320 CLI. EUPHOKBIACE^. [Crotoiicce. 



Ic, t. 1886. Hancea, Seem. Bot. Her. 409, t. 96, est M, Hookerianus, Muell. Arg., foliis pariter oppo- 

 fiitis altero tamennano stipuliformi et inflorescentia simpliciore, floribus S sub quaque bractea soli- 

 tariis. Charactores cseteri omnino Malloti. Spicse ^amentiformes a Baillono descriptse et a Wightio 

 delineatse ex Muell. Arg. monstruosse sunt, in specimlnibus nostris non obvise. Plagianthera, 

 Beickb. et Zoll. in Limicea xiviii. 321 (Eciiinocuoton, F. JMuelJ. Fragm. Vhyt. AustraL i. 31), includit 

 species nonnullas oppositifolias autlieraruiu loculis connectivo latiusculo separatis. 



Mallotus barbatus, Muell. Arg., itf. macrostachyus, Muell. Arg., speciesque aliie pauca; in sectionibus 

 diversibus dispersse, a cseteris differuut capsulis stricte globosia nee tridymis,] 



Map-pa capensis, Baill.,ob antherarurn formam a Muell. Arg. adi^fa?/o^Mff^ translata, differtbabitu, 

 inflorescentia, staminibus 2-3, floribus $ et fructu, et in his omnibus Macarang(s {Eumacarangce) 

 convenit. 



Mallotus diademus, Muell. Arg. (Melanolepis, Miq.), floribus fructuque ignotis, folia peculiaria et 

 glandulas Endospermi ch'mensis ostcndit, et est vorisiuiilitur ei congener. 



DirLOCHLAMTS, Micell. Arg. in Flora, 1864, 539, et in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 1023, a Malloto non diftort 

 nisi floris $ calyee 8-10-partito, segmentis imbricatis sub-2-seriatis. Species unJca Malaccensis a 

 Uaillono Hist. PI. v. 196, bene sub Malloto inclusa. 



Mallotus subpeliatus, Muell. Arg. (Jiotilera rhynchophylla, Miq.), insignia est spicis axillaribus v. 

 lateralibus tam <? quam ? brevissimis ad flores in $ saepe solitaries in $ 2-3 in caule subsessiles 

 roductis, stylis longissimis tenuibus. Stamina nunierosa in receptaculo convexo dense conferta fila- 

 mentis liberis omnino Mcdloti. 



147. Cleldlon, Blume, Bijdr. 612. (Redia, Casar. Nov. Stirp, Bras. Dec. 61. Psilo- 

 atachys, Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 1843, 58. Lasiostyles, Presl, Bot. Bern. 

 149. Tetraglossa, Bedd. in Madras Joiirn. Sc. ser. 2, vi. 70.)— Flores monoici v. dioici, 

 apetali. FL ^ : Calyx in alabastro globosus, clausus, per anthesin valvatim 3-4-partitu3. 

 Stamina oo (ultra 20) receptaculo convexo v. conico dense conferta, filamentis liberis ; 

 antherse dorsifixro, connectivo latiusculo ssepius breviter ultra loculos producto, loculis 

 lateralibus transverse didyniis, q^uasi 4-loculares, locellis cujuave loculi superpositis 

 demum confluentibus. Ovarii rudimeutuni 0. FL $ : Sepala 3-4, rariua 5, imbricata. 

 Ovarium 2-3-loculare ; styli tenues, basi ssepius breviter connati, alte 2-fidi, ramis longis 

 filiformibua ; ovula in loculis solitaria. Capaula majuscula v. parvula, 2-3-dyma, in coccos 

 2-valve3 dissiliens v. abortu 1-cocca. Semina subglobosa, testa coriacea ; albumen camo- 

 sum ; cotyledonea plan^e, latse. — Arbores glabrae. Folia alterna, petiolata, ampla, ssepius 

 dentata, pennivenia. Racemi(^axillares, elongati, floribus parvulis sparsis v. glomeratis. 

 Florea g in pedunculo longo axillari solitarii v. gemini, inter se distantes. Capsulpe 

 leeves. 



Species ad 13, Americse, Africse, ct Asise tropicae et insularum maris Paclflci incolse. 3IneU. Arg. in 

 DC. Prod. XV. ii. 984, et in Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. ii. 418, t. 59. Baill Adans. xi. 120 ; Eiud. Euph. t. 9 



{CUidion) ei t. 21 (Bedia). Bcdd. Fl. Sylv. t. 272. 



Species Asiatica pro sectione dislincta a caeterls separatur ob pistillum 2-merum nee S-merum, 

 variat tamen sajpe etiam 3-merum, C. veriicillatum, Baill., racemis ^capituiiformibus floribusque $ 

 terminalibus sessilibus v. brevissime pedunculatis vix congener videtur. C. Vielliardii var, vitiensis, 

 3Inell. Arg. {Macaranga leptostackya , Muell. Arg.), rite ad Cleidion reieTtuv, sed nobis a forma typica 

 Novo-Caledonica specifice distinctissimum videtur. C. ulmifolium, Muell. Arg., ex ins. Loo-Choo, refe- 

 renda videtur ad Macarayigam, cujus antheras et st3'los ostendit. Speciem novam huic generi affinem, 

 legit Pearce in Monterico (Eolivise ?), cujus specimina <? tantum nobis adsunt, differt caule alte 

 flcandente, foliis integerrimis 3-nerviis, sed calyx valvatim 4-partitus et stamina ad 20 antheris 

 4-locelIatis omnino Cleidii; alteram legit Tate in Nicaragua pariter dubiam floribus $ ignotis ; in stirpe 

 (J habitus calyx et stamina ad 20 Cleidii, sed antherarurn loculi indivisi. Speciem Africanam legit 

 Mann in montibus Cameroon a C.gahonico, Baill., forte distinctam. 



148. Macarang^a, 77toH. Gen. Nov. Madag. 26. — Flores dioici v. rarius monoici, apetali. 

 Discus 0. Fl. (^ : Caljx in alabastro globosus, clausus, per anthesin valvatim 3-4-partitua. 

 Stamina nunc pauca (1-3), nunc ssepius co (10-30), filamentis brevibua liberia ; autherai 

 terminales, breves, ad normam loculis didymis v. 2-locellatia quasi 4-loculares, 4-valves, 

 rarius plures v. omnes 3-lucellatie 3-valves, v. (in M. ca^ensi*) loculis ut in Malhto indivisis. 



