Mallotus EUPHORBIACEAE Glochidion 



8 m.; fls. IX-X; fr. V-VII. China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Forest. 



3. Mallotus repandus (Willd.) Muell.-Arg. var. scabrifolius (A.de Juss.) Muell.-Arg. 

 (M. illudens Croiz.) (DC.P. 15(2): 982). Climbing shrubs; fls. brownish, V; fr. 

 brown, VII-VIII. Southeastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki. Thickets. 



4. Mallotus philippinensis (Lam.) Muell.-Arg. W8k$k (Ts'u K'an Ch'ai; Chaff-fuel) 

 (M.F. 294). Evergreen tree, 4-10 m. high; fls. IV; fr. VIII. China, Philippines, 

 Malaya; locally in An., Che. Thickets. 



5. Mallotus japonicus (Thunb.) Muell.-Arg. gftgflll (Yeh Wu T'ung; Wild Firmiana) 

 (Chen 619). Shrub or small tree; fls. VIII; fr. X. China, Japan; locally in Che., 

 Ku. Bark and shoot used as medicine. 



The writer has followed the conservative procedure of listing as distinct species only 

 entities which he believes can be keyed from herbarium material and recognized in the field. 

 This appears to be quite different from the view presented by Croizat in his discussion of 

 certain species of Mallotus in his paper on "Chinese Euphorbiaceae " (AA. J. 19 (2): 134-148. 

 1938) where he remarks that, "The classification of staminate specimens of the two species 

 (M. apelta and M. paxii) rests upon what may be called intangibles of habit, that is to say 



largely on the opinion of the individual taxonomist a narrow concept of taxonomic limits 



best serves the purpose of making generally available the data obtained by the study of 

 herbarium specimens" (1. c. pp. 143-144). On another page Croizat comments, "Mallotus 

 repandus intergrades with M. illudens through var. scabrifolius" (1. c. p. 148). 



6. Securinega Juss. —WMM (I Yeh Ti Shu ) 

 Deciduous shrubs with alternate ovate entire stipulate Ivs.: calyx persistent in fr.: 

 fls. small, axillary, apetalous; stamens usually 5; ovary 3-celled: fr. a dehiscent 3-6- 

 seeded capsule. 10 species, in temperate and subtropical America, Eurasia, Africa; 

 2 in China. (Latin: securis, hatchet; and negare, to refuse, referring to the hard wood 

 of some species.) 



1. Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehd. (S. fluggeoides Muell-Arg.) — H$c (I Yeh 

 Ti; Single-leaf Reed) (R.M. 535). Shrub, to 2 m.; fls. VII-VIII; fr. VIII-IX. 

 Northeastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Brushland. 



7. Glochidion Forst. |f M^kM (Man T'ou Kou Shu) 

 Deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with alternate entire 2-ranked Ivs.: fls. 

 small, axillary, apetalous, calyx deciduous; anthers 3-8, joined in an oblong column; 

 ovary 3-15-celled: fr. dry or fleshy: seeds often with a fleshy brightly colored aril. 

 About 175 species, tropical Asia, Polynesia and Australia; 10 in China. (Greek: glochis, 

 point; referring to the pointed anthers.) 



Key to the Species 



Brs. and Ivs. more or less pubescent *• ^- pubcrum 



Plant glabrous, or the petioles puberulent 2 - G - wilson%% 



1. Glochidion puberum (Linn.) Hutchins. (G. sinicum Hook. & Arn.) (UM^ (Man 

 T'ou Kou; Biscuit Fruit) (R.M. 535). Shrub, to lm.; fls. V; fr. VIII-IX. China, 

 Formosa; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Brushland. 



2. Glochidion wilsonii Hutchins. (Pl.W. 2:518). Shrub or tree, to 8m.; fls. green- 

 ish, VII-VIII; fr. VIII-IX. Central China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



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