438 DICOTYL. seu EXOGEN/E. — wzrawTBESOPSIS. 
Flor. ind. 3. p. 666. P. retusus Dennst. ex Dillw. Review of the References 
to the Hort. malabar. p. 24. Melanthesopsis variabilis B? arborea Müll. 
Arg. l. c. p. 75. — Hort. malabar. v. 5. t. 43. 
y. vulgaris, folis parum. approximatis sepius late ellipticis basi apiceque 
rotundato-obtusis subtus obscure glaucescentibus circ. 15-2 cm. longis 
1-14 cm. latis, pedicellis masc. capillaceis flexuosis 4-8 mm. longis fce- 
mineis strictis validioribus. 4 In India orientali, in Khasia, Maisor, Mala- 
baria et Concan (Hook. f. et Thoms. !), in montibus Xeilgherries vulgaris: 
(R. Wight, Hohenack. n. 1556!) et in insula Ceylonia (Thwait. n. 2143!). 
Melanthesà turbinata R. Wight Icon. pl. Ind. or. t. 1897. Melanthesopsis 
variabilis y, vulgaris Müll. Arg. in Lirnza, v. 32. p. 75. Phyllanthus Na- 
viluri Miq. in Hóhenack. Plant. exs. Ind. or. n. 1556 ex Müll. Arg. 1. c. 
(nomen). (v. s.) 
8, genuina, foliis parvulis magis approximatis obovatis ovatisve v. late el- 
lipticis 10-12 mm. longis 7-8 mm. latis, pedicellis magis capillaceis. 5 In 
India orient. prope Chittagong (Roxb.! in hb. DC.), et in Nepalia (Wall. 
n. 1911. B! C! D!). Phyllanthus patens Roxb. Flor. ind. 3. p. 667. P. 
glaucifolius Wall. Cat. n. 1911. D. (nomen). P. rhamnoides Wall. Cat. 
n. 7911. B. (nomen). P. cernuus Wall. Cat. n. 7911. C. (nomen). Trun- 
cus erectus. Rami patentes, ramulis numerosis bifariis approximatis fere 
horizontaliter patentibus onusti. Ramuli ultimi tenues, cum omnibus par- 
tibus glabri. Folia utrinque plus minusve rotundato-obtusa, supra fusca, 
tenuia, margine undulata, internodiis subduplo longiora, superiora non- 
nulla in axillis sterilia, reliqua in axillis florigera. Pedicelli masc. aggre- 
gati, circ. 4-6 mm. longi, tenuissimi, feminei 3-& mm. cequantes, fir- 
miores. Calyx masc. demum 3 mm. longus, fcemineus eo paulo brevior, 
demum superne magis ampliatus, mox latior quam longus et rotato-patens. 
Ovarium breviter turbinato-obovoideum, late truncatum. Styli usque ad 
medium bipartiti; crura divergenti-subreflexa. (v. s.) 
XXXVI. BREYNIA Forst. Gen. t. 13. fig. a-e (non Plum. qua sect. Capparidis.) 
— Melanthesa Bl. Bijdr. p. 590. pr. p.; Baill. Etud. gén. Euphorb. p. 635. 
pr. p. — Phyllanthi spec. Auct. 
Calyx masc. alte gamosepalus, turbinatus, biserialiter infracto-6-lo- 
bus, lobi imbricati, dorso transversim plicato-subappendiculati. Petala 
utriusque sexus 0. Discus utriusque sexus suppressus. Stamina centralia ; 
anthere birimosze, loculi longitrorsum adnati. Rudimentum ovarii 0. 
Ovarii loculi 2-ovulati. Fructus baccato-subcapsularis, tricoccus, vix cap- 
sulari-aperiens. Semina exarillata, ecarunculata, albuminosa. Radicula 
cotyledonibus latis brevior. — Frutices toto habitu fereque characteribus 
perfecte cum genere praecedente quadrantes, sed structura seminum et 
defectu arilli diversi. Specimina fructibus destituta ab iis Melanthe- 
sopsis distinguuntur ovario vertice plus minusve impresso, quasi in 
foveola apicali stylos brevissimos integros nec bifidos gerente. Distributio 
geographica ut in genere precedente, magis tamen in insulas sun- 
daicas et Oceani pacifici nec non in Novam Hollandiam progrediens. 
A. Calyz fructiger accrescens. 
«. Calyx fructiger hemisphzricus. 
]. B. RUBRA , foliis membranaceis, floribus masculis e ramillis circ. 3-6-brac- 
teatis prodeuntibus , feemineis solitariis, calyce masc. obtuse trigono-obconico 
basi angulis obtusis retrorsum prominentibus quasi tricalearulato, foemineo 
primum latissime obconico superne rotato-dilatato dein sub fructu accrescente 
hemispharico basique umbilicato-impresso. j In fruticetis montanis Jav 
(Bl.!in hb. lugd. bat., Zolling. n. 1345! in nonnull. hb. et n. 176! in hb. 
berol.et DC.). Melanthesa rubra Bl. Bijdr. p. 591; Miq. Flor. Ind. bat. vol. 1. 
part. 2. p. 311. Phyllanthus Blumei Steud. Nomencl. Tota glabra. Rami pa- 
