Omphalea. 19 



Verwendung: Nach Broadway sollen die Samen essbar sein; sie enthalten in 

 ihrem »Arillus« nach Hart bis 50% Stärke. Gilles pie berichtet, dass die Neger die 

 Samen als anregendes Mittel auf langen Wanderungen genießen. Das Kndosperm liefert 

 ein mildes Purgiermittel. Auf Trinidad heißen die Samen »Jägernüsse« (Hunterman's 

 nut). Über die Wirkung vergl. Cash in Pharm. Journ. XXVII. (1908) 357. 



Sect. 2. Palmatinerviae Pax et K. Hoffm. 



FoUorum limbus e basi late cordata vel truncato-cordata orbiculari-ovatus, 3 — 7- 

 nervius. 



8. 0. queenslandiae Bailej, Rep. Exped. Bellenden-Ker (1889) 58; Queensland 

 Fl. V. (1902) 1455 t. 66. — Frutex scandens; caules 30 cm longi vel longiores ; rami 

 teretes vel longitrorsum striati, glabri. Petiolus 2^2 — 5 cm longus, apice glandulis 2, 

 sessilibus, magnls ornatus; limbus 10 — 13 cm longus, 6 — 8 cm latus, ex autore major 

 (5 — 6 inch. X 3 — 4 inch), coriaceus, late ovatus vel triangulari-ovatus, acutus, basi sae- 

 pius truncatus, integer, glaber, profunde viridis, basi trinervius; costae secundariae 

 utrinque 5 — 7; venae tenues, in foliis siccis vix prominulae. Infloi'escentiae paniculi- 

 formes, magnae, leviter ferrugineo-pubescentes. Flores (^ ignoti. Pedicelh longitudine 

 variabiles, nunc subnulli. Floris Q sepala 5, pilosa; Stylus brevissimus, apice in Stig- 

 mata 3, patentia divisus. Fructus magnus, (»3 to 5 inch, diam.«), globosus, lutescens 

 vel albidus, 2 — 3-, rarius 4-locularis; exocarpium crassum, carnosum; endocarpium tenue, 

 durum. Semen globosum. 



Ostaustralische Provinz: Queensland, Johnstone River, Harvey's Creek 

 (Bailey); Unter Rüssel, im Primärwalde (Di eis n, 8 493!). 



Nota. Flores (5 ignoti sunt, sed verisimiliter staraina 3 et ovarium glabrum. 



9. 0. commutata Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (1863) 86; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 1 135. — 0. triandm Tussac, Fl. Antill. IV. (1827) 18 t. 9. — OmpJialandria 

 commutata 0. Ktze. Rev. gen, 11. (I89l) 609, — Ronnowia dominge^isis Buchoz, PI. 

 nouv, decouv. (1779) 6 t, 4? ex Ind, Kew, IV. (1895) 730. — Arbor mediocris. 

 Foliorum limbus 2 cm longus , 1 7 cm latus , late ovatus , obtusus vel brevissime acu- 

 tatus, basi profunde cordatus et longe subquinquenervius, coriaceus, cum reliquis 

 partibus glaber; costae et costülae validae. Inflorescentia (in icone) insigniter valida; 

 ramus bracteiger digito mulierculae diameti'O simiUs.; pedunculi cymularum 2 — 3 mm 

 lati; cymulae juniores contractae; bracteae anguste lineari-lanceolatae, petiolos aequantes, 

 basi breviuscule angustatae, margine undulatae, incurvae. Antherae 3 ; ovarium glabrum. 



Westindien: San Domingo (Tussac). 



10. 0. trichotoma Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (1863) 86; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 1135. — Omphalandria trichotoma 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. 11. (1891) 609. — 

 Ramuli pubescentes. Foliorum limbus . I 8 — 20 cm longus, 15 — 17 cm latus, saepe 

 aeque longus et latus, late ovatus, breviter acuminatus, vel suboblusus, basi profunde 

 cordatus et longe 5-nervius, coriaceus, grosse reticulato-venosus, supra puberulus et zh 

 glabrescens, subtus tomentosus ; limbus in foliis turionum (ex Müll. Arg.) di partitus. 

 Inflorescentia gracilis ; rami tri-dichotomi, cum ramulis dichotomis et bracteis pubescentes, 

 micranthi; cymulae graciliter pedunculatae, leptocladae; bracteae angustissimae, 3 — 5 cm 

 longae, 2 mm latae, paulo infra medium biglandulosae. Flores 2 mm longi; columna 

 staminalis in corpus connectivorum subparvulum, depresso-hemisphaericum, 3-pai*titum 

 dilatata; stamina 3; ovarium glabrum. 



Westindien: Cuba (Franqueville!), bei Havanna (Ramon de la Sagra 

 n. 315, Otto n. 204!, Wright n. 199l!). 



Nota. De variatione folioi-um cl. Müller 1. c. scripsit: >C1. Ranion de la Sagra seriem 

 «ontinuam misit foliorum turionum, ubi Status varii a forma palmatim-partita, laciniis pinnati- 

 partitis vel integris fere usque ad basin discretis vel membrana variae magnitudinis coadunatis, 

 ad palmatifidam vel palmatilobam dcmumve subintegram integramve gradatim transformati, 

 formam eorum insigniter variabilem optime demonstrant. Folia tarnen ramorum florigerorura 

 ambitu et margine semper integra observantur«. 



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