque 6-7 lineari-lanceolatis parte rhachiali obovata, calyce 
masc. trigono-obovoideo, stylis dimidia longitudine v. brevius connatis. 
a; furialis, foliis ovatis breviter cuspidato-acuminatis basi ambitu subro- 
tundata cordatis, stylis breviuscule connatis. 3 In insulis comorensibus 
(Boivin n. 2171!3370 ! Kirk in Livingst. exped. Zambesi in hb. Hook.!), et 
in Madagascaria (Bojer! Chapelier! Richard n. 271! Lyall n. 377! in hb. 
Hook.). T. furialis Boj. Hort. maurit. p. 286 (nomen) et Baill. Rec. d'obs. 
bot. vol. 1.p. 275 (nomen). Caules volubiles, scandentes, teretes, retror- 
sum hirto-pubescentes. Stipulee 4-5 mm. longz, lanceolatz, acuminatz, 
fuscidule. Petioli 15-8 cm. longi, parce pubescentes v. parce hispido- 
pilosi. Limbus foliorum 6-12 cm. longus, 21-7 cm. latus, oblongato-ova- 
tus, acuminatus, membranaceus, acute serrato-dentatus, utraque pagina 
pilosus v. subtus glabratus ; dentes sape patuli, acuti v. cuspidato-acumi- 
nati. Racemi folia subzquantes, basi flores feem. 1-3 gerentes. Bractez 
lineari-lanceolatze; bracteold florum utriusque sexus bracteis conformes 
et iis paulo minores. Laciniz calycis fructigeri 7 mm. longa, superne 
1-8 mm. latz; lamina rhachialis superne 4 mm. lata; lacinule lineares, 
hispidz, cum parte rhachiali haud v. vix induratz. — Tota ut varietates 
sequentes urenti-piligera, pili hi vehementer urentes. (v. s.) 
B, genwina, folis lanceolatis basi haud dilatatis nec profunde cordatis. 
j v. $ In Africa occidentali senegalensi secus flumen Quorra (Vogel! in 
hb. Hook., Barter n. 17321 ibidem). T. angustifoljia Benth. in Hook. Niger 
Flora p. 502, non Nutt. Caules circiter 2-pedales, plus minusve volubiles. 
Limbus foliorum plerumque 7-9 cm. longus, 11-22 cm. latus, interdum 
fere semipedalis, ovato-lanceolatus v. saepius angustiuscule lanceolatus, 
longe acuminatus, basi leviter cordatus, firme membranaceus, pube- 
rulus v. subtus ad venas hispidus. Racemi breviter pedunculati, elongati, 
densiflori. Bractez ovato-lanceolate, 1-flor, serrato-ciliolatze. Calycis 
Ícem. lacinizt 3 mm. longe et totidem lata, sub fructu stellatim patentes, 
ampliate et 6-8 mm. longa, fere 10 mm. late; lacinulz dense setosew. 
Ovarii rudimentum narnissimum, tribrachiatum. Capsula hispidee. (v. s.) 
y, hastata (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. 435), foliis sublineari-lan- 
ceolaüs basi dilatata divergenter et obtuse hastato-bilobis.. 2 In Africa 
tropica orientali sub 14-19* lat. austr. (Kirk in Livingst. exped., in hb. 
ecd Filamenta hinc inde occurrunt apice inclinata v. subincurva. 
V. S. 
31. T. Krax1AmA (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. 538), petiolis limbo sub- 
triplo brevioribus, calycis foem. laciniis orbiculari-ovatis usque ad medium 
11-15-lacinulatis lacinulis lanceolato-linearibus subzqualibus parce subseri- 
Cels, parte rhachiali laciniarum reniformi-obovata latiore quam longa, ovario 
dorso carpidiorum rigide paucipiloso, stylis elongatis inferne connatis. 2 In 
Zambesi Africce orientalis, ad Morambal]a (D* Kirk! in hb. Hook.). Limbus fo- 
liorum lanceolatus, longe &cuminatus, basi dilatata subhastato-cordatus, 
argute serratus, tantum in costis parce pubescens. Bractez et calyces masculi 
glabra. Calycis foem. lacinic inferne sericeo-pubescentes, ceterum puberula; 
pars rhachialis fere omnino glabra. Stamina in alabastro evoluto conniventer 
