334 ~ CLir EUPHORBIACS^. [Croionece. 



ovula in loculis solitaria. Capsula globosa, vix tridyma, in coccos 2- valves dissiliens, 

 columella siepissime cum coccis decidua. Semiua oblique obovoidea, superne oblique sub 

 strophiola magna camosa depressa, testa Crustacea extus glanduloso-foveolata (v. Ijevi?); 

 albumen carhosum (perfectum nou vidimus) ; cotyledones planfe, latse. — Frutices glabri, 

 ramosissimi. Folia alterna, petiolata, parvula, ovata, integerrima, pennivenia et reticii- 

 lato-veuulosa, subtus saepe secus costani v. venas primarias glandulis depressis 2-5 instructa. 

 SpiciB ^ dense capituliformes, ovoidete v. sxibglobosee, ad apices ramorum pedunculatte, 

 solitarioe v. in pednnculo ramoHo paucte. Bracteee parvse, imbricatgs, basi glandulosee. 

 Flores minimi, aub quaquo bractoa terni, scssiles. Flores $ 1-3 in pedunculo infra spicam 

 <? v. in ramo ipso pedicellati, sub bractea parva solitarii. 



Species 3, Americte et Africse inter tropicos incolse. MuelL Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 1190, et in 

 Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 542, i. 81. A. Juss. Buph. Tent. t. 17. GiBrtn. Fruct. t. 138 {Mgojyricon). 

 Sm. Ic. ined. t. 42 {JEgopricon). Baill. Etud. EicpK t. 7- A. St. Hil. PL Us. Bras. t. 65. 



Genus naturalissimum infloresccntia facile distinctiim. Semiaum sub strophiola depressionem in 

 generilius affinibus nunquani observaviimis. 



184. StiiUngrla, Linn. 'Mant, n. 1279. — Flores monoici, apetali. Discus 0. Fl. ^ : 

 Calyx parvus, tenuiter membranaceus, brevisvsime et late 2-3-fidus. Stamina 2, rarissimc 

 3, filamentis liberis exsertis ; antherarum loculi ovoideo-globosi, distincti, contiguij paral- 

 leli, loiigitudinalitur dehiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. $ : Calyx 3-partitus v. 

 rudimentarius v. 0. Ovarium 2-3-loculare ; styli basi breviter in columnam connati, 

 superne patentes breves v. longiusculi indivisi ; ovula in loculis solitaria. Capsula 2-3- 

 dyma, in coccos 2- valves dissiliens^ columellam nullam reliquens, sed, pericarpii basi inter 

 coccos peraistente, receptaculum divaricato-3-cornutum induratum roniaiiet. Semiua sub- 

 globosa, strophiolata v. estrophiolata, testa Crustacea ; albumen carnosum ; cotyledones 

 planpe, latae. — Frutices glabri. Folia alternav. rarius opposita, breviter petiolata, integer- 

 rima V. glanduloso-denticulata. Spica? terminales, simplices, bracteis brevibus latis 

 2-glandulosis. Flores ^ sub quaqiTe bractea stepius 3, subsessiles, $ sub bracteis inferi- 

 oribus solitarii, aessiles v. brevissime pedicellati, in spica pauci v. interdum spica 

 omnino ^ , 



Species enunieratai 13, Amerioge borealis et ;nistralis, ins. Mascarensiuni et maris Pacifici iucolie, 

 nonnulLi' {.imen adhuc dubise. Jfiteli. Arg. vi DC. Prod. xv. ii. 1156, ct in Mart. Fl. Bras. xj. ii. 

 538. t. 7G. 



Genus quale a Muellero deiinitum certe Sapio valde affine, sed chai'acter e receptaculo post coccos 

 delapsos indurato-3-cornuto absque columella persistente in ordine singularis est, in 8. sglvatica, Linn,, 

 ex America boroali, et in S. lineaia ex ins. Mascariensium insignia, in S. dichotonia, Muell. Arg., e 

 Brasilia minus pro mine ns, nee in ullo alio genere nisi in nimis affini Adenopcltide oLservatur. 



Gymkostiixtngia, MucU. Arg. i?i Linmea xxxii. 89, ct in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 1163, species 2 e Mexico 



et America centrali, ab auctore distinguitur periantbio ^ (praeter bracteam ct bracteolas) et 



seminibus estropliiolatis, sed etiani in specie typica Sdllingia {S. sylvatica), calycis ? segraenta 



intra bracteam s;epe rudimentaria v. vix ulla, et seminnm strophiola charaeterem nullum certum 

 praebet. 



Stillingia heterodoxa, Muell. Arg., e Brasilia, fruticulus stellato-tomentosus, spicis gmcilibu^ 

 axillaribus, perianthiis S 3-partitis, floribus $ ignotis, eliaracteres Sebastiane(B y. Exccecarirp potius 

 quam StiUingi(p prjebot. 



Stilli7igia Jineata var. dcnsijlora, Baker, Fl. JMuurit. 314, ex ins. Seychelles, est Exccecari^ species 



nova, inflorescentia floribus et fructu omnino E. AgaVochPy >ed folia multo niajora coriacea niLidaque 

 Stillingia lincatce. 



185. sapium, P. Br., Hist. Jam. 338. (Triadica, Lour. FL Coclilncli. CIO. Stil- 

 lingflcetia, Boj. Hort Maurit. 284. Carumbium, Kii/rz, For. FL Brit. Burm. ii. 411, non 

 iJewiiy.)— Flores (an semper?) monoici, apetali. Discus 0. Fl. ^ : Calyx parvus, mem- 

 Ibi'auaceus, breviter et ineequaliter dentatus v. lobatus, apertus v. subimbricatus, demum 

 ssepe ad basin valvatim 2-3-figgu3. Stamina 2 v. 3, filamentis liberis ; antherarum loculi 

 ovoidei, distincti, contigui, paraUeli, longitudinaliter deliiscuufcea. Ovarii rudimentum 0, 



