FLORA VITILNSIS. 231 
Flores monoici. Inflorescentie terminales aut axillares, racemiformes y. rarius umbelliformes, 2- 
sexuales v, rarius 1-sexuales.—Phyllaurea, Lour, Baloghia, Endl. Fl. Norf. p. 84. Crozophore sp., 
Labill, 
Besides the widely diffused C. variegatum, we have, in tropical Polynesia, the following species, viz. 
1. oO. Tucidim, Mii. Arg. (Baloghia lucida, Endl. Fl, Norf. p. 84, et Gen, Plant. Illustr. t. 122, 123), from 
New Caledonia (Forster ! Capt, Cook !), Norfolk Island, and north-east coast of New Holland; 2. 0. (7) ca- 
runculatum, Miill. Arg., from New Caledonia; 3. ©. allernifolia, Mill. Are., from New Caledonia; 4, 
0. (2) Paneheri, Mill. Arg., from New Caledonia: 5. C. Tnophyliwn, Mill. Arg. (Crozophora peltata, Labill. 
ee an Caled. t. 75. Croton Inophyllum, Vorat. Prody. n. 855), from New Caledonia (Forster! 
nderson !), 
1, ©, variegatum, Mill. Arg. in DC, J.c. p. 1119; cicatricibus foliorum disciformibus ; inflo- 
rescentiis longissimis; ovario glabro.— Nomen vernac, Vitiense, “ Sacasaca.””—Occurs as underwood 
in the larger islands, and also frequently cultivated for ornamental purposes by the natives (Seemann ! 
n. 409, 410, 411). Also found in Tana (Forster! Anderson ! Barclay !), and Malicolo (Forster !), 
and other Polynesian islands. Widely diffused in the East Indies and the Archipelago. 
Var. a. piclum, Mill. 1. e.; foliis breviter petiolatis ovatis v. ovato-lanceolatis basi plus minusve 
cordatis 13—-3-plo longioribus quam latis pulchre fusco-roseo-luteo-viridi-variegatis.—Codiaum pictum, 
Hook. im Bot. Mag. t. 3051. Croton pictus, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 870, Ricinus pictus, Noronha, ex 
Hassk, Hort. Bog. p, 237. Cultivated by the natives. 
Var, 8. Moluccanum, Mill. 1.¢.; foliis longius breviusve petiolatis latius v. angustius spathn- 
latis basi acutis apice breviter acuminatis. Hee occurrit :—a. Jatifolium; foliis vulgo brevins petio- 
latis obovato-spathulatis 8-4-plo vy. rarius 5-plo longioribus quam latis—C. chrysosticton latifolium, 
Rumph. Amb, vol. iv. p, 66. n. 2 et n.5. C. Moluccanum, Decaisne, Herb. Timor, in Nouy. Annal. 
du Museum, vol. iii. p. 455; Mig. Flor. Ind. Bat. yol. i. pt. 11. p. 383. C. cuneifolium, Zip. ex Span. 
in Linnea, 1841, p. 348. C. obovatum, Goll. in FL Ratisb, 1847, p. G63. C. Timorense, Adr, Juss. 
Tent, Euph. p, 34 (women). Nomen vernac, Vitiense, “ Sacasaca loa,’ Cultivated by the natives. 
(Seemann ! n. 409.) 
Var. y. genuinum, Mull. 1l.¢.; foltis latius angustiusve lanceolatis utrinque equaliter angustatis 
acatiusculis v. obtusis basi hand cordatis.—Crofon variegatus, Linn. Sp. Plant, ed. ili. p. 1424; Lam, 
Eneyel. vol, ii. p. 203. C. dractiferus, Roxb. Fl. Ind. vol. iii. p. 680. C. Baliospermum, Span. in 
Linnea, 1841, p. 848. Codieum chrysosticton, Spreng. Syst. Veg. vol. ii, p, 866. (C. medium, 
Baill. Rec. @’Obs. Bot. vol. i. p. 848.—Wild in the larger islands. 
A. ereat many varieties and subvarieties of this species are cultivated for ornamental purposes, by the 
natives of Viti, all of which have distinguishing names. Myn. 411, Mueller’s genwinum, subvariety angusti- 
folium, is termed “ Vasa dainu ;* my n. 409, “ Sacasaca loa.” The most singular form is my n. 410 (Mueller’s 
genuinnw, subyariety teniosum), where the blade of the leaf is in parts reduced to the mere midrib. 

XVII. Carumbium, Reinw. Cat. Hort. Buitenz. p. 105, 1823; Mull, Arg. in DC. 1. c. p. 1148, 
Calyces ¢ a dorso ct ventre compressi, 2 haud compressi. Laciniz aut sepala calycis 3 meyvanous 
imbricativa. PetalaO. Discus 0, Stamina centralia, receptaculo compresso breviter conico-con- 
vexo inserta; anthere 2-rimosz., Rudimentum ovarii 0, Ovarii loeuli 1-ovulati, Fructus indehis- 
Semina ecarunculata—Arbores. Folia alterna, longe petiolata, 2-stipulata v. connato-] - 
yuleo late ruombeo-ovata, rarius elliptica, palmati- v, rarius penninervia, spe iis populorum 
et . * 
Stipul seepins elon- 
eens. 
stipulata, | 
quoad ambitum similia; basi supra v. rarius subtus tuberculato-2-glandulosa, 
Inflorescentiz terminales, spiciformes, vulgo 2-sexuales ; bractew 2-glandulose, 
atee, subscariosz. 
had Omalanthus, Ady, Juss. 
‘nferiores flores 9 relique ¢ gerentes, 1-00-florse—Duania, Noronh. 
Dibrachion, Regel, Gartenfl. t. 504. 
Homalanthus, Barth. 2 fee 
