9 —— DICOTYLEDONEÆ. SICYDIUM . 
\1. S.,Schiedeanum (Schlecht.! in Linnæa, 7, p. 388); foliis 
^ ovatis, supra sparse pilosis, subtus brevissime denseque villosis; flo- 
ribus masculis in paniculam amplam foliis multo longiorem digestis; 
calyce leviter villoso, segmentis triangularibus; corolle segmentis 
ovato-triangularibus, acuminatis, trinervatis, sparse pilosis, margine 
fimbriato-denticulatis, dentes calycis duplo longioribus; staminum 
filamentis antheris 3-4-plo longioribus. — Walp. Repert. 2, p. 759; 
Rom. Syn. mon., fasc. 2, p. 29. 
Caulis gracillimus, angulato-sulcatus, brevissime sparseque villosus. 
Petiolus gracilis, sulcatus, breviter villosus, 2-4 cent. longus. Folia 
membranacea, pedato-7-nervia, integerrima, apice acuta vel seepius 
breviter acuminata, 5-9 cent. longa, 3 !/,-7 cent. lata, supra intense 
viridia, subtus paulo pallidiora; sinus basilaris subrectangularis, 
1-2 cent. latus, 7-15 mill. profundus ; nervi tenues, subtus leviter pro- 
minentes et reticulati. Cirrhi filiformes, elongati, ad basim striati. 
brevissime pilosi. Inflorescentia mascula 7-15 cent. longa, aphylla vel 
folis minimis ad basim non emarginatis instructa; rami numerosi, 
divaricati, breves, filiformes, brevissime villosi; pedicelli capillares, 
brevissime denseque villosi, ad medium articulati, 1-3 mill. longi: 
bracteolæ subulatæ, 1-1*/, mill. longæ. Calycis segmenta acuta vel 
obtusa, */, mill. longa. Corolla rotata, albo-viridis, segmentis patulis. 
1 */;-1 */, mill. longis, ad basim 1 mill. latis. Staminum filamenta gra- 
cilia, */,-*/, mill. longa; antheræ biloculares */, mill. longæ, ‘/, mill. 
latæ, connectivo apice integro. — Flores feminei et fructus ignoti. 
In Mexico prope Hacienda de la Laguna in sylvis (Schiede n. 51,in 
herb. Berol., Mus. Par; hort. Petrop. » in prov. Veracruz prope Mi- 
rador, altit. 1000-1250 metr. (Sartorius in herb. Boiss.). 
2. S. gracile (Cogn. in Mart. Fl. Bras. fasc. 78, p. 113, tab. 96. 
fig. 2); foliis ovatis, utrinque levissime pubescenti-seabris praecipue 
supra; floribus masculis in panieulam compaetam multifloram foliis 
æqualem vel paulo longiorem digestis; calyce pubescente, segmentis 
lanceolatis ; corollæ segmentis ovato-triangularibus, acutis, trinerva- 
tis, glabris, margine denticulatis, dentes calycis duplo longioribus: 
staminum filamentis antheris brevioribus. 
Caulis gracillimus, suleatus, ramosus, glaber. Petiolus striatus, 
pubescens, 1 '/,-2 cent. longus. Folia membranacea, pedato-5-nervia, 
integerrima, apice aeuta, 6-8 cent. longa, 3 !/,-5 cent. lata, lobis basi- 
laribus approximatis; nervi in utraque facie tenuissime prominentes; 
sinus basilaris rotundatus, 1-1 '/, cent. profundus, */,-*/, cent. latus. 
