n-> NATURAL HIsrORY OF PLANTS 



Beside Ricinus is foTiucI Ilomonoija^ consisting of slu'ubs from 

 tropical Asia, Avliose flowers are constructed in the same waj^, the 

 male calyx being generally trimerons, the cells of the anthers con- 

 finent, and the gynpeceura being reduced to two carpels. The 

 flowers of both sexes are in distinct spikes or racemes, and the leaves 

 are penuinerved. ClœlodiscuSy consisting of Indian plants, has also 

 polyadelphous stamens, but the staminal bundles, instead of being 

 inserted towards the centre of the flower, are throAvn out toward the 

 jDoriphery of the receptacle, whose centre is occupied by a sort of 

 circular concave disk. 



III. JATEOPIIA SERIES (Fr., Mcdicmicrs). 

 Jatroplm ^ (fig. 163-1G9) has unisexual fiowers, almost always 

 monœcious. The concave receptacle bears, in the male fiowers, five" 



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Fig 163 Male flower (f). Fig. 164. Long. sect, of fruit. 



sepals free or united at the base, and disposed in quincuncial prsc- 

 fioration in the bud. The petals are generally the same in number, 

 free and contorted "^ in the bud. With them alternate five glands sur- 

 rounding the foot of the androceum. This is formed of two verticils 



1 Jatroplm L. Gen. 288.— Sw. Obs. 366.— J. 

 Oen. 389. — Desrotjss. ia Lnmlc. Diet. iv. 5. — 

 Lamk. III. t. 791.— PoiR. Si(p2>l. iii. 616.— A. 

 Juss. Eupharb. 37, t. 11, fig. 34. — Endl. Gen. 

 n. 5805.— H. Bn. Eiiphorbiac. 294, t. 14, fig. 

 XO-27. — M. Aro. in Liniiica, xxiv. 207; Prodi: 

 1076. Bakek, Fl. Maurit. 321. — Adeiwrhopiiim 



PoHL, PI. Bras. i. 12, t. 9 (incl. : Biroiiea Rapin. 

 Bromfteldia Neck. Custiglioina R. et. Pav. Cni- 

 doscolm PoHL, Curcas Adans. Jussiema HousT. 

 Loureira Cav. Moziiina Orteo. Ricinodendron 

 M. Ak(3.). 



- Occasionally four or six. 



^ More rarely imbricated. 



