36 EUPHORBIACE^J. 



Tribe III. CROTONEJE. — Ovary -cells \-ovulate. Capsule divided into cocci 

 (or baccate). 



Subtribe 1. JATROPHEJE. — Inflorescence centrifugal, androgynous : flowers pedicellate , 

 cymose, central <j? . Seeds carunculate, large. 



7. JATROPHA, L. 

 Calyx 5-partite, or 5-lobed, imbricative. Corolla contorted. Stamens 10-8 (-15), mon- 

 adelphous, 3-5 interior longer: column surrounded by 5 glands. Capsule 3(-2)-coccous. 

 — Cyme corymbiform : flowers usually scarlet. 



Sect. 1. Adenorhopium. — Petals distinct, or cohering at the base, spreading. 



24. J. gossypifolia, L. Herbaceoiis; leaves. 5 (-3) -partite, or lobed, ciliate and 

 glanduliferous on the margin •. segments ovate, pointed, denticulate or entire : peiiolar and 

 stipular glands branched ; special cymes contracted; calyx 5-partite; corolla twice as long 

 as the calyx ; stamens 8-12 ; stigmas 2-branched. — SI. t. 84 ; Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 623. Desc. 

 Fl. 2. /. 142. — I. glandulifera, Roxb.f I. elegans, Kl. -. a glabrous form, in which the leaves 

 however are ciliate between the glands. — Stem 2'-3' high ; leaves pubescent, glabrate be- 

 neath, or glabrous ; petals obovate, deep-purple, 2'" long, distinct, or cohering at the base. — 

 Hab. Bahamas!, Swains.; Jamaica!, M'Nab, Pd., Dist., common; Dominica!, Imr.; S. 

 Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad!, Sieb.; [Cuba! to Bahia!, Mexico! to New Granada!]. 



25. J. multifida, L. Shrubby ; leaves long-petioled, 9-7 -partite, glabrous, eglandular : 

 segments piunatifid, acuminate : lobes quite entire ; stipules multipartite : segments seta- 

 ceous ; cymes umbelliform, long-pcduncled ; calyx 5-lobed; petals distinct, three times as 

 long as the calyx ; stamens 8-10 ; stigmas 2-branched. — Stem 5'-10' high ; stipular seg- 

 ments about 8'" long ; petals obovate, 2"' long, scarlet. — Hab. S. Kitts !, S. Vincent !, Guild.; 

 naturalized in Jamaica, where it is now common ; [Venezuela, Guiana] . 



26. J. hastata, Jacq. Shrubby ; leaves obovate (or oblanceolate), pointleted, quite 

 entire, hastate, or cut into glandular teeth at the contracted, petioled base, glabrous ; stipules 

 simple, setaceous, deciduous ; cymes umbelliform, long-peduncled ; calyx 5-lobed ; petals dis- 

 tinct, much longer than the calyx ; stamens 10 ; stigmas 2-branched. — Vent. Malmais. t. 52. 

 — J. acuminata, Desv. J. pandurifolia, Andr. — Stem about 3' high ; petals obovate-oblong, 

 4"' long, scarlet. — Hab. Trinidad!, Schach ; [Cuba]. 



27. J. divaricata, Sw. Arboreous ; leaves ovate, pointed, quite entire, subcomplicate 

 at the base, glabrous ; stipules simple, glandular, deciduous ; cymes dichotomous : pedicels 

 divaricate, spreading; calyx 5-lobed; 3 corolla 5-petalous, four times as long as the calyx, 



$ 5-lobed; stamens 8-10; styles short: stigma thickened. — Stem 10'-20' high; petals 

 pale-coloured, obovate, 2"' long ; seeds 6'" long, oblong, obsoletely trigonal, solitary in each 

 cell. Intermediate between this section and Curcas. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., Pd., in rocky 

 woods, S. Ann's and western districts. 



Sect. 2. Curcas. — Corolla sympetalous. Styles cohering below. 



28. J. hernandifolia, Vent. Stem woody; leaves ovate-oblong, subpanduriform, 

 pointed and mucronate, peltate and subcordate at the base, glabrous ; stipules deciduous ; 

 cymes dichotomous, expanded, slender; calyx 5-partite; corolla 5-lobed to the middle, 

 three times as long as the calyx ; stamens lO ; styles bifid. — Curcas portoricensis, Baill. — ■ 

 Branches straight ; leaves 3"-5" long : petiole l^"-3" long, united with the limb 2"'-3"' be- 

 yond its base; corolla 2'" long. — Hab. Jamaica!, Bancr.; [Portorico]. 



29. J. Curcas, L. Suffrutescent ; leaves subcordate-roundish, angular, or obsoletely 

 3-5-lobed, glabrous or glabrate ; stipules deciduous ; special cymes contracted ; calyx 5-par- 

 tite; corolla 5-partite, villous on the inside, twice as long as the calyx; stamens 10-15; 

 styles bifid. — Desc. Fl. 2. t. 141. — Curcas purgans, Med. — Stem 6'-12' high; petioles as 

 long as the limb ; corolla pale-yellow, 3'" long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Al. : a wee d ; S. Vincent !, 

 Guild. ; [Cuba ! and Mexico ! to Peru !, naturalized in all tropical countries]. 



8. CNIDOSCOLUS, Pohl. 



Calyx coloured, 5-lobcd, or 5-partite, spreading, imbricative. Petals 0. Stamens 10 

 (-15), monadelphous, five exterior shorter: column surrounded by a disc, with a hairy band 



