2B0 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Hippomaneae. 



\. C. Dombeyana A. Juss. in Ann. sc. nat. 1. ser. XXV. (1832) 23; Gay, Fl. 

 Chil. V. (1849) 342 ex parle, excl. t, 61; Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 

 12 28. — Frutex glaberrimus. Peüolus 1—3 mm longus; limbus 3 — 4 cm longus, 

 5 — 8 mm latus, lineari-lanceolatus, obtusus vel subobtusus, mucronulatus, basin versus 

 angustatus et subacutus, brevissime crenato-denticulatus, membranaceus. Spicae 3 — 

 4 cm longae; rhachis tenuis, flexuosa, filiformis, basi longiuscule nuda; bracteae lanceo- 

 latae, acuminatae, integrae vel glanduloso-denticulatae, 1 — 3-florae; flores (^f in bracteis 

 distincte segregati, intermedius breviter pedicellatus. Flores (J^ 3 — 4-andri; sepala § 

 ovata, acuta, parum denticulata; ovariuin globosum, tricarinatum. Capsula 15 mm 

 longa, paulo latior, tridvma; carpidia obtuse carinata. 



Andines Gebiet: Mittleres Chile (Dombej!); Ghillan (Philipp!!), Cordillera 

 de Linares (Philippi n. 92 1!, Reiche!). 



Nota. Similis C. salicifoliae, sed prinio intuilu foliis liaud coriaceis et bracteis saepe 

 stamina tantuni 4 — 7 gcrcntibus distineta est. 



2. C. brasiliensis Klotzsch ex Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 535; Müll, in 

 Linnaea XXXll. (1863) 126; in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1227; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 

 631, t. 85 II. — Frutex vel arbor parva, glabra. Folia alterna vel opposita, nunc in 

 eodem specimine situ ludentia; petiolus 2 — 6 mm longus, satis gracilis, eglandulosus; 

 limbus 5—10 cm longus, 6 — 10 mm latus, lineari-lanceolatus, basi et apice acutius- 

 culus, minute serrulatus, pallide viridis, firme membranaceus; serraturae primum subulato- 

 acurninatae, eglandidosae, deinde deciduae. Spicae 5— 8 cm longae; rhachis validiuscula, 

 recta; bracteae laxiusculae, Q ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 1-florae, rf rhombeae, 

 longe acuminatae, inferne sparse vel vix denticulatae , utriusque sexus eglandulosae, 

 demum 6 — 7 mm longae; flores rf confluentes. Slamina in quaque bractea circ. 42 — 1 8; 

 sepala Q ti'iangulari-ovata, longe acuminata, inferne subulato-denliculata; ovarium 2 — 

 3-loculare; styli dense papilloso-asperi, vix nisi secus fasciam dorsalem perangustam 

 laeves, 9 — 1 2 mm longi. Capsula 8 — 1 2 mm longa, globoso-ovoidea, doi'so carpidiorum 

 paulo obtuse carinata. Semina 5 — 6 mm longa. — Fig. 1 C — E (S. 60). 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, ohne näheren Standort (Sellow 

 n. 2900!, 2941 ex parte!, 2944!). — Uruguay, Goncepcion del Uruguay (Lorentz 

 n. 124!). — Paraguay, Puerto Esperanza (0. Kuntze!). — In Ufergebüschen. 



In den Früchten lebt die Larve von Grapholitha motrix Berg, die die Erscheinung 

 beweglicher Früchte (»springende Bohnen«) hei'vorruft. Vergl. Berg, Sobre la 

 Garpocapsa saltitans y la Grapholitha motrix in Anal. soc. cientif. Argentina XXXI. 

 (1891) 97. 



3. C. odorifera Molina, Sagg. Chil. (1782) 158, 354; Gill. et Hook, in 

 Hooker, Bot. Mise. I. (1830) 142 t. 40; Deless. Icon. sei. III. (1837) 52 t. 88; Gay, 

 Fl. Chil. V. (1849) 339; Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 534 t. 7, f. 10—14; Müll. 

 Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1226. — G. triquetra Gill. et Hook, in Hooker, Bot, 

 Mise. I. (1830) 142; Gay, Fl. Chil. V. (1849) 340. — G. obtusa Regel, Ind. sem. 

 Petrop. (1855) 18; in Gartenfl. (1856) 86. — Groton colliguaya Spreng. Syst. veg. III. 

 (1826) 875. — Frutex ad 1 m altus, glaber. Folia saepissime opposita; petiolus 2 — 

 6 mm longus, validus, eglandulosus; limbus 2V2 — ^ cm longus, 8 — 20 mm latus, non- 

 nunquam major et ad 7 cm attingens, oblongo- vel lineari-ellipticus vel oblongo-ovatus, 

 apice et basi saepius subobtusus, apice mucronulatus, crenato-serratus, pallide viridis, 

 coriaceus; dentes glandula purpureo-nigricante, oblique trigona, demum decidua termi- 

 nati. Spicae 4 — 8 cm longae; i'hachis recta, subvalidiuscula; bracteae late ovatae, 

 glanduloso-dentatae, ^ a pedicello superatae, (j^ floribus confluentibus onustae. Stamina 

 cujusvis bracteae 8 — 20; sepala Q 2 mm fere longa, carinata, late ovata, acuminata, 

 glanduloso-denticulata; ovarium 3-, rarius 2- vel 4-loculare; styli basi in columnam 

 connati, superne longe liberi, ovarium superantes, grosse papillosi. Capsula 16 — 18 mm 

 longa, ± tridyma, superne obtuse, basi acutius trigona. — Fig. 53 G — E. 



Andines Gebiet: Mittleres Chile (Bridges!, Gay!, Philippi n. 472!), Los 

 Andes (Philippi!), Santa Rosa de los Andes (Ball!), Valparaiso ^Bertero n. 194!, 



