272 CLI. EUPHOHBIACE^. ' [rhyllanikem. 



33. Cluytiandra, Mudl. Arg. in Seem. Journ. Bot. 1864, 328, et in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 

 225. — Flores inonoici, apetali. Discus 0. FL ,^ : Calyx 5-fidus, lobis basi squamula 

 parva auctis. Stamina 5, filamentis in centre floris basi in columnam connatis superne 

 liberis ; antherarum loculi paralleli, longitudinal iter dehiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum 

 (v. ad apicem columnse inter stamina parvum 3-partitum, Muell. Arg,). TL $ : Calyx 

 quam in ^ minus alte divisus. Ovarium 3-loculare, vertice truncatum ; styli breves, 

 patentes, 2-lidi ; ovula in loculis gemina. Gapsula in coccos 2-valve3 dissiliens. Seminuni 

 albumen camosum, cotyledones planse latae. — Frutex habitu Sauropodis. Folia alterna, 

 disticha, membranacea, integerrima, pennivenia. Flores ad axillas fasciculati, ^ minuti, 

 breviter pedicellati, $ s^epius in eadem axilla solitarii, pedicello elongato. 



Species 1, Africns tropicse oceidentalis ineola, a Baillono ad Andraehnem relata, sed petaloriun 

 absentia et squamoUis ad basin perianthii potius Sauropodi affinis videtur, et vix nostro sensii ab eo 

 separanda, filamentis suporne liberis et ovarii rudimento in ft. S ex Muell. Arg. evoluto. Hoc tamen 

 in floribns mimitis in speciminibus nostris vix perfcctis baud deteximus. 



34. Phyilantlius, Linn. Gen. n. 1050. — Flores monoici rarissimo dioici, apetali. 

 Discus variua v. 0. Fl. <? : Sepala G, 5 v. rarius 4, distincta v. rarius basi breviter 

 connata, imbricata, plus minus distincte 2-seriata, omnia similia herbacea v. sub- 

 petaloidea v. exteriora breviora. Stamina in centro floris 3, rarius 2 v. 5 v. rarissime 

 6-00, filamentis liberis v, in columnam centralem connatis ; antlierarum loculi nunc 

 distincti paralleli longitiidinaliter dehiscentes nunc divcrgentes quoad comiectivLim 

 oblique v. subtransversim 2-valvati v. horizontaliter in unum confluentes. Ovarii 

 rudimentum 0. Fl. ? : Calyx maris v. rigidior. Ovarium 3-ao-loculare ; styli distincti 

 V. plus minus connati, integri v. srepius 2-fidi, erecti v. recurvo-patentes, subulati v. 

 plano-dilatati, superne introraum v. margine stigmatosi ; ovula in loculis gemina. Capsula 

 sicca V. carnosa, demum ssepissime in coccos 2-valves dissiliens, rarius loculicida v. vix 

 dehiscens. Semina (dum omnia perfecfca) transversim 3-angularia, dorso convexa, angulo 

 interiore recta, estrophiolataj testa membranacea v. cruatacea; albumen camoaum; embryo 

 rectus v. leviter incurvus, cotyledonibus planis rectisque v. rarius flexuosis. — Herbse 

 fnitices v. arbores, liabitu vario. Folia integerrima, alterna v. rarissime opposita, sfepius 

 disticha, rauiuli.'^ folia pinnata baud raro simulantibus'. Flores parvi, axillares v. rarius ad 

 nodos ramulorum aphyllorum, ^ sospius oo glomerati, subsessiles v. distincte pedicellati, 

 rarius panci rarissime solitarii, $ in eadem axilla v. in ramulo distincto pauci v. solitarii, 

 longius pedicellati. 



Species enumeratae ad 450, per regiones calidiores utriusque orbis latissime dispersge, in tempe- 

 ratis rariores, in Europa et Asia Eossica desunt, in America boreali perpaucEe inveniuntur, et paucae 

 tantum in Africa australi et Australia extratropica crescunt. Mitell. Arg. in DC. Trod. xv. ii. 275, 

 et in Mart. Fl. Bras. xv. ii. 26, t. 3 ad 10. Benth. Fl. Austral, vi. D3. 



Genus miraero specierum vix Crotoni codens, etdifficillime in sectiones naturales dividendum, etsi 

 diversitates insignes ostendit in disco, in calyce, in iilamentorum antherarum v. stylorum numero v. 

 evolutione, et a pluribus auctoribus in genera plurima divellitiir. Mueller Argoviensis sectiones 44 

 in Prodromo distinxit, quibus addidit 2 in Flora Brasiliensi ; plures tamen sunt potius species singula 

 charactere uno alterove parum abnormes, et majores, exeeptis Glochidio Synostmnme et Xylophyllo, 

 vix uaturales; species nonnuUa;, e.g. Euphyllanthi v. Paraphyllantki^ speciebus in altera soctione 

 separatis similiores sunt quam illis in eadem sectione inclusis, Caeterum divisiones sequcntes, a 

 pluribua genera propria nuncupata, insigniores sunt. 



* Biscits in uiroque sexu defickns. 



1. Glochidmm. Arbores fruticesve gerontogei, foliis saepius coriaceis majnseulis v. amplis. 

 Stamina 3-oo, antheris erectis in colunina centrali sessilibus. Ovarium 3-oc-loeulare; styli breves 

 craasi, orccti, basi s?epe connati. Species cnumeratse ultra 100, plures tamen legre distiuguendse, 

 Asiffi tropicse, Archipelagi Malayuni, Australise et insularum maris Paeifici ineolse. Phyllanthi 

 series 1, Muell. Arg. in DC. Frod. xv. ii. 275. Glocuidion, Forst. CHr. Gen, 113, t. 57- A. Juss. 

 Euph, Tent.t. 3. Kurs, For. Fl. Brit. Bumi.ix. 341. Wight, le.t.lQQQ ad 1908. Bradleia, G<srt7i. 

 Fruct. ii. 127, 1. 109. LahiU. Sert. Austr. Caled. t. 76 ad 78. Cav. Ic. t. 371. Gynoon, A. Juss. Euph. 

 Tent. 17, t. 3. Wight, Ic. t. 190Q. Glochisandra, Wight, Ic. v. ii. 28, t. 1905. Lobocakpus, W, 

 et Am. Prod, Fl, Pcnins. 7. Glochidionopsis, Blimc, Bijdr. 588. 



