330 CXXXV. EUPHORBIACEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Breynia. 
P. glaucifolius, Wall. mss. P. rhamnifolius, Herb. Heyne. P. virosus, 
Herb. Wight. P. cernuus, Herb. Ham.— Rheede Hort. Mal. v. t. 43. 
TROPICAL HIMALAYA ; from Nepal to Mishmi, Assam, the Kuasia MTS., SILRET 
CHITTAGONG, MUNNIPORE and Burma. ‘The DkccAN PENINSULA, from tbe Concan 
and Orissa southwards. CEYLON ; ascending to 3000 ft. 
An erect tree ( Roxb.) ; a shrub 3-6 ft. (Kurz) with spreading branches. Leaves 
distichous, 3-1 in. long, rather glaucous beneath, brown when dry; nerves 3-5 pair, 
raised, nervules lax; petiole 5—3 in.; stipules minute, acute. Male fl. 3ye 1n. 
drooping, pedicels capillary. Calyx turbinate or campanulate, thickened rim of 
tube crenate. Staminal column produced beyond the anthers. Fem. fl. 5/5 in. diam., 
shorter pedicelled. Calyx broadly funnel-shaped, often exceeding the fruit ; lobes 
reniform, apiculate. Ovary truncate; style very stout, with 3 short forked arms. 
Fruit 4-2 in. broad. Seeds with the ventral edge entire. 
2. B. angustifolia, Hook. f.; quite glabrous, leaves oblong or linear- 
oblong tip rounded base unequal, flowers shortly pedicelled, male calyx 
campanulate, outer margin of tube raised 6-lobed lobes usually retuse or 
emarginate, fem. broadly funnel-shaped with 6 broad rounded apiculate 
lobes, fruit small depressed globose seated on the much enlarged calyx. 
Prev; at Rangoon, M‘Lelland. TENASSERIM, at Mergui, Griffith; Moulmein, 
Parish, PERAK, King’s Collector. 
A shrub; branches and branchlets terete. Leaves 2-1 by }-} in., rather mem- 
branous, close set distichously on the branchlets, paler or glaucous beneath; petiole 
Yg-ig iN. ; stipules very minute. Flowers solitary or clustered, very minute, pedicels 
usually rather longer than the calyx, slender. Male calyx ~y; in. ; fem. To78 
Staminal column truncate. Ovary turbinate, sides grooved ; style very stout, with 
3 short recurved 2-lobed arms. Fruit 4 in. diam, Seeds with the ventral edge acute 
entire. 
3. B. coronata, Hook. f.; quite glabrous, leaves ovate obtuse glau- 
cous beneath, flowers solitary very shortly pedicelled, male calyx hemisphere 
outer margin of tube obtusely toothed, tem. broadly infundibular, ovary 
included broadly cuneiform truncate top concave with 3 minute centra 
stigmas very globose crowned with a raised ring seated on the enlarged patel- 
liform calyx. 
Perak, King’s Collector. 
A small tree, 10-20 tt.; branchlets compressed and leaves above black when dry. 
Leaves 13-2} in., membranous, nerves 5-6 pair, very slender; petiole $ in., slender, 
stipules minute subulate. Male fl. 7e In. diam.; mouth very minute; pedicel slender; 
fem. fl. } in. long, pedicel stouter. Fruit globose, } in. diam., red, epicarp thin, endo- 
carp coriaceous 6-valved ; cocci 6, trigonous ; enlarged calyx 4 in. diam. 
** Calyx of female slightly enlarged in fruit. 
4. B. rhamnoides, Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 440 (excl. vars. a7.) 
shrubby, quite glabrous, leaves shortly petioled membranous elliptic ovate 
or rounded obtuse or subacute, flowers on short pedicels, calyx of male tur- 
binate or subcampannlate mouth of tube entire or obscurely lobed, of fem. 
hemispherie shortly 6-lobed, ovary truncate, fruit small globose seated on 
the small slightly enlarged calyx. Brand. For. Fl. 455; Kurz For. 
ii. 350; Beddome Forester's Man. 196 (t. xxiv. f. 2, by error named Melan, 
thesopsis petens). B. oblongifolia, Muell. Arg. l. c. 400 (the Penang plan 
only). Melanthesa rhamnoides, Wight Te. t. 1898; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 
ii. 370; Thwaites Enum. 285. Phyllanthus rhamnoides, Willd. Sp. Pl. 1*- 
580 (not of Roxb.) P. Vitis-idea, Roxb. FT. Ind. iii. 665. P. trisU$ v 
Juss. Tent. Euphorb. 108, t. 5, f. 16. P. sepiarius, Roxb. mss.; Wall. Cat. 
