MAOUTIA. URTICACE/E (aucron WEDDELL). 935! 
bracteatis. Flores fem. omnino nudi v. bracteolis paucis parvisque sti- 
pati, in M. ambigua autem perigonio brevi calyculiformi illo Missiessyze 
simillimo muniti. — Genus distinctissimum et habitu et characteribus 
florum. 
1. M. PovA (Wedd. in Ann. sc. nat. l. c.; Monogr. p.477. t. 16, B. £. 1-8), 
monoica, foliis lanceolato- v. ovato-ellipticis anguste acuminatis basi acutis 
s. cuneatis siccitate membranaceis supra hispido-pilosis asperisque subtus 
nervis exceptis niveo-tomentosis, acheenio erostri subadpresse hispido. j In 
India orientalis regionibus tropicis montium Himalaya, a Sikkim ad Garwhal, 
altit. 0-1200 metr., et in montibus Khasia, ad oras sylvarum presertim fre- 
quens. — Urtica Puya Wall. Cat. n. 46C5. Boehmeria frutescens Hamilt et 
Don Prodr. Fl. nepal. p. 59. Be&hm. Puya Hassk. in Journ. of bot., ann. 1851, 
t. T. Frutex s. arbuscula 2-3-metralis, ramulis superne magis minusve 
hirtis et sub hirsutie breviter strigosis. Folia 5-20 centim. longa, 2-6 centim. 
lata, acumine lineari 10-15-centimetrali, inferne integra, serraturis reliqui 
limbi triangularibus et in margine exteriore sepe nonnihil convexis, nervis 
basilaribus ad trientem vel quartam partem superiorem limbi productis ut et 
ipsa costa tenuibus pubescentibus, intervenio vix reticulato, lamina exsiccata 
supra subtusque in nervis fuscescente, petiolo gracili 1-5-centimetrali canes- 
centi-pubescente. Stipulae profunde bifide, segmentis lanceolatis apice fere 
subulatis margine et nervo dorsali pilosis. Inflorescentize unisexuales aut e 
glomerulis aliis àándrogynis aliis masculis constantes, mascule et androgynz 
majores, raro autem petiolos superantes, ramulis strigosis pilosulisque. Glo- 
meruli masc. multiflori, sepe 4-5 millim. lati s. pisiformes, floribus subses- 
silibus v. breviter pedicellatis, perigonii lobis sisi hispidis. Glome- 
ruli fem. masculis plus quam dimidio minores, acheniis pyramidato-ovatis 
1-1i millim. longis obtuse 3-angulatis stigmate sessili ovato v. rotundato 
coronatis. (v. s.) 
2. M. oDoNTOPHYLLA (Miq. Fl. Ind. bat. 1 (2). p. 272), monoica, foliis late ellip- 
ticis v. elliptico-ovatis breviter acuminatis basi obtusis rotundatisve grosse 
dentato-serratis subcoriaceis supra rugosulis hispido-pilosis asperatisque sub- 
tus niveo-tomentosis nervis pubescentibus, achzniis ut in precedente. j In 
locis graminosis dumosisque, ad pedes collium ins. Javce (Junghuhn; Zol- 
linger, n. 861). — M. aspera Wedd. in Ann. sc. nat. l. c.; Monogr. p. A18. 
Boehmeria odontophylla Miq. Pl. Jungh. 1. p. 35; in Zoll Syst. Verzeichn. 
p. 100. — Frutex circiter bimetralis, ramulis elongatis crassitie pennze anse- 
rine v. cycnee superne dense tomentoso-hi!tis inferne glabratis epidermide 
fusca levique vestitis. Folia 7-11] centim. longa, 34-7 centim. lata, subab- 
rupte acuminata, toto margine (ima basi excepta) acute serrata, serraturis 
quam in M. Puya paulo minoribus, nervis basilaribus usque ad sextam partem 
superiorem limbi excurrentibus et cum sequentibus arcuaiim anastomosan- 
tibus, lamina exsiccata supra fusca nervis impressis subtus fusco-cinereis, 
petiolis 2-3-centimetralibus cinereo-tomentosis v. hirtis. Stipulae. profunde 
bifidzee, laciniis 6-10-millimetralibus apice subulatis extus pubescentibus mar- 
gine et nervo pilosis. Inflorescentiz in speciminibus qua videre licuit omnes 
androgynz, ramulis inferioribus hirtulis, floribus achzeniisque caeterum ut in 
specie supra memorata. (v. s.) 
3. M. R&TICULATA, dioica, foliis ovatis acuminatis basi cuneatis integrisque 
caeterum serratis (serraturis subacuminatis) membranaceis supra planiusculis 
hispidulisque subtus cinereo-tenuiter canescenti- s. cinereo-tomentosis inter- 
venio distincte reticulato. 5? In insulis Mariannis (Gaudichaud) et Philippinis 
(Née). — Ramcli superne hirto-tomentosi canescentesque, epidermide partis 
glabrata obscure brunnea. Folia 10-15 centim. longa, 5-8 centim. lata, acumine 
angusto sicut reliquus limbus serrato, parte cuneata integraque limbi sex- 
lantem hujusce circiter zequante, nervis basilaribus ut in M. odontoph ylla, 
venulis supra impressis subtus in lamina exsicca'a rete nigricans quam in 
specie citata magis distinctum fingentibus, petiolis 2-8 centim. longis indu- 
mento fere ut in ramulis. Stipulz laciniis subulato-lanceolatis pilosis. Inflo- 
rescentiee masc. (solum vise) petiolis majoribus brevioies, divaricato-ramose, 
ramulis pubescenti-hirtis, glomerulis parvis (nempe plerisque 3 millim. vix 
