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v. repanda v. obtuse crenata membranacea coriacea glaberrima penni- 

 nervia venosa reticulata (15 cent, longa, 5 cent. lata). Stipule nullae. 

 Flores monosci amentacei, amentis ad apicem ramulorum axillaribus 

 simplicibus v. compositis. In singulis flores masculi in axillis bractearum 

 glomerulati pauci, foemineus unus terminalis v. nullus. Flosmasculus : 

 pedicellus gracilis teres. Calyx 3-fides, laciniis crassis pubescentibus 

 granulis resinosis purpurascentibus obsitis; eestivatione valvata. Stamina 

 numerosa in toro pulviniformisetoso inserta, lilamentis liberis erectis, in 

 alabastro corrugatis, demuni exsertis; antberis ovatis bilocularibus ; lo- 

 c.ulisdivaricatis connective) gland uloso affixis, longitudine debiscentibus; 

 exteriora introrsa, reliqua fere omnia extrorsa v. vage spectantia. Flos 

 foemineus : CALYCislacinitepIerumque5 concavse scariosae, margine inte- 

 grov. inaequali-crenato fissove; <estivatione imbricata. Gekmen 3-locu- 

 lare, loculis basi angustntis dorso angulatis subcarinatis, succo puniceo 

 imbutis. Styli laciniae 3 crassas divaricata3, apice incrassato subpeltato 

 subintegro bilobove. 



Exs. Richard, n. 614, Madag. sept. et(1837) n. 130, in raontibus loc. 

 diet, baie de Rigny. — Boivin, n. 2783, ex eod. loc, a cl. Richard com- 

 munic. ; et (1850) Mayotte, Bouzi, inlitt. maris (b. Mus.). 



2. PYCNOCOMA GIGANTEA. 



P. foliis maximis e basi longissime attenuata subspathulata 

 oblongo-lanceolatis apice brevi acuminatis integris v. sursum a 

 medio ineequali-LTenalis ; floribus in racemo communi cymosis, 

 ftemineo uno centrali, reliquis masculis; calyce masculorum 3-5 

 partito valvato; foemineorum 5-7 partito, laciniis insequalibus 

 ovato-lanceolatis imbricatis. 



Pycnocoma gigantea H. Bn. Et. gen. Euphorb., /ill, n. h. 



Fructex 10-pedalis (test. Perville), ramis teretibus glabriusculis, ra- 

 mulis novellis pube tenui ferruginea obsitis. Folia maxima merito sessi- 

 lia dicerem, e basi longissime attenuata subspathulata oblongo-lanceo- 

 lata, apice breviter acuminato (65 cent, longa, 12 cent lata); integra 

 v. sursum a medio obscure insequaliterque crenata membranacea coria- 

 cea penninervia, costa nervisque primariis fere Irausversisproeminenti- 

 bus ; venosa, supra glaberrima nitida lsevia, subtus pallidiora glabra. 

 Flores in axillis foliorum rami supremorum racemosi, racemis 40 cent, 

 longis. In racemis singulis flores cymosi, foemineo uno centrali, reliquis 



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