786 CXXII. EUPHORBIACEH (HUTCHINSON). [ Jatropha. 
bracts narrowly lanceolate, acute, 2} lin. long, glandular-toothed, 
glabrous. Male flowers pedicellate: Sepals ovate or ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, } lin. long, $ lin. broad, minutely serrulate, glabrous. Petals 
spathulate-obovate, rounded at the apex, 14 lin. long, $ lin. broad, 
entire, glabrous. Disk-glands obovate-cuneate, slightly truncate, 
glabrous. Stamens 8; the 5 outer filaments nearly free to the base, 
the 3 inner more or less connate; anthers scarcely } lin. long, pubescent. 
Female flowers pedicellate : Sepals lanceolate, acute, 14 lin. long, toothed 
but scarcely glandular, glabrous. Petals oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, 
24 lin. long, ? lin. broad, slightly thickened at the base, entire, glabrous. 
Disk 5-lobed; lobes transversely oblong, bifid or toothed, glabrous. 
Ovary smooth; styles suberect, bifid and swollen at the apex. Ripe 
capsule not seen.—Pax in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euphorb.-Jatroph. 68, 
tig. 27. 
Nile Land. Jur: Mangob, Schweinfurth, 1583, 1850! 
17. J. melanosperma, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 110. Stem 
herbaceous, about 18 in. high, glabrous. Leaves deeply trilobed or 
subentire, 24-6 in. long, 14-54 in. broad, thinly and rigidly chartaceous, 
glabrous on both surfaces; lobes ascending, lanceolate or oblong-lanceo- 
late, acute, sharply serrulate; lateral nerves of each lobe 4-9 on each 
side, looped near the margin, prominent below; petiole stout, nearly 
4 in. long, glabrous, not glandular; stipules about 3 times laciniate, 
about 14 lin. long, segments setose, glabrous, not glandular at the apex. 
Cymes small, very shortly pedunculate; flowers crowded ; bracts sub- 
ulate-lanceolate, acute, about 1 lin. long, toothed, but not glandular, 
glabrous. Male flowers shortly pedicellate: Sepals oblong, obtuse, 1} 
lin. long, $ lin. broad, not glandular, entire or minutely serrulate, 
glabrous. Petals obovate, obtuse and very minutely emarginate at the 
apex, entire, 1} lin. long, ? lin. broad, glabrous. Disk-glands small, 
glabrous. Stamens 8; filaments partially connate, glabrous ; anthers 
3 lin. long. Female flowers pedicellate: Sepals oblong, subacute, 1} 
lin. long, toothed but not glandular, glabrous. Petals free, lanceolate, 
subacute, 23 lin. long, § lin. broad, entire, glabrous on both sides. 
Disk 5-lobed; lobes rounded or transversely oblong, entire, glabrous. 
Ovary slightly wrinkled, glabrous; styles free to the base, suberect, 
swollen and bifid at the apex, glabrous. Capsule trilobed, about 5 lin. 
in diam.; lobes rounded. Seeds oblong-ellipsoid, 34 lin. long, ? ms 
broad, blackish and slightly shining when dry ; caruncle subentire or 
slightly lacerate, about 1 lin. broad. — Pax in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euphorb.- 
Jatroph. 68. 
Nile Land. Jur: Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1952! Niamniam, Schwein- 
furth, 3898! 
18. J. somalensis, Pax in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euphorb.Satrop 
68. A small glabrous shrub about 2} ft. high. Leaves deeply eae 
lobed, 24-44 in. long, 2-5 in. broad, membranous, dull on both surfaces ; 
segments ascending, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, subacute, & va 
dular-denticulate; lateral nerves of each segment 5-7 on each side, 
