350 DICOTYL. seu EXOGENJ/E. —— ruvuawrmus. 
Sect. XXVIII. CzRAMaNTBUS Badl. Etud. gén. Euphorb. p. 629. t. 25. 
n. 22-2&; Müll. Arg. in. Linnza, v. 32. p. 3. — Genus Ceramanthus 
assk. Cat. hort. bogor. p. 240. 
Calyces 6-5-partiti. Discus utriusque sexus evolutus. Stamina 3; filamenta 
connata ; anthere verticaliter birimosee in conum communem abeuntes. Styli 3, 
subpetaloideo-dilatati, crassi, subtrilobi. — Frutex javanicus habitu specierum 
macrophyllarum sectionis Euphyllanthi. Folia disticha, firme membranacea. 
Stipulae scariose, e lata basi breviter subulato-acuminate, inferne laciniato- 
fimbriate. — Differt a sect. Asterandra rimis antherarum verticalibus et numero 
Staminum. 
201. P. eRACIL1S (Baill.Etud. gén. Euphorb. »" 630. t. 25. tig. 22-24), stipulis 
ovato-lanceolatis scariosis laciniatis, pedicelhs utriusque sexus abbreviatis, 
disco utriusque sexus alte urceolari ovarium et columnam staminalem fere 
ofino tegente, columna stylari crassa triloba. 5 In insula Java (Zolling. 
n. 11183!), 1n prov. Bantam (hb. Hassk.!). Ceramanthus gracilis Hassk, Cat. 
Hort. bogor. p. 240 ; Miq. Flor. Ind. bat. vol. 1. part. 2. p. 312. Totus glaber. 
Ramulitenues, fusci. Petioli 2-3 mm. longi, tenues. Foliorum limbus 5-8 cm. 
longus, 2-21 cm. latus, ovato-lanceolatus, basi acutus, cquilateralis, apice 
acuminatus, membranaceus, subtus pallidior sed non glaucus; yena distinctz, 
tenues. Pedicelli utriusque sexus petiolis breviores. Flores masc. | mm., 
foem. 2 mm. longi, globosi. Laciniz calycis orbiculari-elliptice. Discus utrius- 
que sexus insigniter tubuloso-urceolaris, ore leviter lobulatus. Fructus 
ignoti. (v. s.). ' 
Sect. XXIX. CarHETUS. — Phyllanthi sect. CLuvrioesis Müll. Arg. in 
Linnza, v. 32. p. 3. — Cathetus prioritate gaudet, et nunc ex autopsia 
specim. Lour. enucleatus pro sectione anteponendus est. 
Calyces zqualiter 5-6-partiti. Discus utriusque sexus evolutus. Stamina 3; fila- 
menta connata, anthere apice in conum communem abeuntes, ex apice subpen- 
dule, verticaliter birimosze. Styli 3, bifidi, compresso-cylindrici, subgraciles. — 
Frutex sinensis. Folia disticha, densa, parva, rigide membranacea, cinerascenti- 
viridia, tenuiter venosa. Stipuld scariose, basi semihastate, glanduloso-infus- 
cate, margine longe filamentoso-dissectze. Flores dioici, in ramulis foliigeris 
axillares, in pulvinulis dense scarioso-bracteatis siti. ' : 
208. P. FASCICULATUS, floribus in pulvinulis subsolitariis, pedicellis fcm. 
brevibus, laciniis calycis utriusque sexus orbiculari-ovatis firmis, glandulis 
3 crassis rugosis demum in urceolum connatis. 3 In Cochinchina (Loureiro! 
in hb.Mus. londin.),in China sc. in Hongkong (Wilford n. 416! Hance n. 1215! 
in hb. berol., Furet n. 121! in hb. Mus. paris., Champion, B. Seemann! in hb. 
DC.), ad Macao (Millett! in hb. Hook.). Cathetus fasciculata Lour. Flor. 
cochinch. p. 746. Phyllanthus Cochinchinensis Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3. p. 21; 
Seem. in Bonplandia 1859. p. 48. P. cinerascens Hook. ei Arn. Bot. Beech. 
p. 211; Seem. Bot. of Herald p. 411. t. 97. P. serisszfolius Wall. Cat. n. 7900 
(nomen). Synonymia rite edita jam a cl. Seeman Bonpl. 1. c. bene recognita 
fuit. Tofus glaber. Rami teretes, cinerascentes. Ramuli linea decurrente foliorum 
leviter subcompresso-angulosi, breves. Stipule basi late ovatae, retrorsum 
semihastato-producte, superne subulato-acuminate, breviuscule, fuscz, niti- 
dul&, medio late subglanduloso-infuscate, margine dense filamentoso-dis- 
sectae. Folia parva, sciepius 10-12 mm. longa, circ. 6 mm. lata, v. etiam triente 
v. fere duplo minora, latius angustiusve oblongo-obovata, rotundato-obtusa, 
hasi obtusa, inferne nonnihil angustata, coriaceo-membranacea. Pulvinull 
florigeri axillares, exigui, basi interdum foliis 2-3 quam ramuli duplo triplove 
minoribus onusti. Pedicelli fem. calycem sesqui squantes. Calycis lacini: 
24 mm. long&. Urceoli florum subdistincte perigyni, i. e. a staminibus et basi 
ovarii paulo distinctius quam vulgo distantes. — Species insigniter distincta, 
quemadmodum speciebus nonnullis indicis, microphyllinis, et stipulis similibus 
preditis, sectionis Euphyllanthi, similis. (v. s.) 
