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Plate 1701. 



POLYDRAGMA MALLOTIFORME, Ilook. f. 



EUPHORBIACE.E. Tribe CROTONEiE. 



Polydragma, Book, /. {gen. nov.). Flores parvi, dioici, apetali, 

 racemosi, racemis axillaribus. Fl. <? . Alabastra globosa. Sepala 3, 

 lata, concava, valvata. Stamina perplurima, tihimentis basi in 

 phalanges 6 connatis, superne liberis ramosissimis, et in capitulura 

 globosum antherarum desinentibus ; antherae minutse, peltatae, 2-locu- 

 lares, didymae, connectivo supra loculos obducto. Pistillodium 0. Fl. ? • 

 Sepala 5, inaequalia, lanceolata, erecta. Ovarium globosum, granula- 

 tum, hispidum, 3-loculare ; styli 3, elongati, erecti, subulati, intus 

 papillosi ; ovula in loculis solitaria. Fructus deest.— Frutex v. arbus- 

 cula. Folia alterna, elliptico-oblonga v. obovata, acuminata v. longe 

 cuspidata, penninervia. Racemi gracillimi. 



P. mallotiforme, Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. v. (ined.). 

 Hab. Malay Peninsula, at Perak, Father Scortechini. 



Branches slender, terete, woody, both bra nchlets and racemes finely 

 pubescent. Leaves 6-9 in., membranous ; nerves 5-6 pairs, very slender ; 

 petiole i-2 in. ; stipules small, subulate. Male racemes spiciform ; 

 pedicels 3-bracteate. Sepals membranous. Fern, racemes 3-4 in., 

 slender, erect, lax-flowered. 



The position of this genus is evidently near Homonoia, Lour., from 

 which it differs m habit and in the stamens.— J. D. H. 



. rf 1" Bl ? cts a nd <*}7f of 6" flower. 2. <? flower. 3. The same expanded. 

 4. Cluster of anthers. 5 & *>. Separate anthers. 6. ? flower. 7. Ovary. 8. V«- 

 tieal section of ditto. All enlarged. vwj. 



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