EUPHORBIACEJ (S. Moore) 97 
EUPHORBIACEE. 
Drypetes obanensis S. Moore sp. nov.  Arbuscula ramulis 
. gracilibus subteretibus crebro foliosis minute pubescentibus ; foliis 
breviter petiolatis ovato-oblongis vel lanceolato-ovatis apice cuspi- 
dato-acuminatis ipso obtusis basi obliquis obtusis raro rotundatis 
margine dimidio superiori distanter serrulato-denticulatis tenuiter 
coriaceis glabris nitidulis costis lateralibus utrinque 4—6 (raro 7) 
aperte arcuatis costulis intermediis satis prominulis pluribus ; 
forum fasciculis ramulis vetustioribus insidentibus floribus masc. 
solummodo cognitis pedicellis abbreviatis suffultis ; sepalis 5 late 
imbricatis suborbicularibus margine ciliolatis ceteroquin glabris ; 
staminibus circa 14 filamentis quam antherae longioribus ; disco 
rugoso. 
Oban ; nn. 677, 2310. 
A small tree. Branchlets patent or erecto-patent, 1-2 mm. in 
diameter. Leaves mostly 6-10 cm. long. 2:5-4-0 cm. broad, 
occasionally reaching 11:0 x 5:5 cm., or reduced to 5:0 x 1:5 em or 
even less, greenish-grey when dried, the midrib very prominent on the 
underside and flat or almost so above; petioles about 5 mm. long, 
like their supporting branchlets covered with a brown pubescence. 
Fascicles of flowers about 1 cm. in diameter. Pedicels stoutish, at 
most barely 3 mm. long. Sepals 8:5 x8 mm. Filaments 2 mm. 
long, anthers 1 mm. Disk 8 mm. in diameter. 
- So far as clavis characters go, this comes near D. spinoso-dentata 
Hutchins. and D. minor Hutchins., of which both have leaves diverse 
in size, shape and toothing, as well as much larger flowers. 
Drypetes Talbotii S. Moore sp. nov. Arbor ramulis subtere- 
tibus crebro foliosis cortice fusco longitrorsum rimoso mox circum- 
datis; foliis breviter petiolatis elongatis late oblongis apice 
cuspidato-acuminatis ipso obtusis obtusiusculisve basin versus 
aliquanto angustatis basi obtusissimis levissimeve cordatis 
margine integris coriaceis glabris costis lateralibus utrinque ultra 
20 additis costulis numerosis sibi ipsis fere aeque aspectabilibus 
costa centrali pag. sup. impressa pag. inf. optime prominente ; 
Jloribus ad nodos ramorum defoliatorum fasciculatis; pedicellis 
filiformibus quam flores longioribus ; florum masc. sepalis 5 aesti- 
vatione late imbricatis rotundato-ovatis obtusissimis ; staminibus 
11-13 filamentis sepalis fere aequilongis ; antheris ovato-oblongis 
quam filamenta manifeste brevioribus; disco plano; floribus 
fem. haud visis. 
Oban; n. 8. 
Leafy branches about 4 mm. in diameter. Leaves 18-93 cm. 
long, 5-6 cm. broad, grey-green, somewhat shining; petioles stout, 
5 mm. long. Pedicels 8 mm. long. Sepals 8:5-4 x 2:5-83 mm. Fila- 
ments 8 mm. long. Anthers scarcely 1:5 mm. Dise 2 mm. in 
diameter. 
To be inserted next to D. Afzelii Hutchins., a species of which the 
male flowers are unknown. The leaves of the two are manifestly 
different. : 
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