296 CXXXV. EUPHORBIACEEX. (J. D. Hooker.) [PAyllanthus. 
Gen. Euphorb. 628. P. Miquelianus, Muell. Arg. (l.c. P. fruticosus, Herb. Heyne, 
Wall. Cat. 7899 A. P. debilis, Wight mss. P. marginatus, Herb. Heyne. P. de- 
pressus, Herb. Russell. P. patens, Miquel in Herb. Hohenack. No. 1130. Macraea 
Gardneriana & ovalifolia, Wight Ic.t. 1902, f. 3 and 4.—The Deccan Peninsula and 
Ceylon, on the hills, alt. 3-6000 ft.— This is perhaps a different species; it is a taller, 
larger, more branched plant with longer hardly compressed branches, usually fascicled 
flowers and longer fem. pedicels and style-arms. It seems to be a hill plant. 
Var. pubescens; characters of var. Gardneriana, but whole plant more or less 
pubescent.— Ceylon, on the hills. 
27. P. Macraei, Muell. Arg. in Linnea xxxii. 29, and in DC. Prodr. 
xv. ii. 393; shrubby, quite glabrous, leaves 1-1} in. subsessile broadly 
elliptic or oblong apiculate rounded at both ends, stipules subsagittate 
eltate, male fl. clustered shortly pedicelled, fem. pedicels equalling the 
eaves, filaments free, anthers didymous, ovary pubescent, styles free 
reflexed, seeds minutely tubercled on the back. Macraea Rheedii, Wight Ie. 
t. 1901. 
TRAVANCORE; Pulney Mts., Wight. 
I have seen no specimens of this, which may be a large-leaved form of P. 
simplex. 
** Stipules simple, not peltately attached or semisagittate. 
+ Shrubs. 
28. P. myrtifolius, Moon Cat. Ceyl. Pl. 65; a rigid shrub, branch- 
lets suberect tips puberulous, leaves 1-1 in. shortly petioled coriaceous 
linear-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong obtuse or acute base narrowed cordate, 
stipules minute broad, pedicels slender fem. often equalling the leaves, 
filaments connate to the middle, anthers didymous, styles short reflexed 
arms recurved, capsule small, seeds minutely reticulate on the back. Mue il 
Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1.896 ; Baill. Etudes Gen. Euphorb. 628; Thwaites 
Enum, 283. Macraea myrtifolia, Wight Ic. t. 1902, £. 2. 
CEYLON; on banks of rivers up to 1800 ft. 
A small shrub, with the habit of P. Roeperianus, but the branchlets are puberulous 
and terete, the leaves narrower, not glaucous beneath, with the margins not or hardly 
recurved, the very faint nerves are nearly horizontal, and the stipules minute. 
Flowers 75-7; in. diam., often clustered; pedicels capillary, of both sexes very p 
equal in length, sometimes equalling the leaves. Sepals broadly oblong; thick je 
fem. slightly enlarged in fruit and spreading. Disk of male of very large prex 
glands; of fem. an almost entire cup. Capsule depressed-globose, slightly 3-lobed, 
crustaceous. Seeds beautifully reticulated. 
29. P. Leschenaultii, Muell. Arg. in Linnea xxxii. 37, and in DO. 
Prodr. xv. ii. 398; shrubby, very slender, quite glabrous, leaves Alm 
petioled membranous elliptic-oblong obtuse base acute, nerves 6-8 pair a i 
tinct, pedicels much shorter than the leaves, filaments free, anthers didy- 
mous, styles short reflexed arms recurved, capsule minute, seeds ribbed. 
KnasrA Mrs. ; at Kullung Rock, alt. 5000 ft., J. D. H. & T. T. (Phy lant, 22, 
Herb. I. O., Hf. § T.) Nien Hiris, Perrottet, Foulkes. th 
A shrub, 6-8 ft. Leaves very thin, dull green above when dry, glaucous ben i. 
nerves distinct on both surfaces ; petiole 2,--3, in., very slender; stipules ny 
Male fl. often 3-nate, very shortly pedicelled, 1, in. diam.; sepals oblong ; fl a 
glands large. Fem. fl. 4, in.; pedicel 4 in.; sepals slightly enlarged but not re ec 
in fruit; styles short, reflexed, arms recurved. Capsule 35 in. globose, smooth, ys as 
ceous, Seeds with distant very slender ribs.—Mueller describes the filamen 
