102 ^- ^^^- — Kuphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Plukenetiinae. 



u. Gnesmone Blume. 



Onesmone*) Blume, Fl. Jav. praef. VI. (4 828); Endl. Gen. (1836—40) H H ; Baill. 

 Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 4^8, t. 4 f. U— H; Mfill. Arg. in.üC. Prodi-. XV. 2. (1866) 

 926; Benlh. in Benlh. et Hook f. Gen. III. (1880) 330; Hook. f. Fl. Hril. Ind. V. (1888) 

 466; Pax in Engler u. Pranll, Pflzfam. III. .5. (<890) 63; J. J. Smilh in Mededeel. 

 Depart. Landbouw iO. (19«0) 513. — Cnesmosa Blume, Bijdr. (1825) «30. 



Flores monoici, apetali. Discus nuUus. Calyx (J* in alabaslro globosus, clausus, 

 per anlliesin valvatim 3-fidus, lubo depresso, ore subcontraclo, lobis lalis. Slamina in 

 fundo calycis 3, allernisepala, vix e lubo cxserla; filamenla libera, crassa. brevia; anlherae 

 prope basin dorsifixae; conneclivum crassiim. ullra lociiios in appendicem linearem, supra 

 anlberam intus reflexam produclum; loculi discreti, subparalk-li, inlrorsum, demum lale- 

 raliter longiludinaiiter deliiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum nuihim. Sepala Q 3. Ovarium 

 depressum, Iriloculare; slyli carnosi, basi in massam brevem, lalam connali, superne 

 liberi, ineurvo-erecti, intus et margine processibus crassis fimbriati, fere pinnatifidi. 

 Ovula in loculis solitaria, Capsula Iridjma, in coccos bivalves dissiliens. Semina globosa; 

 tesla cruslacea, slralo exleriore carnoso; albumen carnosum; colyledones lalae, planae. — 

 Frutex a|ie volubilis, undique villosus. pilis urentibus stimulosus. Folia allerna, peliolala, 

 penninervia, basi saepe cordala et trinervia; stipulae satis lalae, persistentes. Hacemi 

 terminales vel oppositifolii; flores in axillis bractearum solilarii, superiores (^, ebracteolali, 

 inferiores 1 — plures Q, bibracleolali. 



Species nota unica malajana. 



C. {Cnesmosa) javanica Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 630; Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. 

 (1858) 4o8, t. 4, f. 14—17; Miq. Fl. Ind. Batav. I. 2. (1859) 409; Müll. Arg. in DC. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (18661 926; Kurz, Forest. Fl. II. (1877) 399; Hook. f. Fl. Brit Ind. V. 

 (1888) 466; J. J. Smilh in Mededeel. Dep. Landbouw 10. (1912) 514; Koorders, Ex- 

 kursionsfl. Java II. (1912) 498. — Tragia hastaia Reinw. in Hassk. PI. javan. rar. 

 (1868) 245. — T. macrophylla Wall. Cat. n. 7793. — T. rugosa Wall. Cat. n 7794. — 

 Frutex alte volubilis; ramuli villosi. Petiolus \^!i—\\ cm longus, villosus; limbus 

 6 — 22 cm longus, 3 — 13 cm latus, ovatus vel oblongus, acuminalus, basi sinu lato, 

 rotundato cordatus, dentatus, membranaceus, utrinque, praescrlim secus nervös, pubescens 

 et parce stimulosus, demum ± glabrescens; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque 

 3 — 5, incurvae; stipulae 5—10 mm longae, ovatae, acuminatae, basi late subcordalae, 

 pubescentes. Racemi pedunculali, 3 — 11 cm longi, pedunculo 1^2 — '3 cm longo slipilati. 

 villosi et parce stimulosi; bracteae inferiores 5 — 8 cm longae, lineares, vel ovalo-lan- 

 ceolatae, reflexae, superiores sensim minores; flores (^ dense conferti. Calyx (^ extus 

 pubescens, circ. 5 mm latus; lobi trianguläres, aCuti; stamina atroviridia. Flores C 

 remoti, subsessiles, quam (^ majores. Calyx Q post anthesin vix auctus; sepala linearia 

 vel ovata, acuta vel obtusa, extus et intus pubescentia, margine parce stimulosa ; ovarium 

 dense slimulosum. Capsula pedicello 3 mm longo suffulta, slylo persistente coronata, 

 8 mm longa, 1 V2 cm lata, velutina et slimulosa. Semina (ex Smith) globosa, velutino- 

 puberula, longitudinaliter nervosa, in sicco reticulato-marmorala, 5 mm diamelientia. — 

 Fig. 'i^A-E. 



Nord westmalayische Provinz: Silhet (Wallich); Khasia-Berge 600 — 1300m 

 (Hooker u. Thomson!); Ober-Assam, Mishmee Hills (Griffith n. 4717!); Ben- 

 galen, Dacca (Clarke); Birma, Rangun (Meebold n. 140U!, 155:3!). 



Hinterindisch-ostasiatische Provinz: Tongking (Balansa n. 3250! . 



Südwestmalajische Provinz : Perak (ohne Sammlernamen!); Penang (Wallich 

 n. 7793. 7794); Sumatra (nach Hooker); Java (Blume!. Hillebrand!, Koorders 

 n. 35107/:/!, Preyer!, Reinwardt, Warburg n. 1374!, ZoUinger n. 911!]: 

 Borneo (Grabowsky!). 



Im unteren Gebirge und in der Ebene, im Gebüsch und im jungen Regenwald. 



*) xytjafjtoyt] = Pruritus propter pilos urcntes. 



