88 F- Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Plukenetiinae. 



longus, more caulium vestitus; limbus 2 — 6 cm longus, \ — 2 cm latus, oblongo-ovatus 

 vel oblongo-lanceolatus, acutus, basi truncatus, obtusus vel vix cordatus, serratus, firmus, 

 basi 3 — 5-nervius, in nervis hirsutus, adultus demum glabrescens, sublus prominenter 

 reticulato-venosus ; stipulae 3 — 4 mm longae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, reflexae. Racemi 

 folia aequantes vel iis longiores, mulliflori, demum longe pedunculati, puberuli, inferne 

 hispidi, inferne flores Q i — 2 gereutes; bracteae parvae, lanceolatae. Calyx (;;f 2 mm 

 longus; stamina 3. Sepala Q 6, 3 subduplo laliora, sub fructu ad <0 mm longa, in- 

 durata, utroque latere 5 — 6-lacinulata, lacinulis adscendentibus, partis rhachialis diame- 

 trum aequantibus vel eo brevioribus, albido-hispidis, Capsula magniludine Pisi majoris. 

 apice pilis albidis hispida. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Cape Colony, Magalisberg (Zey her n. 1 52 4): 

 Transvaal, Lydenburg, am Krokodilfluß (Wilms n. 1325!). 



99. T. Kogersii Prain in Kew Bull. (1912) 238. — Caules numerosi, e rhizo- 

 mate lignoso erecti, vix ramosi, 20 cm alti, laxiuscule moUiter pubescentes. Folia 

 sessilia, adscendentia, ovato-lanceolata vel oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, basi truncata vel 

 rolundata, margine nisi basi integra minute et crebre serrata, 3 — 3^2 cm longa, 1cm 

 lata, supra parce, subtus praesertim secus nervös densius moUiter pubescentia; stipulae 

 2 mm longae, lineari-lanceolatae. Flores dioici. Racemi q^ terminales vel oppositifolii, 

 5 — 7, nonnunquam ad 1 6 cm longi, pedunculo pubescente, vix 1 cm longo suffulti ; 

 bracteae lineari-lanceolatae, 3-florae; pedicelli bibracteolati, pubescentes, bracteis bre- 

 viores. Sepala (^ 3, nonnunquam 4, rarius 6, ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, acuta, utraque 

 pagina puberula ; stamina 3 ; filamenta antheris longiora. Flores Q ignoti. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovihz : Transvaal, Waterval (Rogers). 



100. T. dioica Sond. in Linnaea XXlll. (1850)'^<09; Walp. Ann. 111. (1852—53) 

 363; Prain in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1913) 993. — Suffrutex erectus vel suberectus; 

 caules e rhizomate Orientes plures, superne parce ramosi, juniores breviter pubescentes, 

 nunc parce, nunc densissime slimulosi, apice nonnunquam flexuosi. Petiolus 5 — 15 mm 

 longus, in foliis superioribus brevior, nunc subnullus, more ramulorum vestitus; limbus 

 2V2 — 6 cm longus, lanceolatus, acutus, basi aperte auriculato- cordatus, lobis basalibus 

 oblongis, obtusis, argute et dense serratis, superne remote serrulatus vel subinteger, 

 juvenilis pubescens, demum glabratus et in costis setosus; stipulae lanceolatae, reflexae, 

 parce setosae, ad 5 mm longae. Racemi terminales et oppositifolii, 2 — 5 cm longi, 

 basi nudi, pubescentes et setosi, deinde flores O 1 — 3 et (j^ numerosos, densos ge- 

 reutes, hinc inde omnino (^ ; bracteae uniflorae, ovatae, pubescentes, 2 — 3 mm longae; 

 pedicelli bracteas paulo superantes, rf basi arliculati, bibracteolati. Flos (j^ 2V2 mm 

 latus; sepala 3, ovata, acuta; stamina 3; filamenta brevia. Sepala Q uniseriata, in- 

 aequalia, saepe 3, quarto reducto aucta, nonnunquam 5 — 6, rarius 7, 3 demum ac- 

 crescentia et indurata, 8 — 10 mm longa, utroque latere 3 — 7-lacinulata, lacinulis lan- 

 ceolatis, dense setosis, parte rhachiali setosa lanceolata vel suborbiculari ; ovarium parce 

 hispidum; styli ad medium in columnam puberulam connati. Capsula parce setosa, 

 1 4 mm lata, tricocca. Semina globosa, 4 — 5 mm diametientia, griseo-brunneo-marmo- 

 rata et annulis albido-tomentellis, rarius squamulis ornata. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovinz, steinige, sonnige Standorte. 



Var. «. lobata (Müll. Arg.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — T. rupestris var. lohata Müll. 

 Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 941. — T. recta Dinter in Sched. — Dense sti- 

 mulosa. 



Amboland, Otjituo (Dinter n. 870 !). Cape Colony, Grasfelder von Aapjesrivier 

 (Zeyher n. 1523). / 



Var. ß. Sehinzii Pax. — T. Schinxii Pax in Bull. Herb. Boiss. VI. (1898) 73 4. 

 — Pili stimulosi parce evoluti. 



Amboland, Okasima (Schinz n. 896!), Oshiheke (Schinz n. 896a!), Omaheke, 

 Epata (Seiner n.21 1!), Otjosondjou (Seiner n. 1 47!), Okahandja (Dinter n. 82!, I68O! , 

 Ouaaiputs (Dinter n. 193!), Rehoboth (Fleck n. 444!, 4461, 45l!). Damaraland, 

 Okaputa (Engler n. 6202!). Brit. Betschuanaland (Holub!), Massari ngani-Vley 



