Jatropha.^ cxxii. euphorbiace^ (uutchinson). 797 



as in J. Stuhlmannii. Capsule not seen. — Pax in Engl. Pflanzenr. 

 Euphorb.-Jatroph. 39. 



Xlle Land. Somaliland: Tomba, iJittf, 486 ! 611, 



40. J. velutina. Pax <t K, Hoffm, in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euphorh.- 

 Jatroph. 37. Branches softly tomentose. Leaves reniform in outline, 

 5-lobed to about one-third their length, f-lj in. long, lJ-2 in. broad, 

 rather shortly villous on both surfaces, especially on the nerves below • 

 lobes ovate, dentate, with a stalked gland at the apex of each tooth ' 

 lateral nerves about 4 on each side of each principal nerve, spreading, 

 branched near the margin ; petiole 1J-2J in. long, villous, not glandular ; 

 stipules dissected, about IJ lin. long, segments setaceous, with an apical 

 gland. Cymes long-pedunculate, scarcely J in. long, few-flowered; 

 peduncle 1-2 J in. long, shortly villous; bracts subulate-lanceolate or 

 narrowly lanceolate, 3 lin. long, J lin. broad, with a few long gland- 

 tipped teeth on the margin, shortly and rather densely pubescent. 

 Male flowers subsessile: Sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, gland- toothed, 

 IJ lin. long, J lin. broad, shortly pubescent outside, glabrous within. 

 Petals free to the base, obovate, obtuse, 2 lin. long, 1 lin. broad, entire,. 

 glabrous. Disk-glands small. Stamens 8 ; filaments nearly wholly 

 connate ; anthers J lin. long. Female flowers subsessile : Sepals lanceo- 

 late, 3 lin. long, | lin. broad, stipitate gland-toothed, densely and softly 

 pubescent. Petals free to the base, soon falling oflf, obovate-spathulate,^ 

 2 lin. long, J lin. broad, hairy within at the base, otherwise glabrous. 

 Disk 5-lobed, thin, lobes rounded, entire. Ovary ellipsoid, glabrous ; 

 styles erect, slightly connate at the base, swollen and bifid at the apex, 

 glabrous. Fruit not seen. 



MTlle land. British East Africa : Taro, Kdssner, 499 ! 



41. J, acerifolia. Pax in Engl. Jah-h.-xix. 109. A small shrub ; 

 flowering branches very thick and fleshy, softly pubescent with white 

 hairs. Leaves and stipules as in J. velutina. Cymes shortly peduncu- 

 late, small and few-flowered, shortly whitish-tomentose ; bracts subulate- 

 lanceolate, 1^ lin. long, with a few glandular teeth. Male flowers : 

 Sepals lanceolate, acute, gland -toothed, pubescent. Petals spathulate, 

 cohering nearly up to the middle. Disk-glands free. Stamens 6 ; fila- 

 ikients connate. Female flowers: Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute, IJ lin. 

 long, with numerous glandular teeth, pubescent on both sides. Petals 

 absent. Disk slightly 5-lobed, glabrous. Ovary glabrous ; styles erect, 

 slightly connate at the base, glabrous, swollen and 2-lobed at the apex. 

 Capsule not seen. — Pax in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euphorb.-Jatroph. 37. 



Wile ]Land. British East Africa: Buityuina, near Tnita, Hildebrandf, 2317 t 



42. J. EUenbeckii, Fax in Engl. Jahrh. xxxiii. 284. A 

 shrub about 3 ft. high; young branches thick, densely and softly 

 pubescent. Leaves digitately 5-lobed to below the middle, widely 

 cordate at the base, about 3 in. long and 4 in. broad, membranous, 

 whitish-pubescent on both surfaces ; lobes obovate, rounded at the apex, 

 coarsely glandular repand-dentate ; lateral nerves to each lobe about 5 



