314 euphorbiacEjE. [GlochidioTi. 



celled. Styles erect, oblong and connivent. Capsules scarcely 3 lines dia- 

 meter, very depressed in the centre. 



Hongkong, Wright. Seen in no other collection. It resembles at first sight Fortune's 

 n. 129, from continental China, but that has broader and more obtuse leaves, 5-merous 

 ovaries, with a much longer style, etc. 



2. G. philippinense, Benth. Branches and leaves quite glabrous or. 

 rarely slightly pubescent when young. Leaves ovate -lanceolate or oblong, 

 acuminate, 3 or 4 in. long, oblique at the base, on petioles of 2 or 3 lines. 

 Male flowers nearly of G. Wrightii. Female flowers on pedicels of 1 to 2 lines. 

 Ovary pubescent, 5 -celled. Styles thick, connivent in a short almost globular 

 mass. Capsule about 4 lines diameter, pubescent, very much depressed in 

 the centre. — Bradleia philippica, Cav. Ic. iv. 48, t. 371. 



Hongkong, Wright. In the Philippine Islands (Cuming, n. 459). 



3. G. sinicum, Hook, and Am. Bot. Beech. 210. An erect much- 

 branched shrub, densely but shortly pubescent. Leaves oblong, obtuse or 

 acute, 1^ or rarely 2 in. long, glaucous and glabrous above except on the 

 midrib, pubescent underneath. Male flowers usually numerous, on pedicels 

 of 2 to 4 lines. Perianth-segments full 1 line long, narrow, erect at the base 

 and then spreading. Anthers 3. Female flowers clustered, the pedicels •§• 

 line long. Perianth small. Ovary tomentose, usually 5 -celled. Styles form- 

 ing a short thick annular disk. Capsule pubescent, 4 or 5 lines diameter. — 

 Bradleia sinica, Willd. Spec. iv. 591. 



Hongkong, Hance, Wright. Also in the adjacent continent and neighbouring islands, 

 but not known out of S. China. 



4. G. eriocarpum, Champ, in Kew Journ. Bot. vi. 6. A shrub, the 

 branches densely hirsute with short spreading often reddish hairs. Leaves 

 ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-acuminate, 1\ to 2 or rarely 3 in. long, 

 wrinkled and hirsute on both sides. Male flowers as in G. sinicum. Female 

 flowers sessile and mostly solitary. Perianth small. Ovary usually 5 -celled. 

 Styles shortly oblong, erect and connivent. Capsule very depressed in the 

 centre, hirsute. 



In the Happy Valley woods, Champion. Common in ravines, Wilford ; also Wright. 

 Not known out of the island. 



5. G. molle, Hook, and Am. Bot. Beech. 210. Branches softly pubes- 

 cent or hirsute. Leaves ovate, obtuse, or obtusely acuminate, usually above 

 3 in. long, coriaceous and pubescent on both sides or at length glabrous 

 above. Flower- clusters or cymes often shortly pedunculate. Males many- 

 flowered. Pedicels 3 to 5 lines long. Perianth 2 lines. Anthers 5 to 8. 

 Female flowers few, on thick pedicels of 1 line. Perianth-segments ovate, 

 hairy, above 1 line long. Ovary usually 5 -celled. Style a short thick annu- 

 lar disk. Capsule pubescent, slightly depressed, about 4 lines diameter. 



In a ravine at the foot of Mount Gough, Wilford ; also Hance and Wright. On the ad- 

 jacent continent, but not known out of S. China. 



6. G. littorale, Blume ; Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. i. part ii. 377. In the size 

 and shape of the leaves, and in the structure of the flower and fruit, this re- 

 sembles the G. molle so closely that Dr. Hance believes it to be only a variety 

 of that species. It is however perfectly glabrous in every part ; the male pe- 



