DICRAURUS LEPTOCLADUS, Hook. f. 
AMARANTACES. Tribe GoMPHRENER. 
D. leptocladus, Hook. f. in Gen. Plant. iii. 43; frutex ramosus, ramulis 
gracilibus elongatis teretibus appresse sericeo-tomentosis, annotinis gla- 
brescentibus, foliis alternis parvis petiolatis lanceolatis v. ovato-lanceo- 
latis acutis integerrimis subtus precipue sericeo-tomentosis, floribus 
glomerulatis eine ee secus ramos divaricatos panicule termin- 
alis dispositis, bractea ovata 
dorso plus minus lanatis rubequilosigis perianthio (fl. ¢) pede 
floribus ¢: perianthii 5-partiti segmentis oblongis dorso dense albi 
lanatis, staminibus antheriferis 5 v. paucioribus cum rndimentis 24 
subulatis intermediis, filamentis anguste lineari-subulatis, untheris 
1-locularibus dorsifxis Spe ellipticis, ovarii rudimento _ellipsoide €0 
planatis radicula iailedbua 
aB, New Mexico (Expedition from Western Texas to El Pape 
OC. Wright (No. 589) ; Mexico, near Chihuahua, Pringle (No. 345). 
Folia (in ram. florif.) 4? poll. longa. Panicule sepe 6 poll. longe; 
flores 1 lin. longi. 
The late Dr. A. Gray, in a note to Sir J. Hooker, said Thurber’s 
No. 840 was identical with the above, though shea) referred 
to Iresine diffusa, H. B. K., by Dr. Torrey. Mr. Pringle’s 8 specimens 
are admirable, and enable us to figure the genus for ie first time. I 
tind the stamens free eee in the thickened fleshy lobed disc, from 
which they spring.—D. O11 
ig. 1. Male flowers and subtending bracts. rai cng laid bang of g howls 
3. Stamens and omg rnating rudiments. 4. Female flower and bract. 6. Perianth 
laid open, 9. Pistil, 7. Ovule and funicle 8. mb ryo, All ‘alergil 
