316 euphorbiaceje. [Bischoffia. 



1. B. javanica, Blume ; Miq. Fl. Ned. Tnd. i. part ii. 363. A large gla- 

 brous tree. Leaflets 3 (or rarely 5), petiolulate, from broadly ovate to oval 

 oblong, coarsely crenate-serrate, 3 to 5 in. long, coriaceous when old, on a 

 common petiole of 3 or 4 in. Male flowers crowded in broad panicles, much- 

 branched, but shorter than the leaves. Female panicles looser and less branched, 

 sometimes reduced to simple racemes. — B. trifoliata, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 844, 

 with the synonyms adduced (Br. and Benn. PI. Jav. Bar. t. 29 ; Dene, in 

 Jacqemon. Yoy. t. 154). 



Hongkong, Harland, Wright ; in a wood at Little Hongkong, Wilford. In the hilly dis- 

 tricts of India, from the Peninsula to Nepal, Burmah, and the Archipelago, and northward to 

 the Philippines, S. China, and Loochoo. 



20. DAPHNIPHYLLUM, Blume. 



(Goughia, Wight.) 



Flowers dioecious, in axillary or lateral racemes. Perianth calyx-like, small, 

 of 3 to 8 segments. Male flowers : Stamens 5 to 12. Anthers ovate, thick, 

 on very short filaments radiating from a central disk. Female flowers : Ovary 

 ovoid, incompletely 2 -celled, with 2 ovules in each cell. Styles united at the 

 base, shortly recurved, undivided. Berry ovoid, indehiscent. Seed solitary. 

 Embryo minute, in a thick fleshy albumen. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alter- 

 nate, on long petioles, entire, coriaceous. 



A small tropical or subtropical Asiatic, chiefly eastern, genus. 



Perianth not ^ line long. Racemes axillary. 



Styles spreading 1. B. Roxburghii. 



Perianth l'line long. Racemes mostly lateral. 



Styles erect 2. D. calycinum. 



1. D. Roxburghii, Baill. Euph. 565. A large glabrous tree. Speci- 

 mens turning black in drying. Leaves oblong, obtuse, acute, or shortly acu- 

 minate, 3 or scarcely 4 in. long, very coriaceous, on petioles of 1 in. or rather 

 more. Racemes usually all axillary, scarcely longer than the petioles. Perianth 

 minute, not exceeding the filaments in the males, and not half so long as the 

 ovary in the females. Styles short, spreading. Drupe ovoid-oblong, full ^ in. 

 long. — Goughia Nilgheri'ensis, Wight, Ic. t. 1879. 



Hongkong, Champion, Wright. In Ceylon, the Nilgherries, Loochoo, Corea, and Japan. 



2. D. calycinum, Benth., n. sp. A shrub. Leaves longer than in the last, 

 usually 4 to 6 in., not so coriaceous, and seldom turning black. Racemes axil- 

 lary in the very young state, but before they flower their leaves appeal* always 

 to have fallen, leaving them below the leafy part of the branch. Bracts 1 

 to 2 lines long, but very deciduous. Perianth-segments nearly 1 line long in 

 the males, and as long as the ovary in the females. Styles very short, thick, 

 erect, and truncate. Drupe ovoid, 4 or 5 lines long. 



Hongkong, Champion, Ranee, Seemann ; in woods, at Little Hongkong, Wilford. Also 

 near Canton, Reeves. 



21. APOROSA, Blume. 

 (Scepa, Lindl. Lepidostachys, Wall.) 



Flowers dioecious, the males in catkins, the females in axillary clusters or 

 short spikes. Perianth small, calyx-like, of 4 segments. Male flowers clustered 



