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libera; antherse verticaliter birimosae. Floresfeminei: Sepala 5 ovata, 

 costa vii'idi, -6 mm. L, usque ad -9 mm. in fi-uctu. Urceolus 

 hypogynus integer. Styli liberi, graciles, semitrifidi, i-amis patentibus 

 aut reflexis. Capsulce depresso-globosee, 2 mm. diam. Semina 3-gona, 

 dorso semicircularia, brunnea, minute papillosa, "8 mm. 1. - P. num- 

 mularicefolim Britton, in Journ. Torr. Bot. Club, xliv. 36 (1917) 

 (non Poir.). Types in Herb. Jam. 



Hah. Hope arounds, 700 ft. Harris ! 12,123, 12,157, 12,208. 



This species most closely resembles the Tropical African P. numniu- 

 laricdfolius Poir., from which it is at once distinguished by the short 

 pedicels (shorter than the leaves), and the smaller flowers. 



(Section Xylophylla.) 



Phyllanthus inaBqualiflorns, sp. no v. Frutex aut arhor usque ad 

 20 ped. alt. Coni squamce ramulorum apice triangulares, acutie vel 

 acuminataB, circ. 3 mm. 1. Ramuli penultimi decidui 6-12 cm. 1., 

 1-1'5 mm. lat., lineares, compressi. Ramuli Jlorigeri (plwllocladia) 

 distichi, lanceolati vel anguste oblongi, apice obtusi, 4-5| cm. 1., 

 utroque latere crenaturis supra medium 5-8 parvis crenulati, nervis 

 parallelis subremotis lineati. JPedicelli utraque crena 1-4, 3-5 mm. 1. 

 Flores masculi : Sepala 6, ovato- elliptic a, 2 mm. 1. Disci glan- 

 dulce 6, stipitatae, magnae, planae, circulares, peltatse, columnam 

 staminalem sequantes. Stamina vix 1 mm. 1. ; filamenta fere ad 

 apicem inter sese connata ; columna circ. 5 mm. 1. ; antherarum 

 loculi divergentes. Flores feminei : Sepala obovato-oblonga aut 

 elliptica vel rotunda ta, vix 3 mm. 1. TJrceolus hypogynus lobatus, 

 circ. "3 mm. 1. Ovariu))i circ. 1" mm. 1. Styli connati ; columna 

 erecta ovario dimidio brevior; lobi 3, breves, lati, paten tes, infra 

 medium in lacinias 2-3 lineares recurvas divisi. Cap>siil(S ignotse. 

 Types in Herb. Mus. Brit, et in Herb. Jam. 



Hah. Holly Mount, Mt. Diablo, Harris ! 8988. 



Near P. speciosus Jacq., but distinguished by the large female 

 flowers much exceeding the male, and hj the united styles. 



Phyllantlius Coxianus, sp. nov. Frutex 10 ped. alt. Coni 

 tquamce : stipulae triangulari-ovatse, obtusse, 3-4 mm. 1. ; folia rudi- 

 mentaria lineari-lanceolata, acuminata, 3-4 mm. 1. Ramuli penultimi 

 decidui 8-17 cm. 1., 1-2 mm. lat., lineares, compressi. Ramuli Jlori- 

 geri (phyllocladia) distichi, elliptic!, utrinque angustati, apice ssepius 

 subacuminati, vel lanceolati vel oblanceolati, 6-9 cm. 1., 1*5-2 cm. 

 lat., utraque latere crenaturis fere supra medium 14-7, subapproxi- 

 matis crenulati, nervis parallelis subremotis lineati. Pedicelli 

 utraque crena 1-4, 3-6 mm. 1. Flores masculi : Sepala 6, insequa- 

 lia, elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, exteriora circ. 1*4 mm. 1., interiora 

 usque ad 2*2 mm. 1. Disci glandulcB 6, sessiles, spongiosse. Stamina 

 duplo quam sepala breviores ; filamenta supi-a medium inter sese 

 connata ; colmuna '6-1 mm. 1. ; antherarum loculi connati. Floret 

 feminei: Sepala 6, inaequalia, exteriora elliptica, circ. 1*5 mm. 1., 

 interiora late obovato-elliptica vel rotundata, circ. 2 mm. 1. Vrceolui 

 hypogynus duplo quam ovarium brevior. Ovarium triplo quam 

 sepala brevius. Styli connati ; columna erecta triplo vel quadruple 

 quam ovarium brevior, ramulis columna multo longioribus, ad dimi- 



