38 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaccae-Acalypheae-Chrozophorinae. 



et apice attenuatus, serratus, supra glaber, subtus secus costas albo-pilosus ; costae 

 secuiidariae utrinque 9 — II, angulo 30° fere costae primariae insertae; stipulae 6 mm 

 longae, trianguläres, acuminatae. Spicae bisexuales, 5 cm longae, pedunculatae. Sepala 

 q? 5, ovato-triangularia, acuta, subglabra; petala inaequalia, majora calycem aequantia, 

 obovato-oblonga, basi unguiculata ; stamina 1 ; androphorum purpureum ; ovarii rudi- 

 mentum cylindricum. Sepala Q 5, obovato-oblonga, acuminata, 2 majora, 2 triente 

 breviora, 1 intermedium; petala obovata, basi unguiculata; ovarium hispidum; styli 

 4 — 5-fidi, laciniae partem integram subaequantes. Capsula triloba, hispida. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Mittleres Nigergebiet, zwischen Sebi 

 und Mopti, auf überschwemmten Standorten (Chevalier n. 15763). 



Einheim. Name: Fourou (bambara). 



Verwendung: Die Bastfasern der Stengelrinde werden von den Bozos zu Fisch- 

 netzen verarbeitet. 



12. C. hirtella Beule in Bull. Soc. bot. France LV. (1908) 73. — Herbacea, 

 inermis; caulis apice hispidulus. Petiolus 1 — 2 cm longus; limbus lO 1 /^ — '2 cm longus, 

 3 — 4 cm latus, lanceolatus vel obovato-ellipticus, basin versus longe attenuatus, serratus, 

 supra glaber, subtus secus nervös albo-pilosus. Spicae a 1 /^ — 3 cm longae, bisexuales, 

 pedunculatae. Sepala (j 1 5, ovato-triangularia, acuminata, glabra; petala inaequalia, 

 anticum brevius; sepala Q 5, extus hirtella; petala 5, aequalia, lanceolata, calycc 

 breviora; ovarium hispidum; styli longe ultra medium in lacinulas 5-partiti. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Mittleres Nigergebiet, Debo-See, Cotaga 

 (Chevalier n. H58). — Unteres Scharigebiet, Baguirmi, Tchecna (Chevalier). 



13. C. Stuhlmannii Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XIX. (1894) 81. — Annua, in- 

 ermis; caulis y 3 — 1 m altus, simplex vel ramosus, superne densissime setulis rigidis, 

 apice glanduliferis vestitus, inter setulas insuper pilosus, basi paulo tantum glabrescens. 

 Petiolus 5 — 13 mm longus, setulosus; limbus 5 — 12 cm longus, 9 — 34 mm latus, 

 lanceolatus vel lineari-lanceolatus, acutus, basi acutus vel subobtusus, serratus, mem- 

 branaceus, supra glaber, subtus ad costas pilosus; costae secundariae utrinque 9 — 12, 

 fere rectae; stipulae 4 mm longae, lineares. Spicae cum pedunculo 2 — 7 cm longae, 

 bisexuales, inferne flores Q \ — % proferentes ; , rhachis cum pedunculo 5 — 30 mm 

 longo adpresse pilosa et patenter glanduloso-hispida; bracteae qP ovato-lanceolatae, 

 acuminatae, =b 1 mm longae, Q lanceolatae, longius acuminatae, 2 mm longae; pe- 

 dicelli r? 1 Y 2 mm attiogentes; flos Q sessilis. Sepala tf aequalia, ovato-lanceolata, 

 breviter acuminata, l 1 /^ mm longa, extus pilosa; petala inaequalia, 3 longiora dz 3 mm 

 longa, obovata, obtusa et undulata, breviora i / 2 — % longitudinis majorum attingentia, 

 lanceolata; stamina 10; sepala Q 6, inaequalia, longiora 3 l / 2 mm longa, obovata, 

 acuminata, glanduloso-ciliata; petala lanceolata, subacuta, calycem aequantia; ovarium 

 dense glandulis fusiformibus obtectum; styli ultra medium in lacinulas 5 — 7 partiti. 

 Capsula 7 — 8 mm lata, tuberculato-aspera. Semina 3 — 4 mm longa, subglobosa, 

 sublaevia. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Sansibar, Pangani (Stuhlmann n. 786!). 

 Mossambik, Sena (Peters!). Delagoa Bai, Incanhini (Schlechter n. 12039!). 

 Usambara, Makajani (Holst n. 3960 !). — Feuchte, kurzgrasige Steppen. 



Nota. Species indumento rigido, valde glanduligero facile recognoscitur. 



14. C. Chevalieri Beule in Bull. Soc. bot. France LV. (1908) 73. — Annua, 

 50 — 60 cm alta, albescens; caulis subsimplex, apice pilis adpressis et setis glanduligeris, 

 rigidis dense vestitus, inferne glabrescens. Petiolus 3 — 4 mm longus; limbus 5 — 8 cm 

 longus, 6 — 9 mm latus, anguste lanceolatus, remote serrulatus, supra glaber, subtus 

 secus nervös parce pilosus; stipulae 3 mm longae, lineares, hispidulae. Spicae 6—12 cm 

 longae, bisexuales; rhachis dz glandulosa, et adpresse pubescens, rarius subeglandulosa; 

 bracteae ovato-triangulares, hispidulae. Sepala q? ovato-triangularia, acuta, pilosa; 

 petala inaequalia, 3 ceteris majora, ovato-spathulata, irregulariter lobulata ; stamina 10; 

 flores Q breviter pedunculati; sepala Q 5, ovato-triangularia, paulo inaequalia; calyx 

 Q laciniis 4 exterioribus auctus; petala late obovata, calycem superantia; ovarium 



