synonym, to A. Zeyheri, var. glabrata ; (3, genuina is identical with 
Miiller’s own A. Zeyheri, var. pubescens ; y, psilogyne is a mixture 
of two plants, one of which, Zeyher, 3838, is referable to A. pedun- 
eularis proper, the other, Krebs 301, to A. Zeyheri, var. glabrata ; 
, crassa, is in reality a variety of A. peduncularis ; «, punctata 1s a 
valid species, A. punctata, Meisn. (1845) ; 2, glandulifolia is another 
valid species, A. glandulifolia, Buching. (1845); n, angustata is yet 
another valid species, A. angustata, Sond. (1850), though in this 
case Miiller has confused with it another very distinct species, repre- 
sented by Wahlberg’s specimen, viz. :—A. depressinervia, K. Schum. 
(1900) = Ricinocarpus depressinervius, O. Kuntze (1893). 
In the case of 121, patens, Miill. Arg. (1866), another and 
censeo. . b. 
Sp. vy. Ind. occid.”, and it may be worth noting that the first half of 
this seems to be ina smaller and different handwriting from the 
other, although the “vy.” appears to have been penned by the same 
hand as the “ Ind. occid.” 
On comparing the plant with West Indian specimens, it was 
found to be identical with Acalypha chamaedrifolia, var. {3, genuina, 
Mill. Arg. The original of this is Croton chamaedrifolius, Lam.,* 
which again was founded on a West Indian plant described and 
well figured by Plumier} under the name Croton foliis cordatis. 
It is probable that if Miiller had examined his original specimen 
of A. patens more critically he would not have written the above 
note. He described the terminal spike as being entirely female and 
often congested like a head, with lateral bisexual ones produced 
from the axils of the upper leaves. In the type, however, we have 
found a short male spike at the top of each terminal inflorescence 
just as in the lateral ones, and exactly as in the West Indian plant 
figured by Plumier. On account of this misapprehension, Miiller 
came to the conclusion that his plant must belong to a group which 
_ is characterized by having a terminal female spike and lateral more 
or less entirely male ones. As this group is entirely African, 
Miiller had no hesitation in assuming that the habitat of this plant 
st be South African. 
further research showed that Hornemann had described a West 
lian plant in his collection under the name Acalypha adscendens, 
nd he indi its affinity with 4. reptans, Swartz, which is 
undoubtedly the same as the form of 4, chamaedrifolia already 
mentioned. Miiller in DC. Prodr., relying on Hornemann’s’ 
* Eneyel. vol. ii. p. 215 (1786), _ 3 
+ Plant, Amer. ize, ie 2 (1767). sat 
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