98 F- ^ä^- — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypbeae-Plukenetiinae. 



H9. T. fasciculata Beule in Bull. Soc. bot. France LV. Mem. 8. (»908) 83; Prain 

 in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. \. (1913) 970. — Gaules numerosissimi, graciles, e rhizomale 

 lignoso, horizonlali Orientes, erecti, parce ramosi; ramuli adscendentes, virgali, pilis 

 palenübus vel subreflexis setosi. Peliolus 4 — 6 mm longus, dense pubescens; limbus 

 4 — 5 cm longus, 8 — 15 mm latus, anguste ovalo-lanceolalus, acutus vel acuminatus, 

 basi leviler subhaslato-auriculatus vel aperte cordalus, leviter serratus, parce pubescens, 

 in nervis magis vestilus; stipulae lanceolalae, erectae, 2 mm longae. Racemi androgyni 

 vel omnino (;f , terminales et opposilifolii, androgjni basi florem Q unicum gereutes, 

 15 — 23 cm longi, valde laxiflori, basi nudi, pubescentes; bracleae inter se dislantes, 

 cum pedunculo dense pubescentes, 12 mm longae, subulatae, (j^ inferiores cymulam 

 2 — 3-floram, breviter pedunculalam proferentes, superiores 1-llorae, sed 4 — 2-bracteo- 

 lalae. Sepala (^ saepius 3, rarius 4 — 5, ovalo-triangularia, pilosa; slamina saepius 3, 

 interdum 2 vel 4 — 5; filamenla antheras aequanlia. Sepala Q 6, ovato-triangularia, 

 pilosa, integra vel subinlegra, vix accrescenlia; ovarium bispidum; stjli 3, breves, basi 

 connati. Capsula parce hispida. Semina ex Beille reniformia. 



Sudanische Parksteppenprovinz: Dar Banda, oberes Schari-Gebiet, Kaza Bon- 

 gola (Ghevalier n. 7218). 



Nota. Speciem non vidimus. — In Acribus (5 loco staminum interdum capsulae imper- 

 feetae observatae sunt: >in some cases rcplaced by solitary imperfect capsules in Ihe flowers 

 of the lowest cymu]es<. 



120. T. spathulata Benth. in Hook. Niger Fl. (1849) 502; Müll. Arg. in DG. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 945; Prain in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1913) 971. — Volubiüs; 

 caules graciles, pubescentes et bispidi. Petiolus 1—5 cm longus, more caulium vestilus; 

 limbus 5- 7^2 c^n longus, 2V2~ ^ ^^ latus, tenuiler membranaceus, ovato- vel obovato- 

 oblongus, acutus vel breviler acuminatus, basin paulo angustatam versus cordalus, leviler 

 crenulatus vel denticulatus, supra dissite vel sparse hispidulus, sublus pubescens et in 

 nervis hispidulus; stipulae angusle lanceolalae, erectae, ad 5 mtn longae. Uacemi breves, 

 opposilifolii, graciles, 1 '/-^ — 2 cm longi, longe nudi, pubescentes, pauciflori, basi flores 

 Q 1 — 2 et (jf paucos proferentes; bracleae (^ obovalae vel spalhulalae, ad 3 mm 

 longae, oblusae, Q orbiculari-ovalae, 3-lobae; bracleolae obovalae, oblusae; pedicelü q^ 

 bracleas superanles, infra medium articulali. Sepala ([j' 3, ovala; stamina 3; filamenla 

 brevia. Sepala Q 6, orbiculari-subspalbulata, membranacea, demum paulo accrescenlia, 

 haud indurata, 5 mm longa, pubescentia et hispida, basi in unguem dense pilosum, 

 quam lamina mullo breviorem contracla, lacinulis laleralibus nuUis; ovarium dense se- 

 tosum; slyVi ad ^/^ long, in columnam puberulam connati, laeves. Gapsula tricocca, 

 dense selosa, 8 mm lala. Semina globosa. — Fig. 22 J. — B. 



Westafrikanisches Waldgebiet: Goldküste (Farmer n. 411, 438, Vogel 

 n. 8), Odumase, Krobo Ebene (Johnson n. 1089), Gida Abdulker, Rousu (Krause). 

 Togo, Misahöhe, schaltiger Urwald (Baumann n. 450 ex parte!). Südnigerien, Abeo- 

 kouta (Irving n. 72), Olokemeji, Esisi (Foster n. 278). 



121. T. polygonoides Prain in Kew Bull. (1912) 193, in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. 

 (1913) 970. — Volubilis; caules elongati, estimulosi. Peliolus 1 — 4^/2 c^ longus, 

 pai'ce puberulus; limbus 6 — 10 cm longus, 2 — 3 cm latus, ovato-oblongus vel ovato- 

 lanceolalus, apicem obtusam, mucronulalam versus allenuatus, basi cordalus, subinteger, 

 supra in nervis parcissime pilosus, sublus in nervis parcissime pubescens, celerum glaber; 

 stipulae ovatae, aculae, 4 — 5 mm longae. Racemi laterales, graciles, densi, 1 — 1 1/2 cm 

 longi, pedunculo pubescente, 8 — 15 mm longo, basi flores Q 1 — 2, superne r^ plures 

 proferentes; bracleae Q^ uniflorae, ovatae, aculae, 2—4 mm longae, glabrae, Q orbi- 

 culares, acute 3-lobae: bracleolae ovatae, aculae ; pedicelli (;j' bracleis breviores. Sepala 

 (j* 3, ovala, apice paucipilosa; slamina 3; filamenla brevissima. Sepala Q 6, anguste 

 oblonga, subacuta, membranacea, integra, 5 mm longa, basin versus in unguem latum 

 attenuala, margine parce hirsula; ovarium parce hispidum ; styli ad 8/4 long- in colum- 

 nam pubescentem connati. 



