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cingente; stylis in columnam ovario diraidio longiorem connatis. 



Frutex; folia nervis prominulis; racemus masculinus usque ad 8 cm, 

 longus ; Sores fasciculatae ; racemus femininus usque ad 12 cm. longus ; floras 

 solitariae; fructus usque 8 mm. in diam. 



Karkidaaki, Lokki-lokki. Plate IV. 



CuraQao: Calcareous hills near Mahoema (4822); Slope of the 

 Hieronymusberg (5121a); Road near Antonyberg (5141) ; Road near 

 Wacao (5252); Calcareous soil near San Pedro (5279) (type); Cal- 

 careous hills and plateau Kleine Berg (5456). — "Went, — Britton 

 & Shafer 3108. 



Aruba: Hills near Fontein (6442). 



Bonaire: Rincon (7167); Road from Slagbaai to the Brandaris. 



On Curasao 25 finding places noted outside the lime region, 10 in it; 

 on Aruba 19 finding places ; on Bonaire 11. 



Phyllanthus niruri Linn. Spec. (1753) 981; Gris. FI. 34. 

 Ouraqao: (6545). 

 Margarita. (Johnston). 

 In almost all warmer countries of both hemisph. (Symb.). 



Phyllanthus polycladus Urb. Symb. I (1899) 383. var. y curas- 

 savicus Urb. Symb. V (1908) 384. 



Curasao: Pek (5288); Hk (5318). — Suringar, — Britton & 

 Shafer 2948. 



Bonaire: Rk (7052); Rk (7053); Tolkz (7278); Zkr (7388). 



In Curasao on the higher calcareous table-lands 3 finding places were 

 noted, on Bonaire 10, mostly on the higher calcareous table-lands ; not observed 

 on Aruba. 



Ph. polycladus: Portorico, Guadeloupe. (Symb.). 



4348, Croton Linn. 



Croton curassavicus Boldingh. (n. sp.) monoecus, ramis, petiolis, 

 foliis subtus, pedunculis pilis patentibus obsolete villosis; foliis 

 0,5—3,5 cm. longe petiolatis, ovato cordatis, apice acutis, raargine 

 grossodentatis, 2,5—8 cm. longis 1,5—5 cm. latis, supra glabratis, 

 vel minute villosis; inflorescentibus cr. 5 cm. longis, inferne 

 femineis, superne masculis; floribiis solitariis, pedicellis 0,1 cm. 

 longis; alabastris masculis 0,2—0,3 cm. longis; staminibus cr. 

 8—10; sepalis floribus femineis lanceolatis; stylis fere usque ad 

 basin quadripartitis, ramis filiformibus; capsulis globulosis. 



Frutex 0,1—0,5 m. altus. Folia petiolis subteretibus, glandulis basalibus 



