476 



tXXII. EUPHORBIACE^ (bROWN). 



[JtJuphf/rbio . 



P»ibesconce on branches of 

 straight spreading hairs 

 i'riniary stems 3-18 in. long; gland- 

 appendages 1-^ lin. long, petal- 

 like, lobe<l or entire . 

 fttBi-anehes with some kind of pubescence 

 all round, at least at the tips, 

 prostrate, or erect ; capsule glabrous 

 m 8, J'J' Kei'siiiif/ii and some vars. 

 of 9, E. zamhesiana, more or less 

 pubeseent or tomentose in the 

 others. 

 Li'aves glabious on both sides. 



Leaves 5-18 lin. long, 1-6 lin. 



broad. 



Involucre 1-1 .\ lin. in diam., 



glabrous .... 



Involucre n-;; lin. in diani., 



tomentose .... 



Leaves 1\-^ lin. long, ^—4 lin. 



broad. 



Involucre (excluding the usually 



conspicuous white or red 



gland-appendages) j-l^ lin. 



in diam. 



involucre - glands purple - 



brown; capsule 1^ lin. in 



diam. .... 



Involucre-glands yellowish or 



greenish ; capsule | lin. in 



diam. .... 



involucre (including the incon- 



s])icuou8 or subobsolete gland- 



uppendages) ^ lin. in diam.; 



cajisule f lin. in diam. . 



Leaves jmbescent beneath or on both 



sides. 

 Involucre (excluding the usually 

 very distinct petal-like appen- 

 dages) J-1^ lin. in diam. 



J^eaves 2-5 lin. broad; two 

 gland-appendages more than 

 twice as large as the others . 



Leaves 1^-2 lin. broad; gland- 

 appendages not very unequal, 

 sometimes obsolete 

 involucre (including the minute or 

 obsolete gland-appendages or 

 excluding them in a large- 

 appendaged form of 3, E. con- 

 vohuloides) ^-f lin. in diam. 



Annual, 1-3 in. high, simple or 

 once or twice forked; in- 

 volucre glabrous . • 



11. E. granulattty \KT. 

 23. E. mozavtbic&>i ns. 



S. E. Kersiivfjii. 

 3. E. convolvidoides. 



y. E. zamhesiana, var. 



23. E. mozambicen.sifi, \ rt 

 Fischeri. 



E. loamlejisis. 



2. E. tettensis. 

 9. E. zamhesiana. 



' . E. payva. 



