340 CXXXV. EUPHORBIAGEE. (J. D. Hooker) —([Cyclostemon. 
Sect. 1. STENOGYNIUM, Muell. Arg. Flowers axillary. Sepals 4. Stamens 
6-8. Disk of male fl. flat or tumid. Ovary 2-celled ; styles elongate, slender ; 
stigma peltate. 
1. C. indicus, Muell. Arg. in Linnea xxxii. 81, and in DC. Prodr. 
xv. ii. 481 (excl. Malabar and Concan); leaves obliquely ovate- or o s 
lanceolate obtusely caudate-acuminate base very unequal, nerves Meus us. 
flowers axillary small males subsolitary and slender pedicels quite glabrous, 
stamens 4-6 around a flat disk. 
Kuasta Mrs., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4736); below Churra, J. D. H.& T air 
A tree. Leaves 3-5 in., almost membranous, green when dry, nerves 10- pa d. 
very slender; petiole 4i in. Male fl. 4, in. diam., yellow, laterally Coded ; 
Sepals 4, almost orbicular, concave, ciliate. Disk 2-lobed. Stamens Mi mo 
anther-slits introrse. ‘Ovary silky ; styles slender, tips dilated,” AMuell.— ven no 
specimens have leaves 3 by 1 in.; mine are much broader, 5 by 2 in. I have Srities 
fem. fl. or fruit. Mueller gives Malabar and Concan, Hook. and Thoms., as 'oca tue» 
but there must be some error here. 
2. C. lancifolius, Hook. f.; leaves lanceolate candate-acuminate 
base very unequal with thickened margins, nerves strong, flowers » disk 
sexes in axillary pubescent racemes, stamens 7 or 8 round a fleshy , 
styles 2 slender. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 4-5000 ft., J. D. H. 4 T. T. Khasia Mts., alt. 3-5000 
ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4738), J. D. H. & T. T. hen dr 
A tree; branches long, slender. Leaves 4-6 in., coriaceous, pale green when M 
the thickened cartilaginous margin extending 3-1 in. upwards from the petiole (som 
times obscure), base very acute; nerves 6-8 pair, slender but very distinct an a) in 
on both surfaces; petiole 3 in. Flowering branchlets in a young state enclose be 
imbricating rigidly coriaceous distichous ciliate scales, forming lance-shaped buds i n. 
long. Racemes few-fid., more or less pubescent. Flowers, male 4—4 in. diam., bes- 
$in. Sepals oblong, pubescent and ciliate. Disk of male hemispheric, entire, P sely 
cent. Stamens equalling the sepals, slits introrse. Ovary globose, 2-celled, Pruit 
tomentose ; styles 2, slender, spreading, sigmoid, stigma entire peltate cordate. 
1 iv., ellipsoid, pericarp thick, endocarp papery. 
3. C. Griffithii, Hook. f.; leaves membranous elliptic-lanceolate 
acuminate base quite equal, nerves very slender, young fruit long pedice "s 
ellipsoid abruptly beaked scurfy, styles 2 slender. 
UPPER Assam; Mishmi Hills, Grigith (Kew Distrib. 4738). 7 pair; 
Branches very slender, Leaves 6 by 2 in., green when dry, nerves 6- ate: 
petiole 1 in. Young fruit Y in.; styles slender, crowning the beak, stigma T have 
peduncle 1} in., glabrous.— Apparently a very distinct species, of which 
Specimens in young fruit only. 
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Sect. 2. Eucyctostemon, Muell. Arg. Stamens numerous. Stigmas ^ 
sessile, large, broad, 2-lobed. 
* Flowers all or mostly from the old wood. 
4. C. macrophyllus, Blume Bijd. 598; leaves 5-9 in. oblong to 
elliptic-lanceolate obtusely acuminate base usually very unequal, ? very 
6-8 pair, flowers large pubescent or tomentose, disk villous, stamens 
many. Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 482. 
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Matacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1435). Anpaman Israxps, Kurz, COOR® 
Beddome. Cryton; Central Province, alt. 3000 ft.—DISTRIB. Java. | s, quite 
.. An evergreen tree, 30—40 ft,, with rigid branches, Kurz. Leaves coriaceou Bas 
entire, pale brown when dry, smooth above, highly reticulated beneath, base ¢ 
