Crotonew.] CLL EUPHORBIACE^. " 295 



c. TioxiuM, Klotzsch in PI. Meyen. 418, ct hi Hayne, Arzneig. xiv. t, 3, frutices continet Asiaticas 

 indnmento stellato parco v. subnullo, Cietcrum ab Eucroionihits typicis caljcis segmeutia imbricatis 

 nequa^nam separandos. Klotzscli in Hayne I.e. sub n. 3, in nota a Muell. Arg. incaute prietennsa, 

 spL-eles 4 novas ex ins. Pliilippiiiarum cdidit, qiias in Prodromo aub aliis nominibus invenimus, 

 scil. : Tigliitm Cumingii, KI., est Croton Uiophyllus, Muell. Arg. ; T. siibincanmii, Kl, est C. consan- 

 gidneum, Muell. Arg.; 2\ la?iceolatum., K\., est C. VerreaiixH, B&iW. \a,r,; et T. ;pubescens, Kl., est 

 C. luzoniemis, Muell. Arg. 



Barha^viia, Klotzsch in Seem. Bot. Her. lOi, suffrutices continet v. frutices Americanos, habitu 

 AstrtBts integrifoliis accodentes, scd chaructcre nullo certo ab Eucrotonihus typicis distinguondos. 

 Croton'.vnthus, Kloti^aoh in LinncEa, xxvi. 634 (abscpe chiiractcro) est C. rhamnifoUuSj H. B. IC, species 

 fruticosa pariter ad Eiicrotonem pertinens. MroiiOGOMPHus, Dldrielis. in V'iden,^Jc, Mcddcl. Kfit. For. 

 Kjbhenh. 1857, 142, est C.fusciiSy Muell. Arg., species Brasiliensis, inflorescentia densa, calycibas 

 glaiidulis numerosis longe stipitatis iustructis, Jidocrotoni uccedens, et cum C. vestito aliisque paueis 

 genus Leucadenium, Kl,, in herb. plur. format, quod tamen vix pro soctione propria ab Eucrotone 

 distinguendum. 



CoDOxoc.vLYx, Klotzsch in Baill. Etiid. Euj^h. 360, species continet humiles Amoricanas, dense 

 tomentosas, dioicas, habitu Hendccandrts similes, sed petak fl. ^ evoluta. 



Subsect. 4. Podostachys, species paucas Anicricanas includit, divisionem sat naturalem ad 

 Decarinium acccdentcm formantes. Herbai sunt duriuseulse v. suffrutices ramosi, indumento stellato- 

 hirto, racomis intra folia ultima sessilibus, floribus $ ad basin capitato-eonfertis, parte superiore S 

 tenui a floribus ? intervallo nudo separata. Muell. Arg. in Mart. FL Bras. xi. ii. 225, (. 33. 

 Podostachys, Klotzsch in Wiegm. Archiv. vii. 193. C. suhferrugiiiea, Muell. Arg., inflorescentia minus 

 definita et habitu toto, potius Eucrotoni nostro sensu liraitato transferenda videtur. 



5. Astresa. Species paucse Americanse, quaruin una in orbe vetere si inquilina jam late dispersa. 

 Caules e basi v. superne herbacei, indumento stellato. Folia ssepe nee constanter palmitim 3-5- 

 loba. Flores Eiicrotonis sed receptaculum fl. $ fide Muell. Arg. constanter glabrum. Muell. Arg. 

 in Mart. Fl.'Bras. xi. ii. 233, t. 34. Veil. Fl. Fliun. Ic. x. t. 70, 71. Beauv. Fl. Ow. et Ben. t. 36. 

 AsTiiTEA, Klotzsch in Wiegm. Archiv. vii. 194. JVaivra in Br. Maxim. Bcise, Bot. t. 42. 



6. Qiiadrilohus. Est species unica Brasiliensis, a nobis non visa, nee in iconibus depicta, ab 

 Eucrotone distincta dicitur, calyce floris (? 4-mero (infl. $ 4-5-mero); character minimi valoris, 

 nam flores 4-meri hinc inde observantur in paueis speciebus sectionum diversarum. 



7. J)ecari?iiu7n, Species Americanse 42, habitu polymorplise, ab Ettcrotone distinctse calycis $ 

 lobis plus minus iufequalibus, lobis 2 majoribus quinto minore nunc minute v. 0, character ssepe 

 valde incertus et proportio loborum in eadem specie s.Tpo variabilis. Uti alias sectiones majores in 

 series 2 dividitur : Laviprocrofon indumento lepidoto, MkcU, Arg. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 244, t. 3o, 

 36; et Geiseleria, indumento non lepidoto, Muell. Arg. l.c, 255,1?. 37, 38. VHer, Sfirp. Nov. t. 9. 

 Javq. I(\ Bar. t. 194. Priorum species plurcs includuntur iu sect. Argyroglossuin. Inter Xonlepidotaft 

 plures fruticosLe dense tomentosje v. laiiata} calycibus $ parum iniequalibus melius cum similibus inter 

 Emrotones associantur ; aliai caule herbaceo v. sufFrutesceutc, indumento stellato-hispido, fuliis serratis, 

 bpicis brevibus, calyce $ niagis insequali habitum peculiarem proferunt, et includunt C. glandidosuruy 

 Jjinn., cum paueis affinibus, seugenus DECAEiwiusr, Bafin. Neogenyt. 1 (Geiseleria, Klotzsch in Wiegm. 

 Archiv. vii. 254. Buachystachts, Klotzsch in Hook. L&nd. Journ. ii. 47). Klotzsch Geiselcriam a 

 Brachystachyo distinxit calyce ? 4-mero nee 5-mero, segmentum quintum tamen in eadem specie 

 nunc caeteris fere roquale nunc miniitum vix conspicuum et facile praetervisum, et Muell. Arg, 

 genera duo Klotzschyana varictates unius speciei nuncupat. 



, 8. Heptallon. Species 3 boreali-Anioricaiue, lierbacere, stellato-lnnat;e v. tomentosse, habitu fere 

 Julocroionis, floribus intra folia summa subcapitatis, calyce ? oo- (siepius 7-8-)partito subvalvato. 

 Heptai.lon, Bajin. Neoge.nyt, 1 (Pilixopiiytum, Klotzsch in Wiegm. Archiv. vii. 255). 



9. Angelandra. Species 2, boreali-Americanse, annuse, dioica;, ramosaj, habitu Hendecandrw 

 .affines, indumento tenui stellato-iepidoto, racemis brevissimi« laxis, calyce S insequab', $ subrequali. 

 Engelmannia, Klotzsch in Wiegm. Archiv, vii. 253, non Torr. et Gr. (Anoelandra, Endl. Gen. Suppl. 

 \y. iii. 91. Gynamblosis, To)^. in Bep. Marry Expcd. 295). 



10. Drepadeninm (melius Hevdecandrd). Species 7, lierbacepe v. suffruticosse, Americse borealis v. 

 centralis, dioicse, ramosae, sa-pius humiles, indumento lepidoto v. substellato incano, racemis bro- 

 vissimis laxis, calyce in utroque sexu lequali. Petala ctiam iu maribus 0, dum in cicteris sectionibus 

 in fl. (? adsunt. Stamina saepius 10-11. Cav. Ic. t. 6. IIkndkcandra, Eschwh. in Mem. Acad. 

 Petersh. 1823 (edit. 1826?), 287. Hook, et Am, Bot. Beech, t, 91. DiiEPADENioi, Bajin. Neogenyt. 



