Cleistanthus.]| CXXXV. guPHORBIAGEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 281 
Matacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1374). 
Branches slender, smooth. Leaves 3-5 by 1-2 in., glabrous above, subglaucous 
beneath, with raised reticulating venules between the nerves, tip often suddenly 
acuminate to a point } in. long, base rounded or subcordate; petiole very short 
indeed. Calyx about } in. diam., longer than the lanceolate bracts; lobes with long 
points. Disk of male lining the calyx-tube, of fem. membranous, urceolate. Staminal 
column long. Fruit not seen.— This much resembles C. malabaricus, differing in 
the tomentose flowers. 
23. C. podocarpus, Hook. f.; a tree 50-70 ft., branchlets and 
petioles rusty-tomentose, leaves 5-10 in. subglaucous thinly coriaceous 
oblong or linear-oblong acuminate base cordate, midrib sunk above, nerves 
8-10 pair very strong and arched beneath; petiole 3 in. stout, fem. calyx 
villously tomentose, lobes triangular, petals cuneate, disk with a broad 
membranous crenulate margin, capsule stoutly stipitate i-i in. diam. 
broader than long deeply 3-lobed densely rusty-villous. 
PERAK; at Larut, King’s Collector. 
A very distinct species, with the base of the leaf cordate. 
SPECIES OF WHICH THE CAPSULE IS GLABROUS, BUT THE OVARY IS UNKNOWN. 
24. C. stipulatus, HooL.f.; a tree 20-30 ft.; branchlets pubescent, 
leaves membranous 3-5 in. glabrous oblanceolate-oblong subcaudately 
acuminate glaucous beneath base rounded, midrib raised above, nerves 
0-12 pair very slender, petiole 45; in., stipules rigid acicular }-} in, 
capsule $ in. diam. sessile subglobosely 3-lobed quite smooth glabrous. 
PERAK; at Larut, King’s Collector. 
25. C. ellipticus, Hook. f.; a tree 30-40 ft, shoots and young 
petioles rusty or black-tomentose, leaves 3—4 in. coriaceous glabrous elliptic 
obtusely or acutely acuminate base acute above fincly reticulate, midrib 
Strong beneath slender above, nerves 7-8 pairs sleuder arched, cross- 
Dérvules very slender, petiole 4-3 in. stout, fem. fl. sessile in rather large 
ufts of rusty-villous bracts, capsule stoutly stipitate j in. dium. subglobose 
deeply 3-lobed quite glabrous minutely wrinkled. 
Pruax ; usually near water at Larut, King's Collector. 
This resembles closely C. chartaceus, Muell. 
26. €. parvifolius, Hook. f.; a small tree 30-40 ft., quite glabrous, 
branchlets short, leaves 2-3 in. rather membranous elliptic-lanceolate 
obtusely subacuminate pale when dry with undulate margins base rounded, 
midrib sunk above, nerves 10-12 very obscure widely spreading, fem. fl. 
sessile solitary ?, bracts very minute, calyx-lobes ovate lanceolate, capsule 
Sessile 1-2 in. diam. subglobose 3-lobed quite glabrous. 
P ERAK ; on the tops of limestone bills, alt. 300-1000 ft., King's Collector. 
27. €. pedicellatus, Hook. f.; quite glabrous, leaves 1}—4 in. coria- 
Ceous broadly elliptic or Petidobldug obtusely caudate base acute 
Shining above, nerves 3-4 pair very faint, flowers in axillary panicles on 
ong stout pedicels much longer than the calyx perfectly glabrous, calyx- 
Obes ovate, petals of male cuneate toothed, capsule quite glabrous. 
Penang, Curtis, Hullett, . 
Branches woody, bark pale, smooth. eaves very finely reticulate on both snr- 
aces, otherwise very smooth, margins recurved when dry, petiole {5-3 in. Pedicels 
i4 n., buds of male ellipsoid jin. long, bracts very minute glabrous; calyx j im 
