Bischofia EUPHORBIACEAE Phyllanthus 



lvs.\ infl. paniculate: fls. small, apetalous; stamens 5: fr. berry-like. One species, in 

 tropical Asia. (In honor of G.W. Bischoff, a German botanist.) 



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1. Bischofia javanica Blume Toog WiM~fc (Ch'ung Yang Mu; Double-heat Tree) 

 (Lee 704). Tree, to 20 m.; fls. white, IV-V; fr. brown, VIII-X, berry-like. 

 Tropical Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



*In connection with the festival held on the 9th day (heat of the sun) of the 9th month 

 (heat of the moon.) 



2. Aleurites Forst. tflif|fi]I| (Yu T'ung Shu) 



Trees ivith latex and with alternate simple lvs.\ usually monoecious: petioles with 

 2 glands at the top: infl. cymose: fls. conspicuous; stamens 8-20; ovary 2-5-celled, 

 becoming in fr. a large leathery drupe with as many oil-bearing seeds. 6 species in 

 Asia and Polynesia; 4 in China. (The Greek term meaning "mealy".) 



1. Aleurites fordii Hemsl. Tung Oil Tree Mjtf (T'ung Yu Shu) (B.M. 620). 

 Tree, to 10 m.; fls. reddish white, IV-V; fr. IX-X. Central Asia; locally in An., 

 Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, fruit, ornamental. Fig. 207. 



3. Daphniphyllum Blume fJE&fill (Hu P'i Nan Shu; 

 Tiger-skin Machilus Genus) 



Evergreen shrubs or small trees: dioecious: fls. apetalous, in axillary racemes; 

 calyx small, 3-8 parted; stamens 5-18; styles 2, recurved: fr. a 1-seeded drupe. 

 About 25 species in Asia; 11 in China. (Greek: daphne, laurel, and pliyllon, leaf; 

 referring to the shape of the leaves.) 



Key to the Species 



Calyx deciduous in fr.: If. blades only faintly reticulate beneath 1. I), lowgistylum 



Calyx, at least the shallow cup, persistent in fr.: If. blades strongly 



reticulate beneath 2. D. marchandii 



1. Daphniphyllum longistylum Chien (Sc. C. 8(1):239). Tree, to 10m.; fls. V-VI; 

 fr. VIII-IX. Central and western China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki- 

 Moist woods. 



2. Daphniphyllum marchandii (Levi.) Croiz. & Mete. (L.S.J. 20(1): 117-119). Shrub 

 or tree, to 10 m.; fls. IV-V; fr. VII-X. Western and central China; locally in 

 Hun., Hup. Thickets and woodland. 



4. Phyllanthus Linn. MTZkM (Yeh Hsia Chu Shu) 



Monoecious herbs, shrubs or trees with 2-ranked alternate entire sitnple stipulate 

 Ivs. : infl. in lateral panicles, or fls. solitary: calyx persistent in fr.; stamens 3-5; ovary 

 3-4-celled: fr. a capsule or berry. Over 400 species, in all warm regions; 10 species 

 in China. (From the Greek terms meaning "leaf" and "flower", because in some 

 species the flowers are borne on leaf-like brs.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Fr. a fleshy berry: lvs. broad, ovate. 



Styles 8 1 . P. flexuosus 



Styles 3 2. P. glaucus 



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