XLI. EUPHORBIACE/E. 



1. EUPKOEBTA (Spurge) SERIES. 



Various descriptions have been given of the flower of the 

 Euphorbias^ (fig. 143-152). According to the earliest it is 

 regular, hermaphrodite and pentamerous. The receptacle, varied in 



Euphiibia Lathi/ris. 



Fig. H3. Floiiferous and fructiferous branch (i). 



Fig. 145. Diagram. 



form, would, iu this case, bear a perianth surrounding an indefinite 

 number of stamens, after which its organic summit would be 

 elongated into a column supporting the gynneceum. The gamose- 

 palous calyx, iu the form of a bell or a more or less deep sac, is cut 



1 Euphorbia L. Geu. 243.— J. Oen. 385.— 

 Lamk. Diet. ii. 412 ; Suppl. ii. 607 ; III. t. 411. 

 — TuBP. in Bid. Sc. Xnt. Atl. t. 275. — A. Juss. 

 Euphorb. [Be Eiiphurhim-carnm Oon. Med. Ear. 

 Virt. Teiitamen, Paris [1824], iu-4).— Spach, 

 Suit, a Biijfim, ii. 530.— Endl. Gen. n. 576.6. — 

 H.'BiN'. Euphorb. {Etmle générale du groupe des 

 Euphorb.'rceœ, Paris [1858], in-8), 4, 46, 280, 

 t. 1, 2. — B^iss. in BC. Prodr. xv. sect. ii. 7 ; 

 Icon. Euphorb. (1S62), in-4.— Bakek, FI. Maiirit. 

 302. — Tithijmahis T. Iiist. 85, t. 18.— Adans. 

 Fam. des PI. ii. 355. — G.uutn. Fruct. ii. 115, t. 



VOL. V. 



107. — Euphorbium IsN. in Mém. Ai: Se. Par. 

 (1720), 324 (incl. : Adenopetalmn Kl. et Gucke. 

 Alcctoroctonum Sohltl. Aiiisophyllmn Haw. 

 Aiithaeantha Lem. Arthrothainiius Kl. et Gkcke. 

 Alhi/ma/iisllAVC. Daefi/laiithe.i Haw. Bifhrophi/l- 

 lum Kl. et Gucke. Emla Haw. Eunweanthœ Kl. 

 et Gkcke. Euphorbiastrmn Kl. et Gucke. Galar- 

 rhceus Haw. Kerasehna Haw. Leptiqms Kl. et. 

 Grcke. (nec Dcne.), Medusea Haw. Petaloma 

 Rafix. Poinseftia Grah. Sterigmauthe Kl. et 

 Gbcke. Sijimdeinum Boiss. Tithijmalopsis Kl. 

 Treisia Haw. Ti ieherostigiua Kl. et Gkcke.). 



