

MALAMBO BARK. 193 



this work, in which the Malambo tree is beautifully figured, we 1859 - 

 extract the following description and remarks : 



CROTON MALAMBO, Krst. EuphorUacece, II Br. Character 

 differentia Us. 



Arbor foliis ovalibus, crenato-serratis, glabris basi hi- et in 

 crenaturis uni-glandulosis. 



Character naturalis. 



Arbor duodecim- vel quindecim-pedalis in littoribus austra- The Malambo 

 Hbus maris caribaei habitans, trunco recto quadripedali, cortice Tree ' 

 suberoso flavescenti odore camphoreo-aromatico prsedito, tecto ; 

 cacumine ramoso ellipsoideo ; foliis alternis, glabris hircino odoris . 

 glandulis oleiferis, pellucido-punctatis bistipulatis, stipulis mi- 

 nutis linearibus, acutissimis, caducis, longe petiolatis, petiolis 

 1 2^- pollicaribus, lamina ovali basi rotundata excisa, subtus 

 utrinque glandulam minutam, patelliformem gerentibus, margine 

 crenato, in crenaturis glandulam illis similem fovente, 4 5 

 pollices longa 2 2J- pollices lata. Inflorescentia terminalis 

 racemosa, monoica. Flores bractea minuta, caduca sustentati, Inflorescence, 

 fcminei inferiores 3 8, longe pedunculati, majores. Calyx cani- 

 panulatus, quinquepartitus persistens, lobis lanceolato-triangu- 

 laribus, margine pilosiusculis, aestivation e valvatis. Discus 

 glandulosus hypogynus quinquedentatus ; dentes (petala rudi- 

 mentaria) filiformes, longitudine calycis urceoli, apice pilosi, 

 subpenicillati, cum lobis calycinis alternantes. Ovarium pilis 

 stellatis caducis hirtum, triloculare, loculis uniovulatis ; styli 

 tres basi pilorum fasciculo penicillato tecti, bitidi, stigmatosi. 

 Flores mascnlini superiores plures, breviter pedicellati. Calyx 

 quinquefidus extus pilis stellatis hirtus, lobis triangularibus, 

 sestivatione valvatis. Petala quinque, lobis calycinis alterna, 

 lanceolata, longitudine calycis, hyalina, intus pilosa et maigine 

 fimbriata, evanescentia, sestivatione imbricata. Stamina 18 20 

 disco piloso, decem crenato inserta ; iilamenta libera, subulata, 

 glabra, per sestivationem erecta; antherae ovales birimosae basi 

 affixse. Pollen globosum granulosum. Ovarii rudimentum 

 nullum. Fructus sub-globosus 3 //x 4 /r/ in diametro, stylorum Fruit, 

 residuis coronatus, laevis, glaber, capsularis, tricoccus, coccis mono- 

 spermis ; serninis (baud maturi) testa flavescens. Floret Majo. 



The preceding species is distinguished from every other of 

 the genus Croton (as we find from Baillon's recent labours on 

 this family) by the 10-sided glandular ring of the male flower 



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