34 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Phyllantheae-Antidesminae. 



Bolivien: Süd-Yungas, Sirupaya bei Yanacachi, in Gebüschen, 2300 m (Buchtien 

 n. 378!). 



Nota. Fructus var. yungasensis ignoti sunt, ideoque dubium remanet, an ad B. Moritxia- 

 nam pertineat. 



6. H. domingensis Urb. in Fedde, Bepert. XVI. (1919) 137. — Arbor 6 — 10 m 

 alta; rami irregulariter angulati, densissime ferrugineo-lepidoti. Petiolus 1 — 2*/ 2 cm 

 longus; limbus 4 — 7 cm longus, 3 — 5 cm latus, ovatus vel breviter ovatus, obtusus 

 vel obtusissimus , basi rotundatus et anguste excisus, coriaceus, supra paree, subtus 

 dense lepidotus, praeter pilos parcos, saepe subtus ad nervum obvios vel vix ullos glaber, 

 non reticulato-areolatus ; costae secundariae utrinque 3 — 5 ; stipulae e basi triangulari 

 angustatae, non 1 mm longae. Paniculae tf tantum visae, cum pedunculo circ. 1 cm 

 longo 5 — 9 cm attingentes, satis pauciflorae; bracteae oblongae vel triangulari-lanceo- 

 latae vel trianguläres, 2 — 4 mm longae; flores laxe dispositi, albi, subsessiles. Calyx 

 breviter cupularis, integer, extrinsecus lepidotus; stamina 5; filamenta filiformia; ovarii 

 rudimentum bene evolutum, eylindraceum, breviter pilosum. 



Westindische Provinz: Haiti, Morne la Seile, im Gebiet der Baumfarne bei 

 2000 m (Buch n. 1229). 



7. H. jamaicensis Urb. in Fedde, Bepert. XVI. (1919) 137. — H. alchorneoides 

 Griseb. Fl. Brit. Westind. Islands (1859) 32. — Arbor 10 m alta. Ramuli irregulariter 

 angulati, densissime pallide ferrugineo-lepidoti. Petiolus 3 — 6 cm longus, subteres; 

 limbus 10 — 12 l /2 cm longus, 6 — 8 cm latus, ovatus vel breviter ovatus, obtusus vel 

 brevissime et late acuminatus, basi rotundatus, raro acutus, coriaceus, supra parcius, 

 subtus creberrime lepidotus et ad nervös dense rufo-pubescens, non reticulato-areolatus; 

 costae secundariae utrinque 4 — 6 ; stipulae in pari biformes, alterae oblongo-lanceolatae, 

 supra basin angustatae, apice acuminatae, 2 — 5 mm longae, alterae lanceolato-lineares 

 vel sublineares, 1 — S 1 /^ mm longae, posteriores deciduae. Paniculae cum pedunculo 

 1 y 2 cm longo, q? circ. 9 cm, Q 7 — 8 cm longae; bracteae infimae ovales, petiolatae, 

 intermediae oblongae, superiores trianguläres. Flores tf ad ramos numerosi, pedicello 

 infra 1 mm longo suffulti. Calyx tf cupularis, margine integer vel subinteger, extrin- 

 secus lepidotus; stamina 4 — 6; ovarii rudimentum breve, depressum, pilosum. Fructus 

 pedicello i / 2 mm longo suffultus, breviter obpyriformis , 1,7 — 2 mm longus, 1 '/ 2 mm 

 crassus, stigmatibus circ. 4 coronatus. 



Westindische Provinz: Jamaica (Wilson nach Griseb.): St. Ann's Boad, Mo- 

 neague (Alexander Prior); bei Tweedside, North St. Andrew 1000 m (Harris n. 5814). 



8. H. macrocarpa (Müll. Arg.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — H. macrocarpa var. Spruceana 

 Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 66, in DC. Prodi*. XV. 2. (1866) 270. — Partes 

 juveniles densissime lepidotae; ramuli validi, transverse rimosi vel rimulosi, argillaceo- 

 ferruginei. Petiolus 1 1 / 2 — 2 cm longus, supra acute canaliculatus ; limbus 5 — 7 cm 

 longus, 3y 2 — 4*/ 2 cm latus, obovatus, rotundato-obtusus vel emarginatus, prominenter 

 reticulato-venosus , supra rete prominente minus laevigatus, rigidus, argillaceo-pallidus, 

 subtus dense lepidotus, ceterum glaber. Racemi Q paniculato-ramosi, firmi, brevius- 

 culi; bracteae 1 mm bene aequantes; pedicelli Q validi, angulosi, crebre pallide lepidoti, 

 bracteas late triangulari- ovatas, concavas bis vel fere ter aequantes, fructigeri 3 — 4 mm 

 longi. Calyx g obconicus, subinteger vel minute 5-denticulatus, extus crebre lepidotus, 

 firme membranaceus ; discus hypogynus integer, subcarnosus, asperulus, glaber, ceterum 

 calycem sub fructu distincte superans. Fructus haud omnino maturus 10 — 13 mm 

 longus, anguste compresso-pyriformis , acuminatus, supra medium 5 mm latus, glaber. 



Subäquatoriale andine Provinz: Ecuador (Spruce n. 5193). 

 Nota. Speciem non vidimus. 



9. H. guatemalensis J. D. Smith in Bot. Gazette LIV. (1912) 241. — H. dichro- 

 phylla J. D. Smith in Sched. — Ramuli densissime lepidoti, sulcato-angulosi , demum 

 glabrescentes ; radii lepidum longiuscule in disculum connati. Petiolus 2 — 3 cm longus, 

 pro magnitudine foliorum validiusculus, lepidotus; limbus 7 — 11 cm longus, 3 — 5 cm 

 latus, oblongus vel oblanceolato-oblongus, breviter cuspidato-acuminatus, acutus, basin 





