EnpHORBiACE.r:. 



It is by the presence of many-fiowerecl involucres simulating at 

 first simple buds, that Fera is also characterised. Of this a tribe, 

 and even a distinct family, have been made {Prosodlpocîineœ). Each 

 involucre is cleft lengthmse and lays bare a small group of flowers, 



Datechampia {C'mnopfii/Uiim) .ipathulata. 



,C Cl 



Fig. 194. Female flower (f) 



Fig. 193. Male flower (»-). 



Fig. 195. Long. Beet, of 

 female flower. 



male or female ; the former apetalous, often accompanied by lateral 

 rudiments of female flowers, and the female sometimes destitute of 

 real perianth. Fera consists of trees from the warm regions of 

 America, whose leaves, alternate or rarely opposite, and exstipulate, 

 recall generally those of Lauraceœ or Monimiaceœ. 



IV. CEOTON SERIES. 



The flowers of Croton^ (fig. 196-203), are regular or nearly so 

 monoecious or more rarely diœcious, with a little convex receptacle. 



I L. Ge». n. 1083 (part.). — Adams. Fam. des pi. 

 ii. 355.— J. Ge/i. 389 (part.).— Lamk, Vict. ii. 203 

 (part.) ; Suppl. ii. 404 ; III. t. 790.— Geisel. CVot. 

 Monogr. Hal.-e (1808).— A.Juss. Eiipho>b.2%,t.S, 

 fig. A.— Endl. Gen. n. 5827.— H. Bn. Euphur- 

 biac. 349, t. 17, 18. fig. 1-7.— Baker, Fl. Mauri/. 

 309. — M. Aro. Proclr. 512 (incl.: Aiidrichiiia H. 

 Bn. Angelandra Endl. Anitophyllum Bvn. (nee 



VOL. V, 



Haw.) Argtjrodeiidron Kl. (part.), Astra-a Kl. 



Astrœopsis Griser. Astrogyne Benth. Barha- 



mia Kl. Brachystachijs Kl. Bnmsria Neck. 



Calyptriopetalum Kl. Cmcarilla Griseb. Cimga- 

 sum Neck. CUodot-a Kl. Codoticcalyx Kl. Croto- 

 nanthiis Kl. Cyelostigma Kl. Decaiinium Eafin. 

 Drepadmium Rafin. EliiUria Grises. Eiigdmaii- 

 nia Kl. Eutropia Kl. Furcaria Bvn. Geisekria 



