GrotonecBi] CLI. EUPHORBIACEJS. 88« 



Fl. ?,; Calyx 3-fidua v. fere 3-partitus. Ovarium 2-3-loculare ; styli distincti v. basi 

 breviter connati, recurvo-patentes, indivisi ; ovuia in loculis solitaria. Capsula plus 

 minus carnosa v. pulposa^ in speciebus normalibus demum loculicide dehiscens, nee in 

 coccoa 2-valve3 dissilieus. Semina globosa, estropliiolata, in columella 3-alata post cap- 

 sulam apertam ssepissime persistentia, testa Crustacea cxtus ssepe pulposa ; albumen 

 carnosum ; cotyledones planse, latge. — Arbores fruticesve ssepius glabri. Folia alterna, 

 petiolata, integerrima v. rarius dentata, penuivenia, petiolo apice sfepe 2-glanduloso, 

 Spic^ V. racemi terminales, solitarii v. in una specie oo pauiculati. Flores ^ sub quaque 

 bractea stepius 3, $ ad basin spicse plures, sub quaque bractea solitarii, in si:>ica solitarii v. 

 0. Bracte^e parvte, ssepe basi utrinque glanduliferse. .a , 



Species ad 25, per regiones calidiores utriusque orbis lute disperse?. Muell. Arg. inDC.Pi-od. xr. 

 ji. 1202, eiiit Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 612, t. 84^ 8o {Exc(xcari(e sect.). Baill.Etud. Eiqjh. t 6, 6. 

 Nutt. Si/lr. t. 62 {Stlllingia). Miq. Stir;p. Surin. i. 29. A. Bich. FL Ctib.t. Gd {SHUingia). 



Genus a IMueliero et nuper a Uaillono Excoivarice adjuuctum, sed nobis ub eo distiuctius videtui* 

 quam Sebastkinia aliaque a Muellero retenta. Calyx S nou 3-partitus Stillingi<s, et capsula cou- 

 stanter diversa. Prseter species typieas quaruni pistillum in Asiaticis ssepius 2-menuu in Americanis 

 3-merum, E, ahyssinica et E. Manniana, Miiell. Arg. (forte uniua varietates) flores et fructuB 



omnino Saini ostondunt. 



S. indicirm, "Willd. ; Wight, Tc. 1. 1950, periantliio <? omnino Sapii, ab hoc genere ut\ ab omnibus 

 affiiiibus differt fructn ; capsula magna, globosa, dura, tandem in coccos clansos secedit, columella 

 nulla persistente. Sclcrocroion cUipticum, Hochst., species Africana in Prodromo ad 6'. indiciim 

 relata, ex speciminibus nostris ciuu fructu juuiore ab illo longe differt, nee rite ab Exccpcaria reUmtUta, 



Muell. Arg., distinguimus. 



Falconeiua, Boyle, lUustr. Himal. Bl. 354, t. 8iA (98) ; Wight, Ic. t. 1866, species r. varietates 2 

 includit, floribus S ^apii, spiels unisexualibus utriusque sexus longis multifloris, fructu baccato, 

 endocarpio in pyrenas 2 indehiseentes demum secedente, columella ut videtur persistente; fructus 

 tameii fere omnes in speciminibus integri remanent. Hfec uti S. indicum Dostro sensu multo melius 



sub Sapio quam ^\\h Excjicarla militat. 



Co^osKviv^i, Muell. Arg, in Li7i/i<pa, ^ixsil 87, et in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 1154, species Madagas- 

 cariensis a nobis iion visa, a I5aillono cum Saj)io ad Excoscariam relata, ex charactere date in omnibus 

 cum Sapio couvenit exceptis stylis a latere compressis. Stamina 3, centralia, receptaculo conico- 

 acutato aflixa dicuutur, quod vix differt a stamiuum filament is basi connatis speoienim noiunillanim 

 aliarum. Fructu ignoto genus adhuc dubium remanct. 



186. Bonanla, ^. Bkh. Fl. Cub. iii. 201, t. G8.— Flores monpici (v. rarius dioici?) 

 apetali. Discus 0. Fl. <? ; Calyx membranaceua, ore truncatua v. breviter lateque 2-3- 

 lobua. Stamina 2, rarius 3, filamentia liberis brcvibus ; antherje parvse, loculis distinctis 

 ovoideis contiguis parallelis. Ovarii rudimentiuu 0. FL $ : Calyx alte3-fidus.^ Ovariitm 

 3-loculare ; styli distincti v, vix basi connati, tenues, recurvo-patentes, indivisi ; ovula in 

 loculis solitaria. Capsula globosa, subtridyma, pericarpio carnoso in valvas 2-partita s 

 potius quam in coccos dissiliens, columella persistente alata. Semina globosa, estrophiolata, 

 cohimellje s^pe adhserentia ; embryo . . .—Frutiouliramosissimi, glabri. Folia altema, 

 breviter petiolata, sjepe parvula, integerrima v. ssepius glanduloso-dentata v. serrulata. 

 Racemi axillares, tenues. Flores ^ sub quaque bractea sjepius 3, subsessiles, $ ad basin 

 spic£ev. in alia axilla solitarii, sessilesv. pedicellati. 



Species 6, Cubanje, Griseb. Cat. PL Cub. 19, pler^que ad Exccecariara relatpe. MuelL Arg, in BC, 



Brod.xv. ii. 1212. 



Genus quoad characteres Sapio valdc affine scd habitu et inflorescentia longe differt. In speciebus 

 typicis, B. cuha7ia, A. Eich., B. cmarginafa, A. Eicb., et B. mgricifolia {Exccecana myricifolia, Griseb.; 

 Wright, n. 2007), flos ? ad basin spicae S in axilla arete sessilis ; in Sapio adenodonte, Griseb., 

 Kxco£cariaerythrosper>)ia,Gx\iie\).,iiim^^Qc\Q\\\QA\tQ.Wri^^^^ 



axilla ac spica ^ v. in ramo (an in planta?) diverso. Hse omnoa characteres Bonania ostendunt. In 

 Excacaria Sagrai, Muell. Arg. (Wright, u. 2006), cui errorc quodam synon. E. myrcicefoUa, Griseb., 

 adducitur, spica terminalis videtur et capsula in coccos secedere et forte vera est Exaxcarits species, 

 etsi calycis J segmenta vix soluta videantur. 



187. Ditta, Griseb. in Mem. Amcr. Acad. ser. 2, viii. 160.— Flores dioici?, apetali, ^ 



