Eupiiokbiaceae. 
— 454 — 
Mallotus. 
zontalibus conjunctis^ nervis et venis clathrath suhtus i^rominmtihus^ 
siipra nitidiuscule viridia^ subtiis opaca glaucescentia, c. 5—23 cm. lunf/a, 
1.75—9.5 cm. lata ; petiolus tennis, teres, hasi apiceque incrassatus, 
fulve stellato-tomentosns, interdum vUlosiusciilus, sparsim coccinee (jranuLso- 
glandulosus, c. 1 — 7 cm. longus. Stipulae ohsole^ue. Infiorescentiae 
terminales et axillares, plerumque ad apicem ramulorum fasciculato- 
congregatae, racemosae, muUifiorae, c. 2.5 — 10 cm longae, rachide fulve 
stellato tomentosa, coccinee granuloso-glandidosi. Bracteae brevissimae sub- 
semirotiindae vel semilunatae, leviter acuminatae, concavae, stellato to\wmtosae , 
glandulis coccineis, c. 0.05—0 06 cm. longae, 0.1—0.125 cm latae. Flores 
in fascicidos c. 1 -3-floros dispositi, parvi, pedicellati, pedicello basi 
articuWo, stellato- tomentoso, coccinee glanduloso, pallide viridi, c. 0.2— 0.35 
cm. longo. Calgx 3—4-partitus, laciniis refiexis et revolidis, convexis, 
subovatis vel ellipticis, sparsim coccinee gr anidoso-glandidosis, dor so stellato - 
tomentosae, pallide flavoviridibus, c. 0.25—0.3 cm. longis, 0.125—0.2 cm 
latis. Stamina c. 23 — 32, c. 0.2 — 0.25 cm. longa ; antherae omnes extrorsae, 
flavescentes, praesertim basi apiceque nonnidlis grandidis coccineis, post 
dehiscentiam saepe X-formes, c. 0.07 — 0.1 cm. longae, thecis parallelibus, 
oblongis, medio tantum affixis. Infiorescentiae ^ axillares et terminales, 
saepe ad apicem ramidorum plus minnsve fasciculatae, breviter pedunculatae, 
laxe racemosae vel spiciformes, midtiflorae, c. 2.5—14 cm. longae, rachide 
angulcda, sulcata, stellato-tomentosa, sparsim coccinee granuloso-glandidosa. 
Bracteae minidae, snnirotundae vel late triangidae, leviter acuminatae, 
concavae, stellato -tomentosae, c. 0.05-0.06 cm. longae, 0.1 cm. latae. Flores 
$ brevissime pedicellati, patentes, pedicello articulato, sidcato, steUato- 
tomentoso, c. 0.05 — 0.1 cm. longo. Calyx plerumque 5 ■partitus,sed laciniis 
saepe ex parte connatis, pallide virescens, tomentosus, gr anuloso-glandulosus, 
c. 0.15 — 0.175 cm. longus, laciniis inaequalibus, erectis, ovario subadpressis, 
triangulis, obtusis acutisve, concavis. Ovarium trigono-globosum, stellato- 
tomentosum, coccinee gramdoso glandulosum, c. 0.16 cm. altum, 3 loculare, 
in stglum plus minusve distinctum crassiim contractiim ; stigmata 5 , di- 
varicata, crasse linearia, dorso stellato-tomentosa et dense coccinee gramdoso- 
glandulosa, intus dense irregidariter papilloso- plumosa, dilute flavoviridia, 
c, 0.2 — 0.45 cm. longa. Bedicellus fruclifer c. 0.25 cm. longus. Capsnla 
depresse subtrigono-globosa, dense coccinee granuloso-glandidosa, c. 0.6— 0.65 
cm. alta, 0.825 — 0.95 cm. diam., in valvas 3 loculicide dehiscens, pericarpio 
tenuiusculo ab endocarpio corneo-pergamaceo intus stellato-lepidoto haud 
solubili. Semina subsemiglobosa, extus convexa, intus obtusangula, c. 0.375 
cm. diam., testae strato exteriore carnosido, strato interiore duro. 
