Plantae cubenses Ekman. II 195 
longa pilosa; antherae in alabastro erectae quadrangulares v. ovatae. 
Receptaculum breviter pilosum. Flores feminei ad basin inflorescentiae 
bisexualis 1—4; bracteae ut in mare, 1-florae; pedicelli 8— 12 mm. 
longi. Sepala 5 in aestivatione aperta lineari-lanceolata ovario appressa, 
non reduplicata, 2 mm. longa. Petala nulla. Disci glandulae obsoletae. 
Ovarium obtusissime trigonum lepidotum. Styli 3 horizontaliter diver- 
gentes 1,7 mm. longi, ambitu ovati marginibus reflexis, in '/, alt. 
bilobi, lobis accumbentibus integris lanceolatis obtusiusculis v. acutis. 
Capsulae obovato-globosae 8 mm. longae. Semina anguste obovata, laevia 
nigra nitida argenteo-marmorata 6 mm. longa, 3,5 mm. lata. 
Prov. Oriente prope Baracoa ad Lomas de Cuaba in manacales, 
m. Jan. flor. et fruet.: n. 4246 (typus), ibidem prope EI Yunque ad 
septentr. versus in collibus pineti, m. Nov. flor.: n. 3558. 
Obs. Affinitatem arctiorem frustra quaesivi. E cubensibus habitu sub- 
similis est C. eubanus Müll. Arg., sed foliorum nervatura, pedicellis fructi- 
feris perbrevibus, stylis ete. omnino discrepat. 
Croton prostratus Urb. (spec. nov.). Suffrutex monoecus. Caules 
prostrati inferne radicantes usque 40 cm. longi cr. 1 mm. crassi, sim- 
plices v. parce ramosi, pilis stellaribus pauei- v. pluriradiatis adpressis 
bruneis v. nigrescentibus vestiti. Stipulae nullae. Folia alterna, 2—6 mm. 
longe petiolata, rotundata v. breviter obovata v. ovalia, basi acuta v.in 
petiolum angustata, antice rotundata, 4—8S mm. longa, 3—7 mm. lata, 
nervo medio supra non conspicuo v. plus minus impresso, subtus pro- 
minente, lateralibus nullis, basi excepta crenata, supra glabra, subtus 
pilis pareis radiatis obsita et punctis v. potius orbieulis nigrescentibus 
paucis v. pluribus notata, basi non glandulosa, in vivo verisimiliter 
subcarnosa, in sicco rigide subcoriacea et obscure olivacea. Inflores- 
centiae terminales usque 6 mm. longae pauciflorae, masculae v. bisexuales; 
bracteae minutae suborbiculares. Flores masculi 1—5, pedicellis vix 
l mm. longis v. subnullis. Sepala 5 inaequalia ovata v. elliptica v. 
obovata chartacea glabra tenuiter pellucido-punctata, 1,5-—1,8 mm. longa. 
Petala 5 obovata v. obovato-elliptica membranacea inferne longe, superne 
breviter pilosa 1,5 mm. longa. Stamina cr. 8; filamenta purpurascentia 
inaequilonga usque 1,8 mm. longa; antherae juniores inflexae, adultae 
quadratae v. rectangulares. Receptaculum villosum. Flores feminei ad 
basin pedunculi solitarii, pedicellis usque 4 mm. longis. Sepala leviter 
imbricata, margine non reduplicata, basi connata, subaequalia ovata v. 
ovato-triangularia crassiuscula, dorso subglabra, minute pellucido-punc- 
tata 2 mm. longa. Petala nulla. Ovarium depresse globosum breviter 
albido-villosum. Styli liberi 1 mm. longi, fere a basi 3-partiti, ramis 
apice paullo dilatatis v. obsolete emarginatis. Capsulae pilis stellaribus 
pareis adpressis obsitae; valvae 3 mm. longae. Senina breviter ovalia, 
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