Jatropha. 



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17. J. Hildebrandtii Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XIX. (1894) «08. — Suffrutex 

 glaberrimus. Petiolus 6 — II cm longus; limbus 15 cm latus, 10 cm longus, supra 

 albo-punctulatus, basi aperte cordatus, profunde 3- vel 5-lobus ; lobi acuminati, integri 

 vel minute denticulati. Stipulae I cm longae, setaceo-dissectae, eglandulosae. Cyniae 

 paniculiformes, glabrae vel leviter pubescentes, pedunculatae ; bracteae glanduloso-ciliatae. 

 Flores pallidi ? Sepala rf glaberrima, integemma, oblonga, obtusa; petala calycem 

 superantia, glabra, spathulata, obtusa; disci glandulae liberae; ölamenta monadelpha; 

 floris Q quam ^ majoris, 4 mm longi sepala oblonga, acuminata, glanduloso-denti- 

 culata; petala nulla; discus hypogynus lobatus; ovarium glaberrimum. Capsula glabra, 

 { cm longa ; semen griseo-brunneum, parce maculatum, 8 mm longum, 5 mm latum : 

 caruncula palmato-sulcata. 



Comoren; in Dörfern und an Wegrändern verbreitet (Schmidt n. 195!). 



Fig. M. Jatropha ricinifolia Pax. A Ramulus floriger. B Flos (5 longitudinaliter sectus. CAndroe- 

 ceum. D Fructus juvenilis. (Icon. origin.) 



