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capsularis; cocca 2-valvia. Semina carunculata. Embryo in albumine rectus; cotyledones ovate, 
radiculam sequantes.—A rbores v. sæpius frutices et herbze perennes, rarius annus, habitu variegato. 
Folia alterna, petiolata, distincte v. obsolete 2-stipulata, dentata v. integra, rarius lobata, penninervia 
v. 3-5-plinervia, consistentia varia. Indumentum lepidotum v. depresso-stellatum v. ssepius stella- 
tum. Flores vulgo monoici, in racemum sæpe spiciformem szpissime terminalem dispositi ; inferiores 
foeminei..—Tridesmis, Lour. Astrogyne, Benth.  Tiglium, Klotzsch, etc. 
This vast genus is represented in tropical Polynesia, by only four members, of which one, C. insularis, 
Müll. Arg., is found in New Caledonia (M‘Gillivray !), whence it extends to the north-east coast of New 
Holland. - 
1. C. metallicus, (n. sp.) Seem. in Bonpl. 1861, p. 259; Müll. Arg. in DC. l.c. p. 572 (Tab. 
LVI.) ; foliis mediocriter petiolatis basi subtus sessili-2-glandulosis subtus lepidotis, lepidibus argilla- 
ceo-rufescentibus demum argenteo-albicantibus nitidis; alabastris 9 oblongo-ovoideis, disco hypo- 
gyno urceolari tenui repando-lobato; staminibus circ. 15, filamentis infra medium pilosis; ovario 
dense lepidoto-squamuloso ; stylis abbreviatis crassis 2-partitis ovario 2-3-plo brevioribus; seminibus 
leevibus.—Macuata, coast of Vanua Levu (Seemann! n. 408). 
ExprnawaTION oF Pirate LVI.—Fig. 1, flower-bud ; 2, flower opening ; 3, flower open; 4, stamens ; 
5, lepidote scales of flowers :—all magnified. 
9. C. heterotrichus, Müll. Arg. in DC. 1. c. p. 620; ramulis angulosis; petiolis limbo 3—5-plo 
brevioribus, limbo penninervio basi sessili-2-glanduloso ; stipulis obsoletis; pilis indumenti dimorphis ; 
racemis rigidulis, floribus ? numerosis, calycis 9 laciniis ovato-lanceolatis ; ovario pilis stellatis fer- 
rugineis dense hirtello; stylis semel 2-fidis rigidulis.— Viti, 2000 feet above the sea, locality not 
specified (U. S. Expl. Exped.). 
3. C. Verreauxii, Müll. in DC. l.c. p. 620; foliis ad apicem ramulorum confertis longiuscule 
petiolatis ad basin limbi subtus 2-glandulosis rigidulis; stipulis conico-subulatis brevissimis rigidis ; 
racemis elongatis laxifloris; bracteis exiguis lanceolato-ovatis 1—5-floris alabastris gj subglobosis; 
calycis 9 laciniis oblongo-ovatis; petalis ¢ anguste oblongato-obovatis; filamentis glabris; ovario 
pilis stellatis exiguis adpressis hirtello, stylis subliberis bipartitis; laciniis levibus; capsulis 3- 
dymis parvulis. : 
Var. Storckii, Müll. Arg. l. c. (Tab. LVII.); foliis orbiculari- v. ovato-ellipticis v. late lanceo- 
latis basi subobtusis margine integris v. obiter repando-denticulatis; pedicellis § capillaceis vulgo 
solitariis; stylis longe ultra medium bifidis.— Croton Storckii, Seem. in * Bonplandia, 1862, p. 297. 
—Nomen vernac. Vitiense, teste Storck, * Danidani."— Port Kinnaird, Island of Ovalau (Storck ! 
n. 905). 
EXPLANATION oF Prare LVII., representing Croton Verreauxii, var. Storckii.—Fig. 1, flower-bud; 
2, flower open; 3, petal; 4, stamen; 5, ovary; 6 and 7, sections of ovary :—all magnified. 
4. C. leptopus, Müll. in DC. Prodr. l. c. p. 622; petiolis demum limbum fere equantibus, 
limbo penninervio basi graciliter stipitato-2-glanduloso membranaceo ; stipulis obsoletis ; indumento 
pilis exiguis albido-argillaceis, racemis tenellis paucifloris, pedicellis utriusque sexus elongatis tenuibus 
solitariis, calycis 9 laciniis anguste triangulari-ovatis haud accrescentibus ; alabastris ¢ muticis, fila- 
mentis glabris; ovario dense stellato-hirtello; stylis 2-fidis rigidulis; capsulis depresso-globosis 3- 
dymis.— Viti, locality not specified (U. S. Expl. Exped.). 
VII. Aleurites, Forst. Char. Gen. n. 56, cum icon. ; Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. vol. xv. p. 722. 
Calyx utriusque sexus valvatim subirregulariter rumpens (2-3-partitus). Petala utriusque sexus 5, 
sstivatione contorta v, quincuncialiter imbricata. Discus utriusque sexus evolutus; glandule cum 
