XCI. 
JATROPHA MULTIFIDA. 
Multifid Jatropha. 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Euphorbiz. Juss. Gen. p. 384. 
Sect. 1. Styli plures, distincti, seepius tres. 
Monoica Polygamave. Masc. Calyx 5-fidus. Petala 5, toro inserta, nunc basi confluentia. Necta- 
rium cotyliforme, plus minus 5-lobum, Filamenta 8-10-12, medio nectarit fascic a. An- 
there longiuscule loculis marginalibus. Form. et Herm. in dichotomiis inferioribus paucé. Peri- 
carpium 3-angulum, 3-loculare, 3-spermum. Styli 3, 2-fidi. Stigmata 6, obtusa. | Reliqua ut in 
masculis. Herbe_Fruticesve, succo lacteo limpidove scatentes. Caulis spongiosus, ramis 2-chotomis. 
Folia alterna, lobata aut multifida. Stipule 2, sepius decomposite. Flores paniculis oppositifolis cf 
rymbosis impariter 2-chotomis. Bractee ad ramos solitaria, in pedicellis haud raro sparse. Species 
auctorum calyce carentes, ut opinor, ad proprium genus repellende. 
J. foliis profunde palmatis, 11-9-fidis, utrinque levibus ; petiolo tereti; laciniis pinnatifidis, cunea- 
7: tis, longissime mucronatis : stipulis multifidis, 
J. multifida. Desrous.in Encycl. Bot. tom. 4. p. 9. J. multifida. Swartz Obs. p. 368. J. mesuleenty ra 
Brown Hist. Jam. p. 348, J. foliis multipartitis, &c. Linn. Hort. Cliff. p. 445. Manihot folio, &c- 
Dill. Hort. Elth. 0. 2. p. 217. t. 173. Ricinvides americanus, tenuiter diviso folio. Breya. Cent. 
p- 116. ¢. 58. Avellana purgatrix novi orbis. J. Bauh. Hist. 0. 1. p. 322. 
Sponte nascentem in La Guiane, legit F. AUBLET. 
» ___ Floret toto fere anno. 
____A very ornamental species of this genus, and as such cultivated in the gardens of on ee eT Se 
\ islands, for which Mr, Hooxen is obliged to Madame La Comresse pe VaNDES, 1n™ bitter 
\ has formerly ripened fruit. The whole plant abounds with a es PEO oe a ery up with 
nd hardening by exposure to the air into a brown gum. A single see ste violently. . Possibly, if 
, divided into a few scattered or di 
branches, glaucous while young. Stipules multifid, their mal os bristly. Leaves pe 
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~~ Ty truncated. Flowers in large cymose panicles, the peduncle pale coral colour, Mick UA Ce 
Opposite to the leaf, not cranes Swiars describes it. Bractes ciliated wits hens the calyx, 
ng off. Calyx of the male flower pale coral colour. Petals —— he “30 flowers hi 
vate. Nectarium yellow, saucer-shaped and 5-lobed. Stamina, in about 
the trouble of examining, constantly 8. Filaments scarlet. Anthers orange 
valves, All the female flowers were dropped off, when I saw the plant. 
ich I took 
clr with ple ello 
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REFERENCES TO THE PLATE. 
inserted. 4, A Single stamen highly magni 
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1. A single male Flower. 2. A Petal. 3. The Nectarium in the center of wl 
