TRAGIA. EUPH. ACALYPHEU/E (aucr. MULLER). 9435 
num, tribachiatum. Capsule 10mm. latze, 5j mm. longe. — A T. miti, cui 
subsimilis, differt indumento strigoso ovarii et lacinulis calycis fructigeri 
multo longioribus minusque numerosis et adscendentibus nec non parte rha- 
chiali angusta, non indurata et floribus masc. brevius pedicellatis. Pili (ex el. 
Welw.) vehementissime urentes. (v. s.) 
43. T. TENUIFOLIA (Benth. in Hook. Niger Flora, p. 502), petiolis limbo 
2-&-plo brevioribus, bracteis late ovatis fcemineis sepe trilobis masculis basi 
angustatis, calycis fructigeri laciniis lineari-obovatis basi cuneatis et integris 
superne utroque latere pectinatim 2-4-lobis fructigeris basi in stipitem bre- 
vissimum induratum contractis, ovario hispido, stylis erecto-patulis dimidia 
longitudine in columnam connatis. In Africze &quatorialis occidentalis in- 
sula St-Thomas (G. Don! in hb. berol.). Habitus ut in T. miti, sed folia tenuius 
membranacea, sinus angustior, pili utriusque pagina crebriores et multo 
minus rigidi, pagina inferior interdum fere tomentosa, Limbus foliorum 
oblongo-ovatus, acuminatus, basi profunde et anguste cordatus, subtus palli- 
dior. Racemi longiuscule pedunculati, breves. Bractez 2 mm. longe, mas- 
cule concave, acuminatz. Bracteole fominez 2 oblongo-ovalo. Calycis 
fem. laciniz florendi tempore fere integre, sub fructu circ. 4 mm. longe, 
omnes valde hispidze sed minus tamen quam in T. miti, tres subdistincte 
majores, omnes superne pinnatim 6-8-lacinulate; lacinule breves, patulc. 
Pars rhachialis laciniarum fructigerarum strigoso-hispida, apicem versus 
angustior. Stamina 3. Vestigium rudimenti ovarii minutissimum. (v. s.) 
r1 
S 5. Calya fam. 6-partitus; laciniz integra v. subintegra. 
4À. T. SPATHULATA (Benth. in Hook. Niger Flora, p. 502), bracteis foem. 
herbaceis calycem subeequantibus ovatis trilobis masculis minoribus oblongo- 
ellipticis, calycis feem. laciniis obovatis basi spathulato-angustatis integris 
fructigeris abrupte in stipitem laminam suborbicularem semiequantem con- 
iractis Laud induratis incurvis, calyce masc. depresso-obovoideo, ovario 
incano-tomentello, stylis brevibus dimidia longitudine connatis. À In Africa 
nigritiana (Vogel n. 8! Irving! in hb. Hook.). Caules volubiles. Petioli limbo 
2-À-plo breviores. Limbus ovatus, acuminatus, basi cordatus, membranaceus, 
obtuse dentatus. Calycis fructigeri lacinice 61mm. longe; lamina zquilonga 
ac lata, diametro 4' mm. &quans, obscure olivaceo-viridis, membranacea. 
Filamenta inferne subconnata. Ovarium trigonum, nanum. Styli superne sub- 
revoluti. — Similis T. tenuifolize, sed. folia latiora, supra pilosa, subtus pu- 
bescentia, bractez longiores et lacinice calycis fructigeri omnino alic. 
A simili T. laminulari dein presertim calyce fructigero et insuper stylis 
breviusculis rigidulis differt. (v. s.) 
45. T. LAMINULARIS (Müll. Arg. in Linnzea, vol. 34, p. 183), bracteis fcem. 
trilobis, calyce masc.-late turbinato, calycis foem. laciniis rhombeo-obovatis 
integris basi in stipitem sub fructu laminulam breviter rhombeam minutulam 
obtusam bis et ultra superantem angustatis, ovàrio tomentello, stylis elon- 
gatis dimidia longitudine in columnam gracilem ovarium superantem con- 
natis. 5 In Sierra Leone Africe occidentalis tropice (Smeathm.! in hb. DC.). 
Caules inferne longius lignosi, superne cum ramis volubiles, teretes, tenues, 
similes iis Glycines; ramuli ultimi fulvo-pubescentes. Stipulae 4-5 mm. longa, 
ovato-lanceolatz. Petioli 5-25 mm. longi. Limbus foliorum szpius 35-4 cm. 
longus, 15-18 mm. latus, lanceolato-ovatus, acuminatus, basi leviuscule 
cordatus, dentatus v. subinteger, membranaceus, junior hispidus, demum 
hirsuto-pubescens. Racemi pauciflori. Bractee masc. oblongo-obovatz , 
utrinque acute, ]-flore, pauce, feemineze calycem vix superantes. Lacinic 
calycis fructigeri 3 mm. tantum longi anguste, margine recurve, pubes- 
centes, nec hispidz, apice laminulam circ. ; mm. longam et latam gerentes. 
Stamina 3. Vestigium rudimenti ovarii depressum. Styli parte libera revoluti. 
Capsule i Dot&. — Ab omnibus totius generis facile distinguitur forma 
peculiari laciniarum calycis feminei, ceterum similis et affinis duabus 
precedentibus, (v. s.) 
