Oroton - . 1 CLL EUPHORBIACE^. 309 



rudimentum 0. Fl. $ : Calyx parvus v. 3-partitus ; disci hypogyni squamae 3, petaloidea?, 

 calycis segmciitis subcequilong^ iisque altern^. Ovarium carnosum, 3-loculare ; Btyli 

 plani, dilatati, inorbem patentes,apici ovarii appressi ; ovulainloculis solitaria, obturatore 

 magno. Fructus obscure tridymus, in speciminibus nostris immaturus, ex Baill. 3-coccus. 

 —Arbor 40-80-pedalis {Barter et Mann), v. frutex 8-15-pedalis {Welwitsch\ undique glaber- 

 rimus. Folia altema, breviter petiolata, ampla, integerrima, nitidula, penmvenia. Spicse 

 ^ axillares laterales v. fere oppositifolige, amentiformes, floribus arete approximatis sub- 

 sessilibus ; pedunculi ? axillares v. laterales, breves 1- (v. 2-3- V} flori. 



Species 1, Africa tropica incol^. Muell. Arg. in DC. Trod, xv. ii. 774. Gonus evidenter Claoxylo 

 affine. a Baillono T./rorcAi^^w comparatum, sed stamina sepalis altema nee opposita, infloroscontm 

 aliifjue characteres longe distant. 



120 Claoxylon, A. Juss. EupL Tent. 43, t. 14. (Erythrochilus, Bcinw. in BL Bijdr. 

 614 )-Flore3 dioici v. rarius monoici, apetali. Discus varius. Fl. ^ : Calyx in alabastro 

 Bubglobosus, clausus, per antliesin valvatim 3^-paxtitus. Stamina ssopius numcrosa, 

 receptaculo v. disco central! affixa, glandulis v. lobis disci varie intermixta, filamentis 

 liberis; antherarum loculi distinct!, erecti, obovoidei v. subglobosi, ab apice l^ngitudi 

 naliter dehiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. ? ; Calyx minus alte divisus lobis 2-4 

 (an semper ?) valvatis. Discus margine integer v. lobatus. Ovarium 3- rarms 2-loculare ; 

 Btyli breves, liberi v. ba^i connati, patentes, indivisi ; ovula in loculis solitana. Capsula 

 in coccos 2-valves dissiliens. Semina estropliiolata, subglobosa, testa Crustacea ; albumen 

 carnosum ; cotyledones lat^, plan^e.- Arbor ea fruticesve glabri v. pube appressa brevi 

 veatiti. Folia alterna, petiolata, s^epius ampla, membrana^ea v. vix conacea, mtegernma 

 V. dentata, pemiivenia. Bacemi axillares v. laterales, solitarii v. subfasciculati, foliis 

 breviores. Flores parvi, i secus rhachin fasciculati, $ solitaru sparsi. 



Species enumeratai 42, Africa, Asi^ et Australise intra tropicos et ins. maris Pacifici incol*. Mv^ll 

 ATg.inDC.Frod. iLX.il. lib. BenihFl. MtstralMA2^. Kurz, For. Fl. Brit. Surm.u.Zdo. Bedd. 



Jc. PI. Ind. Or. t. 231. -^ . , ^ , . r 



Genus in sectiones plures dividit Muell. Arg.. imprimis ex dispositione glandularum receptaculi 

 floris <? ; quffi tamen variant fere de specie in speciem et semper minutse difficillime observantur. 

 Baillon genn^ totum in Mercuriali includit. 



121. Mlcrococca, Benth. in Eooh Nig. FL 503.— Flores monoici v. subdioici, apetali. 

 Fl e ' Calyx tenuiter membranaceus, in alabastro clausus, per anthesin valvatim 3-par- 

 tit'us Stamina od (3-10), receptaculo convexo affixa, glandulis paucis mimmis mtermixta, 

 filamentis distinctis ; antherarum loculi a basi distincti, obovoidei, jam in alabastro erecti, 

 ab apice longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. ? : Sepala 3-4, imbn- 

 cata Lamin.-^ hypogyna, (an disci lobi?) 3-4, lineares, coccis alterna, calyce vix breviores. 

 Ovarium 3- rarissime 44oculare ; styli diatincti, subpatentes, breves, Imeares, mdmsi ; 

 ovula in loculis solitaria. Capsula 3-4-cocca, coccis fere a basi distmctis 2-valvibus. 

 ' Semina globosa, testa Crustacea; albumen carnosum; cotyledones planre, lata?.— Herba 

 annua erecta, ramosa, basi siepe indurata. FoHa altema exceptis interdum prmiordialibus 

 oppositis, petiolata, membranacea, a^pius dentata, peimivenia. Bacemi axiUares rhacho 

 filiiormi Flores ^ minuti, fasciculati, in racemiad* inquoque fasciculo oo breviter pedi- 

 cellati, in racemis androgynis pauci, s^pius 1-2 in quoque fasciculo cum umco $ longms 

 pedicellato. Capsulre parvae. 



Species 1 in cultis Africa et Asia tropicfe frequens, a Thwaitesio Enum. PL Zeyl 271, eta MuelL 

 Arc in DC Prod. xv. ii. 789 ad Claoxylon relata. Antherarum loculi erecti distmcti ut in hoc 

 Eenere sed habitu et floribus $ potius Mercuriali accedit, a qua differt foliis alternis. anthens erect.s 

 et pistiUo s^piuB 3.mero. Anthers ex Muell. Arg. in Micrococca^ introrsum 2-nmos^ sunt dum 

 in ceteris Claoxylis extrorsum 2-rimosas dicuntur, sed h^c distinctio nobis cffug.t. Badlon Micro- 

 coccam cum Claoxyh aliisque sub MercvriaH includit. 



122 Mercuriali., Linn. Gm. n. 1125. -Flores dioici v. casu monoici, apetali. Fl. <? : 

 Calyx tenuiter membranaceus, in alabastro globosus v. ovoideus, clausus, per anthesin 



