JSUPHORBIACEJE. 



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It is by the presence of many-flowered involucres simulating at 

 first simple buds, that Pera is also characterised. Of this a tribe, 

 and even a distinct family, have been made {Frosodipoclinece). Each 

 involucre is cleft lengthwise and lays bare a small group of flowers, 



Daleehampia (firemoph/llum) spathalata. 



Fig. 194. Female flower (f ). 



Fig. 193. Male flower (a). 



Fig. 195. Long. sect, of 

 female flower. 



male or female ; the former apetalous, often accompanied by lateral 

 rudiments of female flowers, and the female sometimes destitute of 

 real perianth. Pera consists of trees from the warm regions of 

 America, whose leaves, alternate or rarely opposite, and exstipulate, 

 recall generally those of Lauracece or Monimiacem. 



IV. CEOTON SEEIES. 



The flowers of Croton^ (flg. 196-203), are regular or nearly so, 

 monoecious or more rarely dioecious, with a little convex receptacle. 



1 L. Gen. n. 1083 (part.).— Adans. Fam. despl. 

 ii. 355. — J. Gen. 389 (part.). — Lamk, Diet. ii. 203 

 (part.); Suppl. ii. 404; Ill.t. 790.— Geisel. Crot. 

 Monogr. Halse (1808).— A.Juss. ^«pAori."28,t. 8, 

 fig. A. — Endl. Qen. n. 5827.— H. 'Sis.Euplm-- 

 Uae. 349, t. 17, 18. fig. 1-7.- Bakee, Fl. Maurit. 

 309. — M. Ako. Prodr. 612 (incl. : Andrichnia H. 

 Bn. Angelandra Endl. Anitophyltim Bvn. (neo 



VOL. V, 



Haw.) Argyrodendron Kl. (part.), Astraa Kl. 

 Aatroeopsis Geiseb. Astrogyne Benth. Barha- 

 mia Kl. Braehystachys Kl. Brunsvia Neck. 

 Cahjptriopetttlim Kl. Casearilla Geiseb. Cinoga- 

 sum Neck. Cleodora Kl. Godonocalyx Kl. Croto- 

 nanthus Kl. Cyelostigma Kl. Decarinium Kapin. 

 Drepadenium Eapin. Eluteria Griseb. Bngehnan- 

 nia Kl, Eutropia Kl. Furcaria Btn. Geiseleria 



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