316 CLI. EUPHORBIACE^. [Crotoiiem. 



137. r-epiaoturuB, BailL mud. Eiiph. 448.— Flores dioici, apetali. Fl. ^: Calyx 

 membranaceus, in alabastro globosus, clausus, per anthesin valvatim 4- rarius 3- v. 5- 

 partitus. Discus 0. Stamina 8, filamentia ima basi siibconnatis ; anthers oblongro, 

 erectse, dorsifixse, loculis nndique contiguis parallelis longitudinal iter dehiscentibus 

 Ovarii rudimentum 0. FL $ : Sepala 3-5, in^equalia. Discus 0, v. e glandulis 3-4. 

 Ovarmm 3-loculare ; styli primum connati, demuma basi liberi, plus minus bifidi v. indi- 

 V131 ; ovula in loculia solitaria. Capsula tridyma, in coccos 2-valves dissiliens. Semina 

 strophiolata {Mudl. Arg.); albumen carnosum j cotyledones lat^, planiB.— Frutices glabri. 

 Foha alterna, petiolata, membranacea, remote dentata, basi 3-5-nervia. Spic^ ^ amenti* 

 formes, in ramis annotinis v. vetustioribua sessiles, bracteis latis concavis subimbricatis 

 diu persistentibua flores aolitarios sessiles v. plurea breviter pedicellatos foventibus • 2 

 pauciflorse. * "*■ 



Species 4, quarura 3 ex Africa tropica, una e Madag;iscaria. MuelL Arg. in DC. Prod xv, li 898 

 Bcnth. mUooTc. Ic.Pl ^.1297. Calyces ^in specie typiea Madagascariensi glabri subbracteasolitarii 

 sessilesque dicuntur, in L. occidentali uti in L, Icucifloro fasciculati sunt, breviter pedicellati et 

 hispiduli. Genus a BaiUono ^6.Alchorneam relatum eique raids affine, differt imprimis inflorescentia 

 mascula, et fide Muelleri seminibus strophiolatis. 



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138. Conoevelba, Auhl. PI. Gui. 923, t. 353.-Flores dioici, apetali. Discus 0. FI J ■ 

 Calyx membranaceus, in alabastro ovoideus, clausus, per anthesin valvatim 3-4-partitu3 

 btamina co (ultra 30), receptaculo convexo affixa, exteriora nonnulla (5-10 v. rarius ?) 

 filamentis brevibus erectis, interiora numerosa filamentis elongatis plus minus flexuosis : 

 anthersB erectae, loculis parvulis subparallelis connective lato sep.aratis longitudinaliter 

 dehwcentibus. Ovani rudimentum 0. Fl. ? : Calyx S-Cpartitus, segmentis angustis 

 ngiduLs imbricatis ; glandule totidem magna., extus adnata., segmentis altern*. Ovarium 

 2-loculare ; Btyh basi breviter nunc brevissime connati, superne recurvo-patentes, crassi, 

 retus, V. sub 2-fidi ; ovula m loculis solitaria. Capsula magna, globosa, l«,vis v. 3-costata 

 m coccos 2-valves dissiliens, pericarpio subsuberoso. Semina a dorso compressiusoula 

 testa Crustacea tevi; albumen carnosum, siccitate durum; cotyledones latc-e, plan* -^ 

 Arbores glabrae. Folia alterna v. hinc inde subopposita, petiolata. ampla, integerrima' v 

 remote dentata, ngide membranacea v. demum coriacea, pennivenia, venis secundariis 

 t^sversis, venubs reticulatis. Panicute terminales, i ampte, floribus parvis secus 

 ramulos tenues divaricates glomeratis, ? simpliciores, fleribus secus rliachin simplicem 

 cras^am sen ramulos breves .sparsis, pedicelle brevi crasso basi glanduleso-bracteato fultis. 



Interspecies a Mudl. Arg. in BC. Prod. xv. ii. 896, et in Mart. Fl. Bra... 371, t. 55. enumeratas,3 

 genmn» sunt Bras.L^ boreahs at Guia.«, incote (C. gniann,..:, Aubl., C. Host.^anni, Benth., et c! 

 Snl™ -^r ""fT^P'^"^' ^I-"- A^g- "t C. Martia„a, Baill., jam in FI. Bras .Id Alck:rnea,n 

 r r B^U Wx ^J"""^- ^^":"- ^^g- -' ^-*<'"'-"> species. C. tcrminalis, Muell. Arg. (Gavar- 



139. Oavarretla, Baill. Adans. i. 185, t. 7.- Flores dioici ? apetali, ^ ignoti. Fl P • 

 Calyx campanulatu.s, truncatus v. obscure sinuato-dentatus, eglandulosus. Discus " 

 Ovarium 24oculare ; styli basi breviter connati, 2-partiti v. 2-4-fidi, ramis recurve: 

 patentibus breviter v. longiuscule papillosis ; ovula in loculis solitaria. Fruotus - 



tlTJI ' 'f °^««/«n«'* "^""te tomentella excepta glabrre. Folia alterna, b;e;iter 

 pet data, ampla, in egernma v. obscure dentata, rigide coriacea, pennivenia, ;enis pri- 

 ma«is subtus elevatis. Spic. terminales, simplices, longiuscute, apicem versus dense 

 L'ler' " ""■ ^'''' '"^" ''^ ^^"^'^ ^r..i..m^ par™ 2-glandulosarum 



remarei" \^TT ^"tl n"'f ' ^'°"' """"^"^ ^ '' ^™'='" 'enotis qn,.l.n,™odo dub!,™ 



~^L fedu it s?.- -"fl ''^- ^~''- ^^^ "•«''^-«' - Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 372, ad sectioncn. 

 tonceieilxB reducit, sed mflorescent.a et flores ? notis essentialibus diffcrunt, 



