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Euphorbiaceae. 
minutae^ suhulatae, puherulae^ dilute virides^ c, 0.2— 0.3 cm. longae. Flores 
pedicellati.) palUde virescefites, c. 0.6— 0.7 cm. diam..^ pedicello tenui^ supra 
hasin articulato^ glabro, c. 0.5 — 0.9 cm. longo; alahastra (juinquangulato- 
glohosa. Torus latus, cupuUfonnis, siihtus conve.mis^ parcissimc stellato- 
pilosuSj intus longe alho-pilosus. Calyx 5-partitiis, lacinüs in aestivatione 
leviier imhricaiis, deinde pnitentissimis., suhrecurvis., concavis^ ovatis^ ohtusis, 
c. 5-neriiis, intus glahris vel ad hasin paree puhescentibiis., apice cotnosis., 
dorso 7ionnullis pilis stellatis tnunitis, c. 0.2 — 0.275 cm. longis^O.16 — 0.25 
cm. laiis. Peiala 5, in praefioratione imbricata^ angusie obloriga, obttisa, 
revoluta, intus et ad ^narginem praesertim ad basin longe albo-lanato-pilosa^ 
c. 0.3 0.325 cm. longa.^ 0.15 cm. lata. Stamina c. 15 — 20, c. 0.5 - O 6 cm. 
longa; filamenta filiformia; anthei'ae ovales, curvatae, flavescentes, connectivo 
lato, dorso convexo. Glandidae disci 5, carnosae, fiavescentes. Flores $ 
plerumgue solitarii, raro subfasciculati, interdimi cum fioribus intei-mixti, 
pedicellati, dilute flavo-virides, c. 0.65 — 0.75 cm. diam. Bracteae subulatae, 
c. 0.3 — 0.6 cm. longae. Fedicelliis apice incrassaius sulcatusque, 
sparse stellato -puhescens, c. 0.35-0.4 cm. longus. Torus sernigloboso- 
cupulifonnis, extus paree stellato-pubescens. Caly.i: 5-p)artitus, laciniis 
patentissimis, triangulis, aciitis, convexis, co>ta media (xtus prominente, intus 
ad basin et extus 7ïonnulis pilis sUdlatis iyistructis, apice coniaiis, c. O 27 — 
0.3 cm. long is, 0.17—0.2 cm. latis. Petala 5, rudimentaria, stipitata, 
capitellata, glabra, pallide viridia, c. 0.07 cm. longa. Ovarium obovoide^im, 
rotundato-trigonum, stellato pilo sum, dilute viride,c 0 27 cm. long mn, 0.225 
cm. diam., triloculare; styli 3, patentissimi,bipartiti, parte infeino^'e supra 
sulcota, Ci’uris filifomnibus obtusis papillosis, fiavescentes, lasi rubescentes, 
tod c. 0.5 cm. longi. Discus annularacupuliformis, 5dobus, carnosus, 
favescens. Pedicellus f^'uctifer c. 0.5— 0.7 cm. longus. Fructus calyce 
reflexo inaucto suffultus, ovalis, obtuse trigonus, coccis sulcatis, pilis stellatis 
a<^per, c. 2 cm. longus, 1.8 cm. latus, in cocca 3 bivalvia dissiliens, meso- 
carpio siccoxarnoso cum endocarpio osseo c. 0.175 cm. crasso. Semina 
oblonga, sectione transversa subelliptica, c. 1.45 C7n. longa, 0.87 cm. lata; 
testae strato exteriore cartioso, albo, interiore duro nigro ; cdbumeyi crasse 
carnosum, flavescenti- album ; cottjledones planae, apice rotundatae, basi 
cordatae, 5-plinerviae, c. 0.9 cm longae, 0.56 cm. latac; radicula conica, 
c. 0.225 cm. longa. 
var. globosus J. J. S. Calycis (ƒ laciniae c. 0 2-0.25 cm. longae, 
0.15 — 0.17 cm. lalae. Pet(da c. 0.25—0 275 cm. longa, 0.1 cm. lata. 
Stamina 15, c. 0.4 cm. longa. Pedicellus ^brevis, crassiusculus, c. 0.15 cm. 
