Gymnanthes 



EUPHORBIACEjfi 





united at the base. Female flower* shortly stalked above the bract. 

 nr>ifti'ol- broader than long, miuutely toothed. Ovary sessile above the 

 bracteole. Style* long, recurved, united at the base only. Capsule about 

 7 mrn. 1. ,SV<(/s ellipsoidal globular, 4 mrn. ]., 3 - o inni. br., buff-coloured 

 with irregular brown or black blotches; caruncle yellow, like a minute 

 pin's head. 



28. HURA L. 



Trees. Leaves alternate, broad. Flowers monoecious, without 

 petals. Male spikes terminal with crowded llnwrr-. Military to 

 each bract. Bracts enclosing the bud, splitting irregulurly 

 during flowering. Female flowers solitary in the upperu. 



A. 1 i ]>(.! part ul 



Iriivrs ami intlir.--,-i nee, nat. 

 1. -T.'tiiiin.-il coluiMii .-mil aiitlifis. 

 C, "\;iry rut Ifllirt h \\ ; .-. sho\\in_' 



aii'l ol)t!ir.-'' 



g. IT!.- II >',-<i CTt I . 



iirain-h \\ith I*. Capsule, about one-half nat 



K. r..., as. 



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