Croto7iece.] CLI. EUPHORBIAOE^: 319 



subglolioaa v. compressiuscula, lajvia, strophiolata, testa Crustacea ; embryo . . .— 

 Arbore3 habitu MallotL Folia altema, petiolata, integerriiua v. sinuato-dentata, basi 

 3-nervia, pennivenia et transversim venulosa. Racemi elongati, axillares v. subter- 

 minaleSj ^ juniores amentifonnes, floribus numerosis seciis rhachin glomeratis fere 

 seaailibus ; ^ laxi, pedicellis longiusculig secus rhachin disaitis. 



Species 3, Arcliipelagi et Peninsulse Malajanpe incolse. Muell. Arg. in DC. Vrod. xv. ii. 950. 

 Genus Malloto valde affine, differt imprimis fructu et inflorescentia ^ . 



146. mcallotus, Lour, Fl. Cocliinch. 635. (Rottlera, Bojzb. Corom. PL ii. 36, t 168.)— 

 Flores dioici v. rarius monoici, apetali. Piscus v. in fl. $ evolutus. FL <?: Calyx iu 

 alabastro globosus, clausus, per anthesin valvatim' 3-4-partitus. Stamina oo (30-300), 

 receptacnlo parum elevate imposita, filamentis liberis ; anthers© prope basin dorsifixse, 

 loculis distinctis parallelis connectivo lato separatis v. connectivo parvi longitudinaliter 

 dehiscentibus. Ovarii rudimentuni 0. Fl. $ : Calyx alte v. breviter 3-5-loLu3 v. 

 subspathaceus, lobis valvatis v. vix imbricatisj v. 5- (raiius oo- ?) partitus segmentis 

 imbricatis. Ovarium 3-loculare v. rarissime 2- v. 4-loculare ; styli distincti v. basi 

 connati, recurvo-patentes, indivisij intns flnibriati v. proniinenter papillosi ; ovula 

 in loculis solitaria. Cai">sula globosa v. tridyma, rarius didyma, in coccos 2-vaIve3 

 disKiliens. Semina ovoidea v. globosa, testa Crustacea; albumen carnosum ;. cotyle- 

 dones planse, latse. — Arbores fruticesve. Folia alterna v. in paxicis speciebus oppo- 

 sitaj petiolata, lata, spspe ampla, integerrima dentata v. late 3-loba, interdum peltata. basi 

 3-'r-nervia v. undiquc pcnaivenia, prope basin supra srepe 2-glandulo9a. Spica3 siniplices 

 V. paniculato-ramosie, axillares v. ad apices ramorum paniculatte. Flores ^ saipius parvi, 

 breviter pedicellati, secus rhachin glomerulati, $ pauciores, sub quaque bractea solitarii, 

 breviter v. longius pedicellati. Capsulte tomentosee gland uloso-lepido toe v. processibus 

 mollibus sparsim v. densissimc echinatfo. 



Species ad 70, inter tropicos orbis veteris vigentes, in India orientali et Archipelago Malaj'ano 

 usque ad Anstraliam numerospe, in Africa paucioros. MuelL Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 956. Benth. 

 Fl. Austral, vi. 139. Kurz, For. Fl. SriL Biirm. ii. 379. Bak. Fl. Maurit. 319. Tkxinh. Fl. Jaj), 

 L 28. 29 (Cfotoii). Sieb. el Zucc, Fl Jap. t. 79 {BottUru). WigJd, Ic. t. 1873 {BottUra) et U 188G 

 {Claox^t/lon). BcdiJ. Fl. Sglv. t. 289; Ic. PL huh Or. t. 232. 



Genus tani habitu quam inflorescentia et etiani floribus sat polymorphuin, sed chariicteres e flor- 

 ibus deduct! male cum liabitu conyeniunt, et sectioues nullae bona? adhuc proposita). Interea genera 

 sequoutia, a yariis auctoribus ad species singulas stabilitaa Muellero ad Mulloltim redueta sunt. 



EcHixus, Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 633, eodem tempore ac Mallofus editus, a Baillouo Adans. vi. huic 

 male substituitur. Si rovera Echinus trisulciis, Lour., lit docet Mueller, eandera plantam refert ac 

 Mallotiis chlnensis (quod dubitamus), pessime deseripta fuit, nam calyx $ squamiformis dicitur, 

 ovatus, acutus, incurvus, terminatus laeiniis varlis inpequalibiis linearibus, et 'pistillum 2-meruni. 

 Character autem Louroirianus Malloii sui optime Bolthram, Koxb., refert. 



BouToxiA,"J?o;'. Horf, Maurit. 282 (Cordkmoya, BaiU. Adans. i. 255), quoad speciem Bojeriauam 

 alternifoliam a .l/ff/M!'/5 typicis nequaquam differre videtur. Species altera oppositifoUa a Baill. 

 Ftud. Euph. 401 addita, nobis ignota est. 



Adisca, Blwne, Bijdr. 609, species plures includit floribus monoieis uec dioicis, caeterum omnino 

 uormales. 



Melaxolepis, Beichb. et Zoll. in Linntea xxviii. 324, eBtJ/.moluccanuSj Muell. Arg., ab auctoribus 



pro genere distinctus ob discum floris $ evolutura et pistillum 2-merum. Species plures in eadem 



sectione disco ? evoluto a Muell. Arg. coacervatre valde diffcnint habitu, pisiillo 3-4-mero, &c. Sub 



M. Poricrlano species 2 includuntur quoad flores <? (qui soli Muellero noti fuerunt) simillimse, n. 



9093, AVall. Cat. Herb. lud., stylorum eolumna elongata, et n. 9094, AVall. I.e. stylis a basi dis- 



tinoti.s. Styla-vtuus, sectio V. genus, Eeiehb. et Zoll. inLinncea xxviii. 312, stylo columuaridistincta, 

 nequaquam retineuda. 



Blumeodemuhon, Kurz, For. Fl, Brit Burm. ii. 391, estEhfterhsprrmum Tokbrai, Bl., arbor foliis 

 coriaceis plerisque 2-3-natim verticiUatis insignia, a Muellero ad sectionem MalUii reducitur, cap- 

 sula magna extua fibroso-carnosa intus lignosa, seminibus testa extus carnosa spurie arillatis, 



AxENFELBiA, Baill. Etud. Euph. 419, est M. muricaius Muell. Arg., foliis plerisque oppositis 

 cuju&ve paris insequalibus et inflorescentia Claoxyli, quapropter sub Claoxylo deliueatur in Wight, 



