Plants Collected in Paraguay. 221 



Crotoii Urucuraiia, BailL, Obs. Bot., iv, 325. 



Asuncion (218) ; Yilla Rica (612). December-February. 



A shrubby plant 1-3 m. high, covered in all its parts, except the 

 upper surface of the leaves, with stellate, hoary toraentum. Leaves 

 broadly cordate-ovate, acuminate, entire or minutely and remotely 

 denticulate, 6-18 cm, long and 4-12 cm. broad at the base; petioles 

 4-6 cm. in length. Flowers greenish-white, in long (20 or more 

 cm.) terminal racemes. Stamens upwards of 15, much exserted. 

 Capsule 4^ mm. long and 5J mm. broad, containing 3 shining 

 black seeds which are angled and furrowed longitudinally on the 

 sides. The leaves of this plant are strongly aromatic when bruised. 



Crotoii vulnerarius, Baillon, 1. c, 328. 



Asuncion (1548). June. 



A shrub similar to nos. 218 and 612. Leaves not so large, denti- 

 culate. Racemes shorter (10-12 cm.). Seeds very different, being 

 nearly flat, several ribbed on both sides and yellowish-brown in 

 color, not shining. 



Crotoii sparsiflorus, Morong, n. sp. 



A low slirnb ^-1 m. in height. Stem fuscous, branching irregularly, angu- 

 lar, lepidote, the scales deeply cut by 15-20 appressed radiating hairs. Leaves 

 dark green, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute at the apex, cuneate at base, 

 serrate, penni-nerved, smooth above, sparsely lepidote beneath, with 2 patelli- 

 form glands | mm. broad at the base ; blades 3-6 cm. long and 1-3 cm. wide ; 

 petioles 1-2 cm. long. Stipules mere subulate points, caducous. Flowers in 

 slender terminal racemes, 6-12 cm. long, the flowers continuous, pistillate 

 below and staminate above, the pistillate much fewer. Staminate flowers 

 scattered along the rachis, about 2 mm. high, the perianth segments 5, the 

 outer ovate and glabrous, the interior white and smaller, woolly at base inside ; 

 stamens about 13. Perianth segments of the pistillate flower lanceolate, 

 ciliate ; inner segments none ; ovary tomentose ; styles 3, each 2-divided. 

 Capsule angular-globose, 5 or 6 mm. long and 4 mm. broad, sparsely lepidote; 

 seeds flattened-cylindrical, obtusely 2-angled, with a furrow on one side, trun- 

 cate at either end, glabrous, slightly mamillate-asperous, shining, 5 mm. long, 

 the caruncle conspicuous. The young branches and petioles are densely white 

 lepidote. 



This plant is common in the waste grounds and streets of Asun- 

 cion, and also occurs on the campos along the Pilcomayo River. 



Asuncion (43); Pilcomayo River (940). November-March. 

 = Baknsa 1732 and Gibert 97. 



