Plate 2372. 



PHYLLANTHUS PANICULATUS, Oliv. 



EUPIIORBIACE^. Tribe PnVLLANTHE^. 



P, paniculatus, Oliv, (sp. nov,) ; arbuscula 15-20-pedaIis, glabra, 



foliis amplis membranaceis ellipticis v, ovato-ellipticis brevlter obtuse 

 acuniinatis basi late cuneatis v. rotundatis nervis lateralibus primariis 

 utrinque c. 5-7 rete venularum subtus prominulo, inSorescentia laxe 

 paniculata ramis gracilibus divaricatis, pedicellis solitariis v. spepe 2-5 

 fascicalatis gracilibus, bracteis minutis, perianthii laciniis 6 biseriatis 

 subsequilougis exterioribus ellipticis interioribus obovatis, fl. S stamini- 

 bus 3 monadelphis, antheris liberis erectis ovato-lanceolatis acutis 

 extrorsis, disco carnoso corrugato c. 3-lobato colunanfe stamineie sequi- 

 longo, fl. 9 perianthio reflexo persistente, ovario ovoideo-conico glabro 

 basi lobis carnosis truncatis 6 perianthii segmentis alternis circumdato, 

 stylis 3 brevissimis obtusis indivisis conniventibus. 



Hab. Polynesia : Solomon Islands, Faro Island, Gitppy (No. 247), 



Folia 7-8 poll, lon^a, 3^-4 poll, lata ; petioli breves. Panicula 

 7-9 poll, longa; pedicelli 4-9 lin. longi ; Acres albidi. Capsula 

 globosa, 3-sulcata, Isevis, |-^ poll longa atq. lata. 



Of this curious Phyllanthus unfortunately both our leaves and in- 

 florescences are detached, though otherwise satisfactory as specnnens. 

 Of the two panicles one bears only pistillate, the other apparently 

 only staminate flowers, so that probably the species is difficious. 1 do 

 not find in this Herbarium any species nearly related to it.— D. Oliver. 



PJg. 1, Staminate flower. 2. Staminal column and anthers. 3 Pistillate flower. 

 4. Trdnsyerse sectiuD of ovary of immature fruit. 5. Seed. All enlarged. 



