Cnidoscolus albomaculatus (Pax) I.M.Johnst.

Jatroplia yitifolia, Mill., D
\ Trinidad (794).; October. = Balansa 1720.
J Si>ft stemmed, suffruticose, with copious milky juice,, -|-1 m. high.
Stem arid lower surface of leaves beset with straight, transparent,
t-2 celled spines, which are about 1 cm. long, pulvinate at the base;
leaves alternate, .palmately .8^5, nerved, the .nerves prominent
beneath, 5-7 lobed,.the lobes cut-incised and spiny at the apex, on
w hi tie spiny petioles 5-8 cm. long, the blades 8-14 cm. long and
about as wide. The upper surface of the leaf smooth, green, white
spotted. Flowers white, tube shorter than the 5 spreading lobes.
At first the perianth is greenish below and spiny, afterwards be-
coming pure white and glabrous, large (2-2^ cm high). Stamens I
numerous, in a cdlumn as if Malvaceous, with several serites, one
above the other. Style 2-divided, each division with several thread-
like stigmas. Ovary spiny. c I
/T This very spinous plant'is ratherra dangerous thing to handle* |
notwithstanding its clusters of handsome flowers, for its needle-like
spines can inflict a severe and smarting wound. \ •
PLANTS OK SOUTH AMERICA.
Collected by Thos. Morong, 1888-1890.
T. Morong 794, 08-X-1889 (BM; G, prêt n° 5926/996; G, prêt n°
5926/997; K; MICH; MO 1907808; NY); T. Morong (1892: 219)
Cnidoscolus Hasslerianus (Pax) Pax [in Engl. & Prantl,
Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 19c: 164, Sekt. I, Subsekt. 3
(1931)1 Pax in Fdez. Casas, Fontqueria 55(14): 71 (23-
xii-2002)
Rev. F. J. Fernández Casas (MA), VIII-2003
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