123. EUPHORBIACEX. 497 
1. Fluggea microcarpa, Blume, Bijdr. p. 580; Hook. f. Fi. 
Brit. Ind. v. p. 328. 
Securinega obovata, Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 449; Benth. 
Fl. Austral. vi. p. 115. 
Fluggea sinensis, Baill. Etude Gén. Euphorb. p. 592. 
Formosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 500, 501 !), Takow (Playfair, 460, 
461!); Hupren: Ichang and other localities (4A. Henry, 622, 
818!); Kwanerune: West river (Sampson!); Whampoa (Hance, 
11231!), Lofaushan (Ford, 8, 24, 164!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. 
Kew. 
Tropical and subtropical Asia, tropical Africa and Australia. 
1. Breynia fruticosa, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. p. 331. 
Andrachne fruticosa, Linn, Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 1014. 
Phyllanthus lucens, Poir in Lam. Encycl. v. p. 296; Hook. et Arn. Bot. 
Beech. Voy. p. 210. 
Melanthesa chinensis, Blume, Bijdr. p. 592; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 313; 
Henriques in Bol. Soc. Brot. iii. p. 142. 
Melanthesa cernua, Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. i. p. 491, non 
Dcne. 
Melanthesopsis fruticosa, Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 437, 
excl. syn. Melanthesa reclinata, Muell. Arg. fide Hook. f. loc. cit. 
Phyllanthus turbinatus, Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 1862, non Ken. 
Melanthesa glaucescens, Mig. in Journ. Bot. Néerl. i. p. 97? 
Kwanetuna: various localities (Millett! Meyen! Wykeham 
Perry! Ford!) ; Hoxakoxa (Wright! Wilford! Seemann! Cham- 
pion!); HatNAN (A. Henry, 8045, 8775!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Malay archipelago. 
v 2. Breynia officinalis, Hemsl., n. sp. 
Arbor (fide Watters), frutex (fide Playfair) glaber, ut videtur 
dense ramosus, ramulis ultimis gracillimis, internodiis brevissimis. 
Folia disticha, breviter petiolata, papyracea, oblonga, elliptica, 
vel interdum fere orbicularia, cum petiolo usque ad 1j poll. 
longa, sed sepius minora, obtusissima vel rotundata, subtus 
pallidiora, subglauca, venis primariis utrinque 3-4, subtus sat 
conspieuis, stipulis minutis acutis. Flores virides (Playfair), 
utriusque sexus solitarii, axillares vel pseudoracemosi: fl. g gra- 
ciliter pedicellati, pedicellis 3-4 lineas longis, perianthium fere 
truncatum, infractum, stamina 3; fl. 9 brevissime pedicellati, 
perianthium fructiferum non auctum, dentibus brevissimis ; 
gynæcium exsertum, glabrum, truncatum, apice excavatum. 
