84 f. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Hippomaneae. 



latus, oblongo-obovatus vel oblongo-ovatus, acuminatus, basi obtusus et inaequilateralis, 

 obsolete seri-ulatus vel subinteger, laevigatus, nitidus, coriaceus, subtus non albicans, 

 basi eglandulosus^ tenuitei' coslulatus. Spicae breves; bracteae q^ 3-florae, superiores 

 t-florae, dorso ineVassatae, orbiculari-ovatae, basi utrinque glandulis pluribus, minutis, 

 cohaerentibus stipulatae; flores (^ subsessiles, Q ad basin spicae solitarii vel in ipsis 

 ramulis siti, sesslles. Sepalum q^ unicum, anticum, lacero-dentatum ; sepala Q ovata, 

 acuta, subfimbriata; stamina 4 vel 3 ; filamenta basi coalita; styli basi tantum connati. 

 Capsula i cm fere longa, gioboso-trigona, dilute brunnea. Semina subglobosa, 4 — 5 mm 

 longa, 3y2 — 4 mm lata, nigrescenti-brunnea, papilliformi-carunculata. 



Westindische Provinz: Jamaica, in Bergwäldern (March n. 1459!), St. Ann's, 

 bei Brown's Town (Alexander n. 857!). — Wahrscheinlich gehört hierher auch die 

 am Dolphin Head bei 600 m gesammelte Pflanze (Harris n. 10159!). 



3. G. pallens (Griseb.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIl. (1863) 106. — Excoecaria 

 pallens Griseb. in Mem. Amer. Acad. 2. ser. VIII. (1861) 161. — Sebastiania pallens 

 Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) M89. — Arbor. Petiolus 3 — 4 mm longus; 

 limbus 4 — 7 cm longus, 2 — sVj cm vel tantum 7 — 10 mm latus, obovato-lanceolatus, 

 basi cuneato-angustatus, apice acuminatus vel hneari-lanceolatus, margine adpresso- 

 glanduloso-serrulatus, margine recurvus, coriaceus, subtus pallidior, nitidulus, ima basi 

 angustissime subcordatus, valide costatus. Spicae in ramulis oligophjllis terminales, 

 2 — 3 cm longae, tenues, laxiflorae, basi florum Q unicum gereutes, ceterum (j^; brac- 

 teae orbiculari-ovatae, obtusae, basi 2-glandulosae, Q^ trifloi'ae, Q uniflorae; flores 

 sessiles vel subsessiles. Flos inlermedius cujusvis bracteae sepalis 3 praeditus, tri- 

 andrus, laterales sepalo unico praediti vel omnino nudi, diandri; sepala (^f lineari- 

 subulata, minuta, basi 1 — 2-dentata; sepala Q 3, orbicularia, acuminata; styU basi 

 tantum connati. Semina (ex Müller Arg.) obsolete carunculata. 



Westindische Provinz: Cuba. 



Var. a. genuina Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1189; — Folia obovato- 

 lanceolata, paulo supra medium latiora, 3 — 4-plo longiora quam lata. 



Cuba: Monteverde (Wright n. 1427!), Mt. Libanon (Linden n. 1955!). 



Var. fl tenax (Griseb.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1189. — Ex- 

 coecaria tenax Griseb. in Nachr. Gesellsch. Wiss, Göttingen (1865) 179. — Foha lineari- 

 lanceolata, 6 — 8-plo longiora quam lata, 



Westcuba (Wright n. 2002!). 



4. G. hypoleuca Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. VI. (1854) 325. — Stillingia 

 hypoleuca Baill. Adansonia V. (1865) 330. — Sebastiania hypoleuca MülL Arg. 

 in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1184; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 580. — Petiolus 5— 

 12 mm longus, firmus; limbus 6 — 13 cm longus, 2Y2 — 5 ^^^^ latus, ellipticus vel elliptico- 

 lanceolatus, basi acutus, apice acutus vel acuminatus, integer, coriaceus, subtus albido- 

 glaucus, tenuiter costatus. Spicae q' vel basi florem Q gereutes, in axillis foliorum 

 fasciculatae, 3 — 5-nae, rarius subsolitariae, sessiles, 10 — 15 mm longae, tenues; bracteae 

 (J'minutae, lateovatae, obtusae, coriaceae, basi utrinque glandula minuta obistae, 3-florae; 

 pedicelli (^ gracillimi, bracteam superantes, Q 2 — 3^0 ™™ longi. Flos intermedius 

 cujusvis bracteae sepalis 1 — 3, exiguis, late ovatis praeditus, 3 — 6-andrus, laterales 

 nudi vel sepalo unico praediti, 2 — 4-andri; sepala Q. 3, late triangulari-ovata, acu- 

 minata; stjli basi tantum connati. Capsula intra caljcem sessilis, 1 cm fere longa. 

 Semina Ccirunculata. 



Westindien und Provinz des Amazonenstroms. 



Var. a. farinosa (Griseb.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Excoecaria farinosa Griseb. in 

 Abb. Gesellsch. Wiss. Göttingen VII. (1857) 169. — G. hypoleioca var. latifolia Müll. 

 Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (1863) 103. — Sebastiania hypoleuca var. farinosa Müll. Arg. 

 in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (I866) H84; in Fl. Bras. XL 2. (1874) 580. — Folia elliptica 

 subduplo longiora quam lata, modice acuminata, 6 — 8 cm longa, 3^2 — S cm lata. 



Westindien: Dominica (Eggers n. 729!, 1066!). — Guadeloupe (Duchas- 

 saing!). — St. Lucia (mit nicht lesbarem Sammlernamen!). 



