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



densos; bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, superiores obtusae, glabrae, uniflorae; pedi- 

 celli bracteis breviores. Sepala q' ovata, subacuta, glabra; slamina 3, interdum 4. Sepala 

 Q 3, parce puberula, suborbicularia, accrescentia, sed haud indurata, 4 — < 2-lacinulata, 

 lacinulis brevissimis, triangularibus, setosis; ovarium dense pilosum; styli fere liberi. 

 Capsula 6 mm lata, dense adpresse setosa, Semina globosa, badia, griseo-maculata. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Rhodesia, Gwelo (Gardner n. 34). 



Nota. Species insignis, a nobis non visa. 



<07. T. collina Prain in Kew Bull. (<9I?) 335. — Suffrutex; caules circ. 10 — 

 20 cm alti, ramosi, juveniles pubescentes, demum glabrati, ± hispido-pilosi, Folia sub- 

 sessilia, petiolo 1/2 — * ™™ longo; limbus 12 — 25 mm longus, 7 — 1 mm latus, ovatus 

 vel obovatuSj acutus, basi rotundatus vel obtusus, praesertim apicem versus pauciden- 

 tatus, inferne saepe subinteger, supra glaber, subtus in costis hispidulus, basi S-nervius, 

 chartaceus; stipulae 2 mm longae, triangulari-lanceolatae, patentes vel reflexae, glabrae. 

 Inflorescentiae 3 — 5 cm longae, pedunculo 4 — 15 mm longo incluso, terminales et 

 oppositifoliae, basi flores Q dz 3 gerentes, deinde (^ numerosos; rhachis pubescens, 

 inferne tomentosa, subhispida; bracteae (^ 3 mm, (^ 5 mm longae, utriusque sexus 

 lineari-lanceolatae, uniflorae; pedicelli (^ i^/^tnm longi, basi articulati, ebracteolati, 

 Q \ mm longi, bibracteolati. Sepala (]^ 2 mm longa, ovata, puberula; stamina 3; 

 filamenta anlheris longiora. Sepala Q 3, i mm longa, ambitu orbiculari-ovata, utroque 

 latere circ. 6 — 8-lacinulata, lacinulis elongatis, linearibus, parte rhachiali lineari, albo- 

 setosa, sub friictu accrescentia, sed vix indurata; ovarium hispidum ; styli ad medium 

 connati, laeves. Capsula 9 mm lata, 6 mm longa, parce setosa. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Natal, Colenso, 1500 m (Schlechter 

 n. 3381!), Pieters (Wood n. 8881). 



108. T. senegalensis Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 182, in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 938; Prain in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1913) 999. — Caules erecti vel 

 suberecti vel decumbentes, 1/2 — ^ ^ 'ongi, parce ramosi, juniores angulosi, pcu-ce hispidi. 

 Petiolus 1 — 2Y2 ^"^ longus, more ramulorum vestitus; limbus 6 — 10 cm longus, 2 — 

 5 cm latus, ovato-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi aperte et saepe profunde cordatus, 

 argute serratus, evolutus in nervis parce setulosus, saepe praesertim supra glabrescens; 

 stipulae ad 5 mm longae, ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, reflexae. Inflorescentiae terminales 

 et oppositifoliae, 2 — 4 cm longae, basi nudae, pubescentes et hispidae, flores Q 2 — 3, 

 deinde rf numerosos gerentes; bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, (J' 2 mm, Q 4 mm longae, 

 saepe leviter dentatae, (J^ 3-florae, Q uniflorae; pedicelli bibracteolati, bracteis bre- 

 viores, (^ basi articulati. Flos (j^ 2 — 3 mm latus; sepala late ovata, acuta; stamina 3; 

 antherae introrsae; connectivum incrassatum. Sepala Q 3, rarius 4 — 5, sed tum 

 uniseriata, ambitu orbiculari-ovata, accrescentia et indurata, sub fructu fere 1 cm longa, 

 utroque latere 5 — 8-lacinulata, lacinulis linearibus, parlem rhachialem fere aequantibus, 

 albo-setulosis; ovarium dense setosum; stjli 3, ad medium connati, laeves. Capsula 

 3-cocca, depressa, 1 cm lata, parce setulosa, coccis dorso obtuse carinatis. Semina 

 globosa, 3 mm diametientia, grisea, badio-marmorata et dissite pallido-tomentello-squa- 

 mulosa. — Fig. 2 1 B—D. 



Sudanische Parksteppenprovinz: Senegambien, Albuda, in Reisfeldern (Le- 

 prieur n. 736). Franz. Guinea, Timbo (Macleaud n. 30). 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Goldküste, Salage (Krause!). Togo, 

 Kekejaude, 300 m (Kersting n. A615!), Kete Kratschi (Graf Zech n. 301 !). Nord- 

 nigerien, Yola (Dalziel n. 1 57), Lokoja (Parsons n. 45). Kamerun, Balda, 370 m 

 (Ledermann n. 4019!), Limbameri, 330 m (Ledermann n. 4327!). — Buschwald, 

 Baumsavanne. 



109. T. Wildemanii Beille in Bull. Soc. Bot. France LV. Mem. 8. (1908) 82; 

 Prain in Fl. Trop. Afr. VL 1. (1913) 993. — Caules e basi lignosa erecti, 30— 50 cm 

 alti, parum ramosi, dense pubescentes et parce hispiduli. Folia sessilia vel subsessilia, 

 erecta, lanceolata, acuminata, basi rotundata, distincte serrata, 4 — 5 cm longa, 1 cm 

 lata, supra et subtus pubescentia et ad nervös setulosa ; stipulae lanceolatae, 3 mm 



