H UPHORBIA OE^. 243 



free inserted below rudimentary gynseceum, finally much superior 

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

 extrorse filament, in flowers evolute osoillating-superior free, longi- 

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

 little {Cyathogyne^) 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 {Leptonema '^) or dilated rather 

 concave, sometimes large evolute cyathiform ( Cyathogyne). 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 {Stilago) ; style erect ; lobes or branches 2, 3, 

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

 Ovules in cells 2, collaterally descendent ; mioropyle extrorse 

 superior obturated. Fruit indehiscent ; more or less fieshy or more 

 rarely capsular-dehiscent {Thecacoris, Le^^tonema), 1- 3-5-locular ; 

 seeds albuminous exarillate. — Trees or shrubs, sometimes rarely 

 subherbaceous, at base lignescent ( Cyathogyne) ; leaves alternate 

 simple penninerved,^ shortly petiolate, 2 -stipulate ; flowers spicate 

 or racemose small ; pedicels articulate, bracteate at base.'^ {All trap, 

 and sultrop. regions.^) 



129. Aporosa Bl.' — Flowers dioecious apetalous, eglandular, 3-6- 



1 M. Abo. in Flora, loc. eit. 536. — Pndr. 226. 3. Antipetalum (M. Arg.) ; i. Thecaeoris (A. 



H. Bn. in Adansonia, xi. 97. Juss.) ; 5. Leptonema (A. Joss.). 



5 A. Juss. EupJiori. 19, t. 4, fig. 12. — Endl. ^ Spec, about 70. Poik. Diet. vi. 204, n. 5 



Q-m. n. 5852. — H. Bn. Euphorb. 609. — M. Arg. (^Acalypha). — GrBis. Crot. lion. 42 (firoton). — 



Prodr. 445. (Anthers quite th6 same as in Bi. Bijdr. 1123, — Jack, in Gale. Journ. of Nat. 



Antidesma. Stamens said to be central, but Sist. iv. 229. — Eoxb. PI. Coromand. iL 36, t. 



certainly to be observed in 3 slender partite 167 j Fl. Ind. iii. 769. — Presl, Epimel. 232. — 



branches below rudiment of gynseceum.) Sieb. et Zuco. Fl. Jap. Fam. 88. — Tul. in Mart. 



3 A. Juss. Friphorb. 12, t. 1, fig. 1. — Endl. Fl. Sras.iasc. sxvii. 331 (Sieronyma). — G-risee. 



6fen. n. 6811.— B.. Bi^.Fuphorb. 605; m. Adan- Fl. Brit. W.-Ind. 32; PL Wright, 157 



sonia, xi. 97. — M. Arg. in lAnnaa (1864), 519 ; {Hieronpm).—THvr. Enmn. PI. Zeyl. 289.— 



Prodr. 245, Mia. Fl. Tnd. Sat. Suppl. i. 465 ; in Ann. Mm. 



* la: Leptonema, oeUa 3-6. Lugd.-Bat. i. 218. — M; Arg. in Linniea, xxxiv. 



5 Allem. in Trab. Soc. Vellos. (1848), c. ic. ; 66, 167 [Bieronyma) ; inFlora (1864), 529 ; in 

 in Bot. Zeit. (1854), 456.— H. Bn. Euphorb. 658 ; Seem. Journ. (1864), ' 328 {Thecaeoris) .— Bbnth. 

 in Adansonia, jd. 96.— M. Akg. Prodr. 268.— Fl. Austral, yi. Si.— H.Bn. in Adansonia, i. 82; 

 Stilaginella Tul. in Ann. Se. Nat. s&. 3, xv.240. ii. 44, 46 {Thecaeoris), 47 {Leptonema), nee. 234 ; 

 — H. Bn. in Bull.Soe. Bot. de Fr. iv. 990 j iii. 164; v. 349 {Sieronyma) ; vi. 337. 

 Fuphori. 603. ' BiJdr. 614.— Endl. Gen. n. 7877.— H. Bn. 



6 Secund ribs usually joined among them- Euphorb. 6i3. — M.Ab.o. Prodr. 469:— Leiocai'pus 

 selves at margin and arched-ascendent. B-L.BiJdr. 581. — H. Bn. op. eit. 655. — Hassk. 



"7 Sect, according to us 5, i.e.: 1. Bunius in Bull. Soe. Bot.de Fr.m. Hi:— Scepa Lindl. 



{Antidesma Atjctt.) ; 2. Hieronyma (Allem.) ; Nat. Syst. ed. 2, 441 ; Veg. Kingd. 283, fig. 95.— 



