440 123. EUPHORBIACE X. 
Hancea muricata, Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 306, sed non Claoxylon muri- 
catus, Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 1886. 
Rottlera Furetiana, Baill. Étude Gén. Euphorb. p. 426. 
Hoxaxoxa (Harland! Hance!). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
5. Mallotus Hookerianus, Muell. Arg. in Linnea, xxxiv. p. 193, 
et in DC. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 975; Hance in Journ. Bot. xii. 
p. 122. 
Hancea Hookeriana, Seem. in Bot. Voy. *Herald, p. 409, t. 96. 
Hoxakoxa (Wright! Wilford! Champion! Seemann!). Mus. 
Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
6. Mallotus japonicus, Muell. Arg. in Linnea, xxxiv. p. 189, et 
in DC. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 966; Maxim. in Engl. Jahrb. vi. p. 59. 
Foxren: Amoy (Fortune, A 88); Formosa: Kelung (Ford, 
52 ), Tamsui (Oldham, 479, 480, 481 !), Tangleon (Wilford, 482); 
Huernu: Nanto, Patung, and Changlo (A. Henry, 4021, 5742, 
6260!); SzECcHVEN: South Wushan (4. Henry, 5742 B!); 
Kwanetune (Ford!); Lucuu AncniPELAGO (Wright ! Mus. 
Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Common i in Japan. 
7. Mallotus moluccanus, Muell. Arg. in Linnea, xxxiv. p. 185, 
et in DC. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 958. 
Melanolepis multiglandulosa, Reichenb. et Zoll. in Linnea, xxviil. 
p. 224. 
Formosa: near the Chinese village of Takow (Wilford, 481 !), 
Apes’ Hill (Playfair, 447!). Herb. Kew. 
Widely spread in the Malayan archipelago. 
8. Mallotus philippinensis, Muell. Arg. in Linnea, xxxiv. 
p. 196, et in DO. Prodr. xv. 2, p. 980; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 
p. 442; Hance in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 122. 
Rottlera tinctoria, Roxb. Pl. Coromand. ii. t. 168, et Fl. Ind. iii. p. 8273 
Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 307. 
Rottlera aurantiaca, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 270. 
Formosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 476 !); Hurrun : Ichang and im- 
mediate neighbourhood (A. Henry, 1587!); Szecnues: Min 
river (Faber, 19!); Honaxone (Champion! Wright!) ; HAINAN 
(A. Henry, 8259, 8313!) i Lucuvu AmncmniPELAGO (Beechey ! 
Wright!) Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Throughout tropical Asia, and extending to tropical Australia 
and Eastern Polynesia. 
