AMARANTACEAE. 1032 AMARANTUS. 



westen der geheele aarde. — Java. Ti mor. Philipp. eil. — 

 Bajëm monjët of B. doeri mal., Singgang tjoetjoek mon- 

 j et sund. 



ff Perigonium 3-sepalum. Staraina 3. 



5. AmarantUS mangOStanUS L1BR. Caulis adscendens vel erectus 

 obsolete augulatus striatus glaber viridulus, folia longe petiolata rhom- 

 bea subrotundato-rhombea obtusissima param emarginata glabra vi- 

 ridia, spica terminalis brevis oblonga vel subglobosa obtusissima 

 subüexuosa, glomeruli axillares subrotundi, fl. densissimi virides,pe- 

 rigonium bracteas subaequans, utriculi pengonio breviores apice 

 2 — 3-fidi vix rugosi. Amaranlus mangostanus Linn. Amoen. Acacl. 

 IV. p. 294. Willd. L c. p. 13, tab. 13. Moq. Tand. I. c.p. 261. — 

 A. polygamus Wall. — Wight Icon. II. tab. 714? — Voor- 

 In d i ë. — Java. — Timor. 



6. AmarantUS gangetiCUS linn. Caulis erectus sulcato-striatus gla- 

 ber, atro-rubens vel viridulus, folia longe petiolata ovata vel lanceolata 

 utrinque attenuata obtusiuscula emarginata glabra obscure viridia in- 

 terdum subtus purpurea, spica terminalis brevissima ovata obtusa ri- 

 gida. Amaranlus gangeticus Linn. Spec. p. 1403. Willd. I. c. p. 16, 

 tab. 6, fig. 11. Moq. Tand. I. c. p. 261. Zoll. et Mor. Syst. Verz. p. 

 73. — Pyxidium gangeticum Mönch. Meth.p.Z'ó'è. — Var. inamoenus 

 Mog. Tand. I. c. (spec. ap. willd. /. c. p. 14, tab. 7, fig. 14), «on Zoll. 

 et Mor. — Yoor-Indië. ~ Gezelschaps-eil. — Sunda-eil.? 



** Pyxidium Moq. Tand. Flores in glomerulos axillares parvulos 

 distantes congesti. Perigonium 3-sepalum. Staraina 3. 



7. AmarantUS melancholicus linn. Caulis erectus obsolete angu- 

 latus striatus glaber viridis vel atro-purpureus, folia longe petiolata 

 ovato- vel oblongo-lanceolata obtusa emarginata glabra, inferiora 

 superne hepatico-rufa subtus purpurea, summa viridia, glomeruli pe- 

 tiolo multo breviores subpedunculati subgeminati subrotundi distincti, 

 fl. densissimi virides aut atropurpurei, perigonium bracteas subae- 

 quans, utriculi perigonii longitudine apice 3-fidi laeviusculi. Ama- 

 ranlus melancholicus Linn. Spec. p. 1403. Willd. I. c. p. 15, tab. 

 9, fig. 8. Moq. Tand. I. c. p. 262. — Pyxidium Mönch. Melh.p. 

 759, — Var. tricolor Moq. Tand. (spec. ap. linn. /. c. Willd. I. c.) 

 foliis oblongo-lanceolatis vel lanceolato-ovatis, junioribus rubris apice 

 luteis, adultis basi rubris, medio violaceis, apice viridulis, senilibus 



