36 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Ghrozophorinae. 



longa, spathulato-lanceolata, acuta; ovarium glandulis fusiformibus dense vestitum ; styli 

 rotundato-obovati, denticulati, nee incisi. Capsula tricocca, 5 mm longa, 6 mm lata, 

 tuberculata. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Paraguay, am Oberlauf des Apaflusses (Hassler 

 n. 8102 !). 



8. C. cubana Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Caperonia palustris v. inflata Griseb. 

 in Sched. — Annua, inermis; caulis crassus, inferne 7 mm fere diametiens, fistulosus, 

 ad nodos articulato-irnpressus, superne parce adpresso-pilosus, mox omnino glabratus. 

 Petiolus 3 — 6 mm longus; limbus in speeimine examinato insignit'er pendulus, 6 — 1 2 1 / 2 cm 

 longus, 5 — 7 mm latus, linearis, acuminatus, basi obtusus, distanter serratus, mem- 

 branaceus, juvenilis tantum subtus ad costam mediam parce adpresso-pilosus; costae 

 seeundariae utrinque 10 — 13, subreetae, parum prominentes; stipulae ovatae, acuminatae, 

 2 mm longae. Spicae in speeimine viso omnes (j) , floribus q? destitutae, flores ideoque 

 verisimillime dioiei; spicae Q db % l / 2 cm longae, 2 — 3-florae; rhachis cum pedunculo 

 1 — 1 1 / 2 cm longo adpresse pubescens, eglandulosa; bracteae late trianguläres, acutae; 

 flores sessiles. Calyx (j) lacinia exteriore minore, 1 mm longa, ovato-lanceolata auetus; 

 sepala Q 5, subaequalia, % i / 2 mm longa, obovata, acuminata, glanduloso-ciliata et 

 extus basi parce glandulosa; petala calycem superantia, 4 mm longa, obovato-spathulata, 

 acuta; ovarium glandulis fusiformibus dense vestitum; styli non abbreviati, longe ultra 

 medium in lacinias 5 — 7 partiti. 



Cuba (Wright n. 3704!). 



9. C. stenophylla Müll. Arg. in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 32 6. — Argythamnia 

 stenophylla 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 594. — Annua, inermis; caulis 50 — 60 cm 

 altus, simplex vel inferne elongato-ramosus, parce foliosus, subgracilis, glaber, imo 

 apice cum partibus juvenilibus pilis patentibus, saepe glanduligeris vestitus; rami cauli- 

 formes et oligophylli. Petiolus 1 — 2 mm longus; limbus 3 — 14 cm longus, 3 — 6 mm 

 latus, anguste linearis, acuminatus, basi acutus, inferne subinteger, superne distanter, 

 minute et argute serrulatus, membranaceus; costae seeundariae 7 — 12, angulo fere 

 y 4 -recto insertae, subflexuosae; stipulae 1 mm longae, late ovatae, obliquae, acutae. 

 Spicae bisexuales, fere a basi florigerae, 2 — 2 ! / 2 cm longae, inferne flores Q 1 — 3 

 proferentes; rhachis adpresse pubescens, rarius glandulifera ; bracteae utriusque sexus 



1 mm longae, ovatae, acuminatae; pedicelli Qf* et Q bracteas aequantes. Sepala tf 



2 mm longa, ovato-lanceolata, acuta; petala inaequalia, 3 longiora, spathulata, breviter 

 unguiculata, obtusa, calycem superantia, 2 breviora, lanceolato-ovata; stamina 10; ovarii 

 rudimentum integrum; sepala Q 6, 3 majora, 3 breviora, longiora 3 mm attingentia, 

 ovata, acuta, omnia fere glabra; petala 2V4 mm longa, lanceolata, basi angustata, 

 apice obtuse acutata; ovarium glandulis fusiformibus vestitum; styli ad medium fere in 

 lacinias 3 — 5 partiti, angusti. Capsula ignota. — ■ Fig. 7 A. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Minas Geraes, Teichufer bei Lagoa 

 Santa (Warming n. 1545!). 



10. C. angustissima Klotzsch in Hook. London Journ. Bot. II. (1843) 50. — 

 Ärgythamnia angustissima 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 59 4. — Annua, inermis; 

 caulis 50 cm fere altus, longe ramosus, teres, striatus, gracilis, adpresse pubescens, 

 mox glabratus. Petiolus 2 mm fere longus; limbus 4 — 9 cm longus, 2 — 5 mm latus, 

 lanceolato-linearis, acuminatus, basi acutus, distanter argute serratus, subtus secus nervös 

 adpresse pubescens; costae seeundariae utrinque 6 — 8, angulo fere y 4 -recto insertae; 

 stipulae 3 mm longae, lanceolato-ovatae, acuminatae. Spicae 1 y 2 — 5 cm longae, bi- 

 sexuales, flores Q 1 — 2 proferentes; rhachis cum pedunculo y 2 — 2 cm longo adpresse 

 pubescens; bracteae ovatae, acuminatae, 1 mm fere longae; flores fere sessiles. Sepala 

 Q? ovato-lanceolata, acuta; petala inaequalia, 3 longiora calycem aequantia, euneato- 

 obovata, obtusa, 2 multoties breviora, minuta; stamina 10; o\arii rudimentum apice 

 paululo denticulatum ; calyx Q laciniis exterioribus 3 — 4 auetus; sepala Q, ovata, 

 acuta, 2 mm longa; petala calyce duplo et ultra breviora, spathulata, unguiculata, ob- 



