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8. M. peruviana Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 206; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1 866) 1071; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 466. — M. heterandra Ule in Sched. — 

 Gaules scandentes(?), obtuse angulosi, glabri, apice puberuli. Petiolus laminam aequans 

 vel superans; limbus membranaceus, subtus pubescens, in foliis summis haud raro in- 

 divisus, ovatus, acuminatus, basi obtusus eo reliquorum duplo et ultra minor; in reli- 

 quis fere usque ad basin 5 — 3-partitus, junior supra breviter adpresso-puberulus, adultus 

 glaber, subtus molliter pubescens et intense glaucus; lobi 8 — 12 cm longi, 3 — 5 cm 

 latij oblongo- vel lanceolato-ovati, acutissime acuminati, laterales obliqui; stipulae 5 — 

 6 mm longae, in lacinias lineari-lanceolatas, acuminatas, puberulas bipartitae. Racemi 

 sessiles, 3 cm longi, densiflori; bracteae lanceolatae, integrae, 8 — 12 mm longae, medio 

 3 mm latae. Calyx utriusque sexus demum 1 5 mm longus, aperiens latiuscule ovoideus, 

 rotundato-obtusus, superne 5-angulosus, extus praesertim in angulis puberulus, intus 

 tomentellus, Q usque ad basin, q? ad medium 5-fidus; discus tf glaber; filamenta 

 dimorpha, alternisepala dense villosa, episepala breviora, tenuiora, minus vestita; con- 

 nectivum hispidulum; antherae elongatae; ovarium glabrum, prominenter longitrorsum 

 costatum. 



Subäquatoriale andine Provinz: Ostperu, Tarapoto (Ule n. 6635!, Spruce 

 n. 4287!); nach Müller vermutlich auch in den angrenzenden Teilen Westbrasiliens. 



Subsect. 1e. Ooerulescentes Pax. 



Folia adulta glabra, subtus violaceo-pruinosa; lobi lau, obovati vel oblongi. Brac- 

 teae integrae. Flores mediocres. Calyx epapillosus, extus glaber; filamenta glabra. 

 Ovarium glabrum. 



9. M. violacea (Pohl emend.) Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1069; 

 in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 467. — Suffrutex vel frutex. Gaulis ramosus vel sub- 

 simplex, rami suberecti, glabri, albescenti-brunnei. Petiolus 4 — I cm longus; limbus 

 coriaceo-membranaceus, glaber, supra nitidus, subtus glauco- vel canescenti-viridis, 

 saepe pruinosus, indivisus vel ad medium vel profundius 3 — 5-lobus; lobi obovati vel 

 elliptico-oblongi vel lanceolati, acuminati vel abrupte mucronati, quoad magnitutidem 

 variabiles; stipulae 10 mm longae et breviores, acutissime acuminatae, superne subden- 

 ticulatae. Racemi spiciformes, 5 — 8 cm longi, densi; bracteae 12 — 20 mm longae, 

 8 — 12 mm latae, violaceo-pruinosae, lanceolato-ovatae , integrae; pedicelli 1— 3 mm 

 longi. Calyx utriusque sexus 1 5 mm longus, lüscescenti-violaceus, extus glaberrimus, 

 intus breviter puberulus, q? 5-fidus, Q 5-partitus; discus glaber; filamenta glabra; 

 antherae 3 — 3 i / 2 mm longae; connectivum apice puberulum; ovarium glabrum, sub- 

 teres. Capsula 1 5 mm longa, glabra, rugulosa, pruinosa. 



Var. a. genuina Müll. Arg. in DC, Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1070; in Fl. Bras. 

 XI. 2. (1874) 468. — M. violacea Pohl, PI. Bras. ic. et descr. I. (1827) 43 t. 35. — 

 Jatropha violacea Steud. Nomencl. ed. 2. I. (1840) 800. — Folia omnia fere ad basin 

 tripartita vel summa indivisa; lobi obovato-elliptici vel obovati, subtus violaceo-cinerei, 

 abrupte apiculato-acuminati, 7 cm longi, 4 cm lati. Bracteae 12 — 14 mm longae. — 

 Fig. 10. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Staat Goyaz (Glaziou n. 19856!, 

 22132!, Pohl n. 1189!); Serra dos Pyreneos (Ule n. 3193!); Staat Minas Geraes 

 (Lund, Schwacke n. 796l!). 



Var. ß. arcuata (Pohl) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1069; in Fl. 

 Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 468. — M. arcuata Pohl, PI. Bras. ic. et descr. I. (1827) 42 

 t. 34. — Jatropha arcuata Steud. Nomencl. ed. 2. I. (184 0) 799. — Folia inferiora 

 pauca fere ad basin tripartita, reliqua integra, haec cum lobis illorum elliptico-lanceo- 

 lata, acuminata, subtus canescenti-viridia. Petioli foliorum partitorum 10 cm longi, 

 indivisorum 4 — 6 cm; limbus in petioli apice arcte reflexus, indivisus 9 — 1 1 cm longus, 

 3y 2 — ^h cm latus, basi cordatus. 



Brasilien: Staat Goyaz (Pohl n. 1183!). 



