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



XV. 2. (1866) 271, in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1873) 22. — Arbor procera; ramuli teretes, 

 dense lepidoti; radii lepidum longiuscule connati. Petiolus gracilis, 1 —3 cm longus, 

 lepidotus; limbus 6 — 17 cm longus, 3 — 8 cm latus, junior dense, evolutus sparse et 

 dissite lepidotus, membranaceus, haud pallidus, nitidus, rarius opacus, quoad ambitum 

 satis variabilis, late obovato-lanceolatus vel obovatus vel oblongus, apice cuspidatus vel 

 breviter acutatus, basin versus angustatus, acutus vel subobtusus, subtus in costa ± 

 pilosus vel demum glabrescens; costae secundariae utrinque 5 — 7, subtus cum venulis 

 reticulato-prominentes ; stipulae cochleatae, ± 6 mm longae. Paniculae 3 — 10 cm 

 longae, saepe fere a basi ramosae, q 1 longiores, Q breviores et simpliciores, lepi- 

 dotae; bracteae parvae, triangulari-ovatae, acutae; pedicelli q? 1 mm longi, Q breviores. 

 Calyx (^ breviter 5-dentatus, extus lepidotus; disci glandulae breves, crassae, cum 

 ovarii rudimento cylindrico brevi tomentellae. Calyx Q 5-dentatus, lepidotus; discus 

 cupularis, integer, brevissime et pallide tomentellus; ovarium glabrum. Fructus circ. 

 5 mm longus, utrinque acutus, ellipsoideus. 



Von Mexiko bis Südbrasilien verbreitet, nicht im Amazonasgebiet, 

 dagegen noch in Bolivien. 



Var. a. genuina Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 66. — Stilaginella ob- 

 longa Tulasne in Ann. sc. nat. 3. ser. XV. (1851) 248. — Hieronyrna oblonga var. 

 oblonga Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 271, in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1873) 22. — 

 Lepidoeroton Schomburgkii Klotzsch in Sched. — Folia late obovato-lanceolata, cuspi- 

 dato-acuminata, basin versus longe cuneato-attenuata, ad 17 cm longa, 8Y2 cm lata, 

 ad costam subtus densiuscule piligera. 



Cisäquatoriäle Savannenprovinz: Britisch Guyana, am Ufer des Maroni 

 (Schomburgk n. 805, 1488!). 



Var. ß, Benthamii (Tulasne) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 66, in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 271, in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1873) 22. — Stilaginella Benthamii Tulasne 

 in Ann. sc. nat. 3. ser, XV. (1851) 2 48. — Lepidoeroton Hartwigii Klotzsch in Sched. 

 — Folia late elliptica vel obovata, obtuse cuspidato-acuminata, basin versus angustata, 

 acuta, ad 1 2 cm longa, 5 cm lata, ad costam subtus piligera. 



Mexiko (Hartweg n. 513!), bei Oaxaca (Galeotti n. 7240, Liebmann). Costa 

 Rica, Diques-Tal (Pittier n. 12 008!). 



Var. y. obtusata Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 66, in DC. Prodi'. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 271, in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1873) 22. — Folia obovato- oblonga vel obovata, 

 breviter acutata, basi obtusiuscula vel acuta, ad 17 cm longa et 5y 2 cm lata, sed 

 saepius minora, subtus ad costam piligera, demum glabrescentia. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Bahia (Blanchet n. 3436!), Goyaz 

 (Riedel!), Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou n. 14 268!); ohne nähere Standortsangabe (Sellow!). 



Var. ö. Blanchetiana (Tulasne) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 66, in DC. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 271, in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1873) 22. — Stilaginella Blanche- 

 tiana Tulasne in Ann. sc. nat. 3. ser. XV. (1851) 249. — Hieronymia Blanchetiana 

 Tulasne in Fl. Bras. IV. 1. (1861) 333, t. 89. — Folia obovato-oblonga, basi acuta, 

 apice breviter acutata, subtus in costa piligera, vulgo 7 — 10 cm longa, 4 1 /2 — 5 cm 

 lata. — A var. obtusata aegre tantum discernitur. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Bahia (Blanchet n. 3763). 



16. H. caribaea Urb. in Fedde, Repert. XVI. (1919) 139. — H. alchorneoides 

 Rolfe in Kew. Bull. 81 (1883) 275. — Arbor ad 20 m alta; rami irregulariter angu- 

 lati, densissime lepidoti. Petiolus 3 j / 2 — 8 cm longus, subteres, supra sulcatus; limbus 

 {$ — 21 cm longus, 8V2 — 12V2 cm latus, ovatus vel late ovätus, brevissime et obtuse 

 acuminatus, basi rotundatus vel obtusus, chartaceus, utrinque aequaliter et satis parce 

 lepidotus, subtus ad nervös breviter albido-pilosus, utrinque medioeriter areolatus; costae 

 secundariae utrinque 6 — 8, supra prominulae; stipulae foliaceae, petiolis 3 — 6 mm longis 

 suffultae, in laminam ovalem, valde coneavam, 1 — <|,7 cm longam produetae. Inflo- 

 rescentiae laxe paniculatae vel subcorymbosae, q? cum peduneulo 1 — 2 cm longo ad 

 12 cm, Q ad 8 cm longae; bracteae inferiores petiolo 2 — 4 mm longo instruetae, 



