Cleidion.] CXXXV. EUPHORBIACER. (J. D. Hooker.) 445 
beneath, polished on both surfaces; the female pedicel is about 1 in., the ovary 
tomentose, and the styles free nearly to the base. 
56. MACARANGA, Thouars. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, often large and peltate, entire or 
lobed, more or less glandular beneath, 3-5-plinerved. Flowers in axillary 
racemes or branched panicles, usually dicecious, apetalous; males many, 
clustered; fem. one or few under each bract; bracts often large, entire or 
toothed. Matz FL. minute. Calyx globose or obovoid ; sepals 3-4, valvate. 
Stamens ove or more, central ; filaments flexuous; anthers 3—4-locellate, cells 
more or less 2-valved. Pistillode 0. Frm. rt. Calyx 2-4lobed or toothed. 
Ovary 1-6-celled ; styles entire, long or short; cells 1-ovuled. , Capsules 
small, of 1-5 2-valved naked or armed cocci, often glandular or with a waxy 
coat. Seeds globose, testa crustaceous or osseous, albumen fleshy ; cotyledons 
broad, flat.—Species about 80; in the tropies of the Old World. 
Series I. Male and fem. fl. in branched panicles (except the fem. of M. 
trichocarpa). Ovary 1-3-celled ; styles free, short, recurved or reflexed. 
* Floral bracts of male panicles very small, not concealing the clusters 
of flowers. 
T Leaves not peltate. 
1. M. pustulata, King in Herb. Calcutt. ; leaves orbicular ovate or 
Bubdeltoid acuminate nearly glabrous not or hardly peltate triple-nerved, 
panicles short hoary, stamens 20, styles very short, capsules 2-lobed tomen- 
tose, cocci with two large dorsal viscidly glandular patches. 
i TROPICAL HIMALAYA ; Kumaon, alt. 4-5000 ft., Duthie. SIKKIM ; alt. 2-4500 ft., 
ing, Clarke. 
Branches rather glaucous, tips rusty-pubescent. Leaves 3-6 in. broad, base 
truncate or subcordate, yellowish beneath, 2-glandular above at the petiole; basal 
nerves 5, lowest pair very short, lateral nerves 6-8 pair; petiole 3-4 in., hoary ; 
stipules large, ovate-lanceolate, upper recurved or revolute. Male panicles 2-8 àn.; 
racts very minute; flowers 4; in. diam., pubescent and glandular. Fruiting 
Panicles 2-3 in.; calyx 4-lobed, circumsciss ; stigmas lingulate, recurved. . Capsules 
$ in, diam., 2-valved across the cocci, which do not separate, pericarp thin. Seeds 
globose, nearly black, hilum large. 
2. M. £melinsfolia, King in Herb. Calcutt.; leaves membranous 
subrhombic-ovate acuminate glabrous not peltate subglaucous beneath triple- 
nerved, base cuneate, male panicles hoary, stamens about 20. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; at Kursiong, alt. 4500 ft., Kurz. 4 
, Branchlets and petioles glaucous, tips of branches rusty-pubescent. Leaves 4- 
„în. broad and rather longer, grey-brown beneath, triple-nerved at base with some- 
times a short intramarginal pair, lateral nerves 6-8 pair, very slender, glands incon- 
*Pieuous, basal 0 ; petiole 3-5 in.; stipules large, ovate-lanceolate, revolute. Male 
Panicles 2-3 in. ; bracts very minute; flowers y in. diam., pubescent and glandular. 
~I have seen but one specimen of this, kindly communicated by Dr. King, 
which appears to be distinct from M. pustulata in the less broad very membranous 
eaves, with broadly cuneate bases, faint nerves, and glaucous petioles. 
3. M. Gamblei, Hook. f. ; leaves oblong-lanceolate acuminate glabrous 
Mininer ed, male panicles sioner pubescent, stamens 15-20, stipules minute 
uia 
SIEXIM TERA; at Dalkathar, Gamble. 
