02 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



than long. — Unarmed shnibs or spinosoent at apex of twigs ; leaves 

 alternate penninerved, entire or dentate pellucid puuctulate ; axil of 

 secondary nerves depressed-glandular below, and pilose ; flowers in 

 fasciculate axillary pulvinulcs. ' (Trop. N. and S. America.^) 



49. Bernardia Houst. ^— Flowers monœcious or dioecious 

 (nearly of Bicmella), 3-6-merous ; male calyx valvate ; female im- 

 bricate. Stamens ao , central free ; anthers- 2-locular ; cells subglobose 

 short more or less adnate to receptacle, introrsely or laterally rimose. 

 Germen (in male flower rudimentary minute or 0) 3-locular ; cells 

 alternating with interior sepals, 1-ovulate ; style discrete at base and 

 inserted round subhians vertex of germen, stigmatiferous 2- fid at 

 apex. Pruit capsular ; seeds exarillate. — Shi-ubs or undershrubs ; 

 indumentum simple or stellate ; leaves alternate, sometimes minute 

 squamiform, 2-stipulate ; flowers spicate or subsolilary axillary ; spikes 

 simple or oftener the male alternate cymiferous or glomeruliferous, 

 sometimes shortly subcapitate ; bracts often closely imbricated ; 

 female 1-florous ; male oo -florous pedicels articulate. * (Trop. 

 America N. and SJ') 



50. Adenophsedra M. Arc." — Flowers diœcious (nearly of 

 Bernardia) generally 3-merous ; male receptacle eglandular. Stamens 

 3 , alternating with valvate sepals (or more rarely 6); filaments 

 inserted below small rudiment of gyneeceum ; anthers short, 2- 

 rimose ; connective at apex bearing large glands. Other characters 

 of Bernardia. — Trees and shrubs ; indumentum simple ; leaves alter- 



1 K<renw,!i\\Kà\ia Acidocroton &nà Bernardia, 504 . — P«sx(S(j H. Bn. Eitphorl. 607, t. 18, fig. 

 and hence to Touriiesolia, Echinua, and 2i-ii>.^Akiia H. Bk. op. cit. 508. 

 Acahinhtt, * Allied to preceding gen\i3 differing by the 



2 Spec. 7, 8. L. Amœn. v. 410 {Adelia). — P. insertion of the style.— Sect. 6, soil. : 1. Tyria 

 Br. Jam. 361 (Sirnardia 2).— Lamk. Diet. i. 40 (Kl.).— 2. Polyhosa (Kl.).— 3. Pltyllopassaa (M. 

 [Adelia). — Rich. Fl. Cub. 210 [Adelia). — Aug.).— 4. Tragnnthus (Kl.).— 5. Passœa (H. 

 ScHLTL. in Linncea, vi. 362 (4(?W(a).— Scheele, Bn.). — 6. AJevia (H. Bn.). 



in Linnœa,KXv. 581 {Tyria). ' Spec, ad 20. L. Spec. ed. 3, 1473 {Croton). 



3 Jam. 361 (part, nee Vill.)-— Adans. Fnm. — Geis. Crot. Moiwgr. 15, 50 {Cruton) .—3 acq.. 

 des PI. ii. 356. — M. Arg. in Linuasa, xxxiv. 171 Sel. Stirp. Airier. 254 {Acalypha).—'^. Spec. iv. 

 (part.); Prodr. 915 (part.).— H. Bn. in Adan- 653 {Croton).— 'Ku in Mouk. Juitrn. (1843), 46 

 sonia, xi. 102.— ^&?(« L. n. 1137 (part.).— J. {Traganthus).— Rook, ei Ami . Beech. Toy . Bot. 

 CsA/. 388 (part.). — H. Bn. .E«^/(0)-i. 417 (part.). 309 {Ilermesia?). — Schltl. in Lmnœa (1832), 

 — .BîTOw/aSpRENG. N. Entd. ii. 116 (nee DC.).— 386 {Acahjpka).—k. Rich. Cuha, 209 {Adelia). 

 Tragant/ms Ku in Erich s. Arch. (1841), 188, t. — Geiseb. P?. Wright. 169; Fh Brit. W.-Ind. 

 9 A.— H. Bn. Euphorb. 503.— Tyria Kl. ex 46.— H. Bn. in Adansonia, iv. 372, t. 10, 11 

 Endl. Gen. Suppl. iv. 88, n. 578T>,—Ph/edra U {Adelia). 



Kl. ex Endl. loc. cit. n. S'ST.^.—Polybaa Kl. i^ In Mart. Fl. Bras. Euphorb. (afterwards 



ex Endl. ;«(!. eit. n. 67866. — H, Bs, Euphorb. taken out of common order). 



