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Herba gracilis, erecta, ramosa; caulis basim versus interdum 
lignosus, subteres, sulcatus, pilis brevibus pubescens, stipitato- 
glanduligera. Folia ov ato-elliptica vel smarnneny ace paaes oe 
obtusa vel subacuta, basi cuneata, 2°5-6°5 cm. longa, 0°5-4 cm, lata, 
crenata, membranacea, utrinque setuloso - pubescentia, e " Dasi 
5-nervia, nervis lateralibus utrinqgue 3-4 prominentibus, nervis 
tertiariis laxis plus minusve parallelis subtus distinctis; petioli 
foliis aequilongi vel longiores, pubescentes;  stipulae subu- 
atae, parvae, pilosae. Flores monoici. Inflorescentiae ad ramorum 
apices glomeratae. Bracteae Q ee foliaceae, suborbicu- 
lares vel fere reniformes, circiter 3 mm. longae et 4 mm. latae, 
8-10-dentatae, dentibus triangularibus intra marginem pilis 
longis apice glandulis ornatis, extus Saban intus fere 
glabrae. Sepala 3, ovato-lanceolata, acuta, cilia Ovarium 
trilobatum, superne setoso-pubescens pilis Slantuligeuis intermixtis ; 
styli gracillimi, paullo breves, fere basi divisi. Semina ovoideo- 
ellipsoidea, minute punctata, vix 2 mm. longa. A. crenata, var. 
ele a -Arg. in Linnaea xxxiv. 42, et in DC. Prod 
xv. 871; A. fimbriata, Baill. Adansonia i. 272, vaiikie non 
Schumach, nec Hochst. (ex Miiller). 
rRopIcAL A¥rrica. Bongo: Addai, Schweinfurth, 2522 ; Gir, 
Schnooinfirth. 2609. Uganda: Muka, Kaessner, 929. G alunka, 
Kaessner, 791; without precise locality, Stuhlmann, 1251, 1258. 
omen Schlechter ; ; Stuhlmann, 421, 423. German East Africa : 
aramo, Stuhlmann, 6599, 7005, 8674 ; Mrogoro, Stuhlmann, 
8285 ; Marangu, Volkens, 2316 ; Dar-es-Salam, Stuhlmann, 7007, 
7410, 7415, 7824, 7562; Tanga, Holst, 2022; Volhkens, 166 ; 
= chars Holst, 2746. Portuguese East Africa : Mozambique, 
1264, Acalypha Grantii, Baker et Hutchinson [Kuphorbiaceae-Cro- 
toneae]; affinis A. ornatae, Hochst. ex <A. Rich., foliis glabris et 
floribus dioicis differt. 
rutex circiter 2 m, altus ; rami juniores brevissime pubescentes, 
demum glabri. Folia ovata, apice sensim vel caudato-acuminata, 
acumine integro, basi rotundata vel subcordata, 5-6°5 cm. longa, 
2—4°5 em. lata, obtuse serrata, subchartacea vel fere membranacea, 
utrinque glabra, basi digitatim 5-nervia, nervis lateralibus utrinque 
4—5 subtus prominentibus ; petioli graciles, 1°3-3 cm. longi, supra 
in sulcis pubescentes, caeterum glabri ; stipulae lineares, mox 
deciduae. Flores dioici?, § non visi.  Spicae Q  terminales, 
circiter 2 cm. longae. Bracteae parvae, y portentalan, minute 
dentatae, dentibus glandulis terminatis, extus pubescentes. Sepala 
3, ovata, superne ciliata. Ovarium superne pilosum, eglandulosum ; 
styli 3, crassi, eae a. profunde laciniati, glabri. Capsula et 
semina non Vv 
‘inet “hae RICA, Bongo: Sabbi, Schweinfurth, 2201. 
Uganda: Madi, Speke and Grant. 
Both specimens are young and somewhat imperfect, and it is 
therefore uncertain whether the flowers are really dioecious. 
1265. Acalypha paucifolia, Baker et Hutchinson Sok lees 2 
Jrotoneae]; affinis A. villicauli, Hochst., sed bracteis florum Q 
acuminatis, foliis linearibus vel lineari-lanceolatis ‘liffert, 
