PhjUanihecB.] CLI. EUPHORBIACEvE. 269 



Species 6, Aniericse et Africse occidentalis inter tropicos incolse. 3fiieU. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 

 219, in Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 9, t. I, et in Flora 1872, 2. Planch, in Hook. Ic. PL t. 797, et in 



HooTc. FL Nig. t 47. 

 Genera, Ama7im, CleistaJifhus et BrideUa in Pi'odrorao in tribus duo distinetas separata, a Baillono 



in genus unicuni junguntnr et certe inter se valde afRniasunt. Characteres tamen uti habitus bene 

 definiti videntur, et genera tria nobis servanda videntur. 



25. Siscocarpus, Klotzscli in Wiegm. ArcJdv. vii. 201, t. 9. — Flores dioici, sfepius 

 petaliferi. Fl. (? : Sepala 5, rarius 4, membranacea, imbricata, exterioribus pauUo 

 minoribus. Petala totidem, parva, interdum deficientia. Discus membranaceus, cyathi- 

 formis v. cupulatus, 5-lobus. Stamina 5-4, filamentia in medio disco in columnam 

 connatis, superne circa ovarii rudimentum 3-partitum liberia patentibus ; antherarum 

 loculi paralleli, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. FL $ : ^Sepala quam in mare rigidiora. 

 Discus crassior, patens, subinteger. Ovarium 3-loculare ; styli 3, distincti, siiperne 

 recurvo-patentes, in laminam latam crenulatam dilatati, crenulis margine stigmatosis ; 

 ovula in loculis gemina. Capsula dura, globosa, 3-cocca v. abortu 1-2-cocca, coccis 

 2-valvibu3. Semina in coccis solitaria, testa crassa sropius rugosa, membrana interna 

 tenui ; albumen tenue v. ; cotyledones latissimfe, valde contort uplicatse, — Arbores 

 divaricato-ramosse. Folia alterna, brevissime petiolata, integerrima, coriacea, nitidula, 

 Flores ad axillas dense glomerati, sessiles, ^ mmierosi, $ pauciores interdiim solitarii. 

 Capsula? tomentosEe, csstenun Ireves v. molliter veiTucoso-mnricatpe. 



Species 3, Brasilise et Guiauae incolse. Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 223, e( in Mart. FL Bras. 



XI. ii. t, 2. 



Kami apice spinescentes dieuntur quod in speciminibus nostris non appnret. Gemmae axillares 



tamen, stipulis rigidis acntissimis involutse, interdum spinas simulant. Arillum membranaceum 



circa semina ab auctoribus descriptnm liaud invenimus. 



26. Xaclinostylis, Turcz, in Bull, Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 1846, 503. — Flores dioici, 

 petaliferi. Fl. ^ : Sepala 5, membranacea, imbricata, subcequalia. Petala 5, vix breviora. 

 Discus latus, villosissimus. Stamina 5, filamentia in medio disco ad medium in columnam 

 glabram connatis, superne circa rudimentum ovarii villosum 3-partitnm liberis patentibus ; 

 antherarum loculi paralleli, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Fl. $ : Calyx et petala maris. 

 Discus parum prominulus. Ovarium globosum, dense villosissimum, 3-loculare ; styli 

 breves, plani, recurvo-patentes, cuneati, breviter 2-fidi ; ovula in loculis gemina. Capsula 

 in coecos 2-valves dissiliens, pericarpio crassiuscule crustaceo. Semina subglobosa, Ifevia, 

 testa crassiuscule membranacea ; albumen tenue ; cotyledones latissim.-e, valde contortu- 

 plicatfe. — Frutex ramosissimus. Folia parvula, alterna, coriacea, integerrima, Flores 

 tomentoso-villosi, ad axillas fasciculati, <? breviter pedicellati v. subsessiles, $ pauciores 

 interdum solitarii^ pedicellis longiusculis. 



Species 1, Africte australis iucolae. Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 224. Hoolc. Ic. PI. t. 1279. 

 Genus quoad characteres essentialee vix a Discocarpo separandum, distinguitur patria, habitu, et 



disco. 



27. ActepliilA, Blum. Bijdr. 581. (Anomospermum, Dah. in IIool: Kew Journ. iii. 

 228, non Miers.) — Flores monoici v. interdum forte dioici, ssepius petaliferi. Fl. ^ : Sepala 

 5-6, subsequalia v. interiora paullo majora, imbricata. Petala totidem, sub disco parva 

 squamiformia v. 0. Discus expansus, integer v. 5-lobus. Stamina 3-6, in medio disco 

 circa ovarii rudimentum 2-3-fidum affixa, filamentis liberis v. sub rudimento breviter 

 connatis ; antherarum loculi paralleli, introrsum v. demum filamento recurvo extrorsum 

 rima longitudinali dehiscentes. Fl. $ : Calyx et petala maris. Ovarium in disco sessile, 

 3-loculare ; styli breves, liberi v. basi connati, indivisi v. 2-fidi ; ovula in loculis gemina. 

 Capsula dura, loculicide S-valvis v. in coecos 2-valve3 dissiliens. Semina ssepius iu coccis 

 solitaria, majuscula, testa fragili ; albumen perparcum v. ; cotyledones crass;^, cai-nosa3, 

 interdumvalde dilatatje, sibi invicemplicatfe v. valde contortuplicatse. —Arbores fruticesve. 

 Folia alterna, petiolata, siepiua ampla, integerrima, demum coriacea. Flores ad axillas 



