FAJPHORBIACEJE. 043 



free inserted below rudimentary gynfeceum, finally much superior 

 to calyx ; anther cells 2, in bud pendulous from apex of iutrorse or 

 extrorse filament, in flowers evolute oscillating-suiîcrior free, longi- 

 tudinally rimose. Glands of disk more or less, sometimes very 

 little [Cyathor//jne^) evolute, alternating with calyx lobes and 

 stamens, free or more or less connate among themselves, outwardly 

 from calyx more or less prominent. Germen rudimentary simple or 

 at apex 2-3-lobed, sometimes meagre {LejHonema ~) or dilated rather 

 concave, sometimes large evolute eyathiform ( Cijatliogijne). Perianth 

 of female flowers as in male. Glands of disk usually connate in 

 continuous disk more rarely free. Germen central, 3-5-locular 

 {Thecacoris^ Leptonema* Cyathogyne) or 2-locular {^Hieronyma ^) 

 usually 1-locular {Stilayo)', stylo erect; lobes or branches 2, 3, 

 more or less elongated and variously 2-fid inwardly stigmatiferous. 

 Ovules in cells 2, collaterally descendent ; micropyle extrorse 

 superior obturated. Fruit indéhiscent ; more or less fleshy or more 

 rarely capsular-dehiscent [TJiecacoris^ Leptonema), 1- 3-5-locular ; 

 seeds albuminous exarillate. — Trees or shrubs, sometimes rarely 

 subherbaceous, at base lignescent ( Cyathogyne) ; leaves alternate 

 simple penniuerved,'' shortly petiolate, 2-stipulate ; flowers spicate 

 or racemose small j pedicels articulate, bracteate at base.''' (All trop, 

 and subtrop. regions.^) 



129. Aporosa Bl." — Flowers diœcious apetalous, eglandular, 3-6- 



1 M.Arg. in Flora, loc. cit. Ô3S.— Prodi: 226. 3. Aiitipetaliim (M. Aug.); 4. Thccacoris (A. 

 H. Bn. in Adansoiiia, xi. 97. Juss.) ; 5. Lepimicma (A. Juss.). 



2 A. Juss. Euphorb. 19, t. i. fig. 12. — Endl. ^ Spec, about 70. Pom. Diet. vi. 204, n. 5 

 Gen. n. 58.52.— H. Bx. Euphorb. 609.— M. Aug. {Aeahjpha).—^^!^. Crot. Mon. 42 {Croton).— 

 Prodr. 445. (Anthers quite the same as in Bl. Bijdr. 1123, — Jack, in Calc. Joiirn. of Nat. 

 Antidesma. Stamens said to be central, but Hist. iv. 229. — Roxb. PI. Coromand. ii. 35, t. 

 certainly to be observed in 3 slender p.artite 167 ; Ft. Ind. iii. 769. — -Prest., Epimel. 232. — 

 branches below rudiment of gynœceum.) Sieb. et Zucc. Ft. Jap. Fain. 88. — TuL. in Mart. 



:t A. Juss. Euphorb. 12, t. 1, fig. 1. — Endl. Ft. Bras. fasc. xxvii. 331 {Eieronyma). — Griseb. 



aen.n.h%l\.—U.. B-^. Euphorb. &05'\ in A dan- Fl. Brit. W.-Iud. 32; PL Wright, 157 



sonia, xi. 97. — M. Akg. in Linnœa (1864), 519 ; [Hicroiiijma).—Tn-K. Eniim. PI. Zeyl. 289. — 



Prodr. 245, Mia. Fl. Iiid. Bat. Suppl. i. 465 ; in Ann. Mua. 



* In Leptonema, cells 3-5. Lugd.-Bat. i. 218. — M. Arg. in Linnœa, xxxir. 



' Allem. in Trab. Soc. Vellos. (1848), c. ic. ; 66, 157 (Sieroni/ma) ; in Flora (1864), 529 ; in 



in Bot. Zeif. (I85i), i56.—U. Bn. Euphorb. 658; Seem. Journ. (1864), 328 (Kecamivs).- Benth. 



in Adansoiiia, xi. 9G.—1SÎ. Arg. Prodr. 268.— Fl. Austral, yi. Si.— B-.B^i. in Adausonia, i. 82; 



Stilaginella Tul. in Ann. Sc. Nat. sér. 3, xv.240. ii. 44, 46 (Thecacoris), 47 {Lejitonema), nee. 234 ; 



— H. Bn. in Bull. Soc. Bot. de Fr. iv. 990; iii. 164; v. 349 (Eieronyma) ; vi. 337. 

 Euphorb. 603. s Bijdr. 514.— Endl. Gen. n. 7877.— H. Bn. 



" Secund ribs usually joined among them- Euphorb. 643. — M. Arg. Prodr. 469.^ — Zeioearjnis 



selves at margin and iirehed-aseendent. Bu Bijdr. 581. — H. Bn. op. cit. G55. — Hassk. 



" Sect, .according to us 5, i.e.: 1. Bunius in Bull. Soc. But.de Fr. \i. Hi. — Seepa Lindl. 



{Antidesma Auctt.) ; 2. Hieronyma (Allem.) ; Nat. Syst. ed. 2, 441 ; T'e/j. Kingd. 283, fig. 95. — 



