86 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Hippomaneae. 



Nota. Fere perfecte similis G. actinostemonoidi , sed folia nilidula, distincte prominenter 

 venosa, bracteae aliae. 



8. G. recurva Urb. Sjmb. Antill. V. (1902) 315. — Bonania spec. Benth. in 

 Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. III. (1880) 335. — Rami vetustiores cinerescentes, teretes, pli- 

 catuli, hornotini pallide brunnei, striati, glabi'i. Petiolus 0/2 — 2 mm longus ; limbus 

 2V2~3'/2 cm longus, \ — J 1/2 cm latus, anguste obovatus vel elliptico-oblongus, inferne 

 angustatus, ima basi obtusiusculus, apice rotundatus, integer, recurvus vel revolutus, 

 crasse coriaceus, subtus in facie utrinque glandulis \ — 2, impressis inferne notatus, 

 nunc eglandulosus; costae secundariae utrinque 4 — 6, angulo seniirecto insidentes; 

 stipulae brevissimae, trianguläres. Spicae (^f 3 — 6 mm longae, 8 — 1 5-florae, terminales 

 et axillares; rhachis crassiuscula, glabra; bracteae <^ uniflorae, eglandulosae, late tri- 

 anguläres, obtusae, coriaceae; pedicelli (^ brevissimi, Q, in axillis solitarii, an e basi 

 spicae (^f delapsae orti?, basi squamellis circumdati, 10 — I 5 mm longi, recurvi. Flores 

 certe monoici. Sepala (J* \ — 2, antica tantum evoluta, libera, semiorbicularia, 1/2 ™"^ 

 longa, membranacea, Q, 3, 0,4 mm longa, 0,8 mm lata, coriacea; stamina 4 — 3; 

 ovarium globosum, supra calycem sessile; stjli 3, fere liberi. 



Westindien: Cuba (Wright n. 3705!). 



9. G. albicans (Griseb.) Urb. Symb. Antill. V. (1902) 312. — Excoecaria albicans 

 Griseb. in Nachr. Gesellsch. Wiss. Göttingen (1865) 179. — Sebastiania Grisebachiana 

 Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr, XV. 2. (1866) 1183. — Sebastiania albicans C. AVright in 

 Sauv. Cub. (1870) 132 ex Urban. — Excoecaria venulosa C. Wright ex Griseb. in 

 Nachr. Gesellsch. Wiss. Göttingen (1865) 179. — Frutex 2 — 3 m altus. Petiolus 3 — 

 4 mm longus; limbus 5 — 7 cm longus, saepius 2 — 2V2 cm latus, interdum 3Y2 cm latus, 

 latius vel angustius oblongus vel obovato-ellipticus, basi acutus, apice acutus vel obtuse 

 acuminatus, integer, margine incrassato paulo revolutus, coriaceus, eglandulosus, subtus 

 pallidus vel albicans ; costae secundariae numerosae, angulo semirecto insidentes, parum 

 prominentes. Spicae in axillis fasciculatae, (J* vel basi flores Q 1 — 3 gereutes, 1 cm 

 fere longae; bracteae (^ eglandulosae, uniflorae, late ovatae, denticulatae ; pedicelli rf 

 brevissimi, Q sub anthesi 2 — 3 mm, fructigeri 2 cm attingentes. Flores (^f omnino 

 nudi, 5 — 1 2-andri. Sepala Q 3, late ovata, obtusa, denticulata; ovarium intra calycem 

 sessile; slyli satis alte in columnam connati. Capsula 5 — 7 mm longa. Semina sub- 

 pentagona, basi retuso-emarginata, carunculata. 



Westindische Provinz: Cuba (Wright n. 2003!, 2004'.). 

 Nota. Yarietates a cl. Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2 (1866) H83 distinetae 

 «. albicans foliis subtus albicantibus; costis secundariis superne flexuosis 

 ß. virens foliis virentibus, subtus non albicantibus; costis secundariis longe ultra medium 

 rectis, brevius flexuosis 

 haud certe dislinguendae sunt, ut jam monuit cl. Urban. 



10. G. elliptica Swartz, Prodr. (1784) 96. — G. obtusa Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. 

 (1858) 530. — Excoecaria tinifolia Swartz, Fl. Ind. occ. II. (1800) 1119; Griseb. 

 Fl. Brit. Westind. Isl. (18 64) 51. — Sebastiania elliptica Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 

 2. (1866) 1181. — Frutex 1 — 3 m altus; ramuli feri'ugineo-rufescentes vel cine- 

 rascentes. Petiolus 8 — 15 mm longus; limbus 6 — 9 cm longus, 2Y2 — 'iVa cm latus, 

 ovatus vel ellipticus vel oblongo-obovatus, basi acutus vel obtusus, apice obtusus vel 

 emarginatus, margine subglanduloso-crenulato-serrulatus, coriaceus, nitidulus, subtus 

 pallidior, basi eglandulosus; costae secundariae parum prominentes, angulo ^^-recto 

 insidentes. Flores dioici, r^ albi. Spicae (^ 3 — 8 cm longae, axillares, solitariae vel 

 2 — 3-nae, sessiles; bracteae late ovatae, integrae, basi biglandulosae, concavae, uniflorae, 

 cum pedicello brevi alte connatae; racemi Q laxiflori, 5 — 7-flori; bracteae Q. quam (^ 

 angustiores et glandulae longius stipitatae; pedicelli Q. 2 — 4 mm longi, robusti, fructi- 

 geri 1 cm attingentes. Sepala q^ 2, antica, lanceolata, Q 3, brevia, quam q^ latiora; 

 stamina 3; ovarium intra calycem sessile, 3-sulcatum; styli liberi, ovario incumbentes. 

 Capsula 3-didyma, latiora quam longa, 5 mm longa. Semina 3^/2 "'^'^ Jo^iga? carunculata. 



Westindische Provinz: Jamaica (Bertero!, March!, O.Hansen!, Swartz), 

 Moncague (Alexander!), Norbrook (Britton n. 2993!, Campbell n. 5754!, 6240!), 



