,■104 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaccae-Acalypheac-Plukenetiinae. 



\ 5. ClavistyluS J. J. Smith. 



Clavistyhis*) J. J. Smith in Mededeel. Departm. Landbouw 10. hOlOj 517; Koor- 

 ders, Exkursionsflora Java II. (19t 2) 498. 



Flores monoici. apelali. Calj-x rf in alabastro clausus, depresso-lriangularis, basi 

 valde exoavalus, per anlhesin valvalim 3-parlitus. Slamina 3, libera, brevissima; aniherae 

 semigloboso-connivenles, inlrorsae ; loculi valde divergentes, longiludinaliler introrsum 

 dehiscentes; conneclivum basi transverse incrassatum, apice in appendicem longam, in- 

 curvam, subuiatam produclum. Disous annularis. Ovarii rudimentum nuiliim. Cal^x Q 

 profunde 3-partitus, persistens, immutatus; lobi angusti. Ovarium 3-)ocidare; slyli in 

 columnam crassam, clavalam connati; stigmata brevia, crassa, biloba. Ovula in localis 

 solilaria. Capsula in coccos bivalves dissiliens. Semina globosa; testa dura, stralo 

 extej'iore vix carnoso; albumen carnosum; colyledones latae, planae. — Frutex volubilis, 

 subglaber. Folia allerna, potiolata, peltala, basi 7 — 9-nervia; slipulae anguslae. Inflores- 

 centiae unisexiiales, (^f ad ramulos velustiores defolialos fasciculalae, racemosae, multi- 

 florae, rhachide fiüformi, Q uniflorae, ad ramulos novellos solilariae. 



Species nnta una javanica. 



C. peltatus J. J Sniilh in Mededeel. Departm. Landbouw 10. (19I0) 519; Koorders, 

 Exkursionsfl. Java II. (1912) 498. — Frutex volubilis, ad 15 m allus; ramuli novelli 

 pubescenles, mox glabrescentes. Petiolus 1 — 5 cm longus; limbus 5^2 — 1 6 cm longus, 



2 — 8 cm lalus, oblongus, ovatus vel obovalus, acuminatus vel abrupte acuminalus, basi 

 peltata rctundato-truncatus vol subretusus, inleger vel apicem versus grosse repandus 

 vel denlatus, glaber, palmalinervius, membranaceus; stipulae lanceolalo-triangulares, 



3 mm longae. Inflorescentiae rf numerosae, racemosae, circ. 6^/2 cm longae, valde 

 mulliflorae, parce hirtellae ; bracteae recurvae, e basi lata acuminatae, minulae; pedi- 

 celli 7 — 8 mm longi, graciles. basi articulati. Caljx (^T expansus 5^/2 irun latus, extus 

 parcissime hirtellus; lobi late trianguläres, acuti; discus Q^ majusculus, subrepandus. 

 Pedicellus frucliger circ. "I/2 cm longus. Caljx sub fructu tripartitus; lobi reflexi, anguste 

 lanceolati, acuti, 4 — 5 mm longi Capsula stjlo coronala, depressa, tridj'ma, coccis 

 subglobosis, parce adpresse hirtellis, rb 8'/2 '""^ Jo^ga, 1 '/2 cm lata. Semina mar- 

 morala, circ. 6 mm diamelienlia. leviter longiludinaliler 9-coslata. — Fig. 2 3i''. 



Süd westmalayische Provinz: Ost- und Mitteljava, in der Ebene und im 

 unteren Gebirge selten, so auf Nusa Kambangan, bei Karangbolong in Süd-Kedu und 

 bei Pantjar in Besoeki (Koorders n. 297l6,ö'!). 



Nota. Genus certissime affine est Cnesmonae, sed non stimulosum; insuper differt disco 

 (5 evolulo, slylis foliisque pellatis. 



16. Tragiella**) Pax et K.Hoffm. n. gen. 



Flores monoici, apelali. Discus nullus, Calyx (j^ valvatim 3-partitus, parle in- 

 feriore campanulatus, ad faucem introrsum plicalus, lobi deinde patentes. Stamina 3 — 4, 

 allernisepala; filamenfa brevia, basi incrassala et hie inier se connala; connectivum 

 valde incrassatum; aniherae introrsae, longiludinaliler dehiscentes; loculi paralleli. Ovarii 

 rudimentum parvum evolutum, cum basi filamenlorum connalum. Sepala C fi, pinnati- 

 fida, post antliesin accrescenlia, paulo indurala; ovarium 3-locuIare; slyli in columnam 

 infundibuliformem, apice trilobam vel in massam globosam connati. Capsula tricocca. 

 Semina globosa, ecarunctilata, subto.nrienlello-squamulosa ; colyledones latae, planae. — 

 Voiubiles vel ereclae, urenles. Folia allerna, petiolala, basi cordata et palmalinervia, 

 bislipulata. Racemi terminales vel oppositifoliae, basi flores Q 1 — 2 et (^ plures pro- 

 ferentes; bracteae uniflorae. 



Nota. Genus fere inlermedium inier Tragiam ei Sphaerostylidem, huic propius accedens. 



Species 3 africanae. 



*) Nomen compositum e vocibus clava et stylo propter .slylos in columnam clavatam 

 connatos. 



**) Tragia genug Euphorbiacearum (p. 32). Species antea ad Tragiam reductae erant. 



