Homonoia. WJ 



pubenilae, (j^ 5 — 7 mm longae, pauciflorae, Q 7—2 mm allingentes; rhachis Q ro- 

 busla; bracteae trianguläres, aculae. Flores bibracleolali, rf 5 mm fere lali. Calyx (^ 

 in alabasLro longe apiculalus; sepala (j^ 3, oblonga, abrupte acuminata, exlus parce et 

 brevissinie pilosa; stamina numerosissima ut in specie praecedente disposita. Sepala Q 

 oblongo-ovata, acuminata, mox deeidua, extus pubescentia, 1 '/2 — 2 mm longa; ovarium 

 adpresse cinereo-pubescens: sljli dense plumosi. Capsula 2 mm diametiens, pubescens. 

 Semina 1 Y4 mm longa, oblonga. — Fig. %' E. 



Provinz des Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste, von Concan bis zu den 

 Nilgheries (Wight); S. Canara (Meebold n. 8586!), Concan (Wallich, Stocks u. 

 Law!). Ohne nähere Standorlsangaben (Hügel n. 4343!, 4808!). 



Nota. Varietates a d. Müller Arg. I.e. dislinctae (var. genuina et var. cuneata) 

 vir inter se differunt. 



Subgen. 11. Spathiostemon (Blume) Pax et K. Hoftm. 



Spathiostemon Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 621. — Spathiostemon Seci. Eu-tpathiostemon 

 Baill. Elud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 293. — Homonoia Secl. Euspathiostemon WiW. Xrg. 

 in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1022. — Polydragma Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 456; 

 Icon. pl. XVIII. (1888) t. 1701; Pax in Engler u. Pranll, Pflzfam. 111. 5. (18.90) 72. 



Indumentum non lepidotum. Ovarium et Capsula muricala. 



Specles unica. 



3. H. javensis (Blume) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 200; in DG. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 1022; J. J. Smith in Nova Guinea VIII. (1910) 240; in Mededeel. De- 

 partm. Landbouw 10. (1910) 544; Koorders, Exkursionsfl. Java II. (1912) 500. — 

 SpatJdostemon javense Blume, Bijdr. (I82ö) (i22. — Ädelia javanica IVIiq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. I. 2. (1859) 388. — Polydragma mallotiforme Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (I8s7) 

 457; Icon pl. XVIII. (1888) t. 1701. — Mallotus eglanduhsus Eimer in Leafl Phil. 

 Bot. I. (1908) 313. — Homonoia javensis var. ciliata Merrill in Philipp. Journ. sc. VII. C. 

 (1912) 391. — Arbor parva; ramuli graciles, juveniles angulati et puberuli, glabrescentes. 

 Petiolus 1 — 5 cm longus, basi et apice incrassatus, puberuliis, ±: glabrescens; limbus 

 5V2 — -■* C"i longus, 2'/4 — 10 cm latus, oblongus vel elliplico-oblongus, cuspidato- 

 acuminalus, apice ipso acutus vel anguste obtusus, saepe mucronatus, basin versus 

 cuneato-anguslalus, obtusus vel acutus, integer, evolutus supra glaber, subtus in coslis 

 puberulus et in axillis nervorum paulo barbatus, demum glaber, charlaceus; coslae 

 secundarine utrinque 5 — 9, subtus prominentes; stipulae caducae, lanceolalo-lriangulares, 

 carinatae, 'i^'^ — 'i mm longae. Inflorescenliae rf \^li — 7V2 c^ longae, puberulae, a 

 basi densiflorae, haud raro ad apicem florem Q gerenfes; bracteae 1 mm longae, ovalae, 

 acuminatae, concavae, 1 — 2-florae; pedicelli basi bibracteolali, circ. 2 mm longi, medio 

 arliculati; inflorescentiae Q 6 — 10 cm longae, laxiflorae, saepe pauciflorae, piiborulae; 

 bracteae minimae; pedicelli 1 — 5 mm longi, basi bibracteolali. Calyx Q^ in alabastro 

 apiculalus; sepala ovala, brevissime acuminata, extus parce puberula, 3'/2 ^^ 'onga; 

 stamina ca. 160; rami primarii columnae staminalis circ. 5 — 6. Sepala Q 5 — 8, re- 

 volula, inaequalia, ovata vel ovalo-lriangularia, ciliala, dorso vix puberula, t^ji mm 

 longa; ovarium subglobosum, echinis mollibus, oblongis, obtusis, carnosulis in selam 

 excurrentibus tectum ; sljli intus snbverrucoso-plumosi, 5-5 72"^"^ longi. Bacemi 

 frucligeri 5—10 cm longi; pedunculus I Y2 — '^ ^ 2 ^"^ longus: pedicellus 4 — 5 mm 

 attingens. Capsula depressa, tridjma, 12 mm lala, 7 mm longa. Semina ovoideo- 

 globosa, circ. 5Y4 mm longa. — Fig. 27 F. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malacca, Perak (Scortechini). Java (Blume!). 

 Borneo, zwischen Kundim baru und Batu babi (Winkler n. 2766!). 



Philippinen: Island of Negros (Everrett n. 123251); Mlndanao (Eimer 

 n. 13918!). 



Zentromalayische Provinz: Amboina (Warburg n. 17273!). 



Austromalayische Provinz: Timor (nach J. J. Smith). 



