Phyllanthns,] cxxii. euphorbiace^ (hutchinson). C97 



Ovary sessile; disk tootlictl. 



Stigmas swollen and undivided or 

 bifid at the apex. 

 Stems cobwebby - pubescent ; 

 flowering brancldets and 

 leaves smooth . . 56. p. RiveB. 



Stems not liairy ; flowering 

 branolilets and leaves as- 

 perulate. 

 Stales bifid . . . 57. P. aspericauhs. 



Stylesentire;stigmasglobose ]5. P. macranthus. 

 Stigmas not swollen at the aj)ex. 

 Styles ratber long, erect or 

 suberect, bilobed to near 

 the middle. 

 Leaves 3-5 Hn. broad ; disk 

 of the female flowers 

 cupular, erect, margin 

 incised like the teeth 

 of a comb ; male disk- 

 glands slightly warted 58. P. Fischeri. 

 Leaves 3 lin. broad or less ; 

 disk of the female 

 flowers saucer-shaped, 

 spreading, margin cre- 

 nulate or entire; male 

 disk -glands promin- 

 ently warted or smooth. 

 Male disk-glands warted. 

 Stipules very conspicu- 

 ous, with long subu- 

 late points, l-|-2 lin. 

 long . . .59. P. mannianus. 

 Stipules not conspicu- 

 ous, scarcely 1 lin. 

 long . . .60. P. VoIJcensii. 



Male disk-glands smooth . 38. P. hutchinsonianus. 

 Styles very short, shortly bifid. 

 Leaves oblong or oblong- 

 elliptic ; disk of the 

 female flowers rather 

 deeply toothed . . 61. P. Niruri. 

 Leaves orbicular or obovate- 

 orbicular; disk of the 

 J , , _, female flowers crenulate . 62. P. rotundifoUus. 



tttStamens 2 ; filaments connate. 



A small annual'herb about 5 in. high . . .63. P. parvus. 



Shrubs 3-10 ft. high ; leaves elliptic or oblong. 



Leaves caudate-acuminate . . . . 64. P. diandms. 

 Leaves not acuminate. 

 ^Leaves |-4 in. long. 



Leaves obtusely pointed; lateral nerves 

 9-10 on each side, prominent below; 

 sepals of the female flowers ovate-orbi- 

 cular, broad at the base; seeds minutely 

 and closely i)itted . . , .65. P. petrcevs. 



