112 . | CVIII. EUPHORBIACEZ. | Phyllanthus. 
m oured, under 1 line long. Glands sm Stamens 3, the filaments 
free ; anther-cells globular, divergent. yes nep segments nar- 
rower and rather longer than in the males. Disk truncate and lobed. 
-— 3, bifid. Capsule glabrous and esos under 1 line diameter. 
New England, C. Stua 
43. P. minutiflorus, F. Muell. Herb. ; Muell. Arg. in Linnea x xxxiv. 
ascending stems from a few inches to above 1 ft. long 
Lower leaves broadly eam or almost orbicular, 2 d bs lines d a 
upper ones oblong-lanceolate or almost linear, } to lowe 
m 
Stamens 3, the filaments free; anthers not seen perfect. Styles short, 
dep 2-lobed. Capsules depressed, under 1 line. diameter. Seeds 
Upper Victoria river, F. Mu Vc pre the same species, 
Simic uper ; 
small young plants of 1 to 2 in ids orbicular leaves, Port Darwin, Schultz, n n. 326, 
and elongated specimens vit lon ger pedicels and doa iud small leaves, York 
Sound, Pe W. Coast, A. Cunn a 
Var.? gracillimus. Filiform branches zu endet 1ft.long. Leaves all narrow, 
2to4 fa long. illi b. Hook. 
ueensland. 
Moreton Bay, E Mue 
e above eA probably all forms ia one ii fion but with the minuteness of the 
Th 
esse - is difficult to establish definite characters from the imperfect specimens ' in, 
our herba 
Sect. 6. RErprA.—Trees or shrubs. Leaves ote Male 
Phat "of 4 segments. Stamens 2, the filaments united in a cen 
anthers verticillate round the top of the Sari Female aries of 
Styles : 
4 to Ó segments. Styles 9.— Reidia. Wight; Eriococcus, Ha 
44. P. Armstrongii, Benth. A glabrous shrub or tree, the branch- — 
lets slender, 4 to 8 in EAM with thin distichou s leaves resembling © 
Lue ade leaves chiot at the ends of the branches. B ond ekers shortly 
petiolate or almost sessile, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ciini ranous, - 
mostl about lin. lon ti pules minute. owers monceci cious, 
Mel perianth rotate wine NC S pitt more ibn lli cs [e 
lands large. Anther-cells radiating from a short c iege mt um» 
which iube sli € brine them, -— cell = g transversely 
in 2 small valve erianth of a: ate dentate ents 
Disk broadly e eu muria half as too as the vieni a Y 
glabrous, with 3 exceedingly short bifid styles. Fruit not seen. 
. N. Australia. e Asa Armstrong. i 
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