EUPHORBIACE^ (S. Moore) 97 



EUPHORBIACE^. 



Drypetes obanensis S. Moore sp. nov. Arbuscula ramnlis 

 gracilibus subteretibus crebro foliosis minute pubescentibus ; foliis 

 breviter petiolatis ovato-oblongis vel lanceolato-ovatis apice cuspi- 

 dato-acuminatis ipso obtusis basi obliquis obtusis raro rotundatis 

 margine dimidio superiori distantei* serrulato-denticulatis tenuiter 

 coriaceis glabris nitiduHs costis lateralibus utrinque 4-6 (raro 7) 

 aperte arcuatis costulis intermediis satis prominulis pluribus ; 

 fiorum fasciculis ramulis vetustioribus insidentibus floribus masc. 

 solummodo cognitis pedicellis abbreviatis sufFultis ; sepal is 5 late 

 imbricatis suborbicularibus margine ciliolatis ceteroquin glabris ; 

 staminibus circa 14 filamentis quam antherae longioribus ; disco 

 rugoso. 



Oban ; nn. 677, 2310. 



A small tree. Branchlets patent or erecto-patent, 1-2 mm. in 

 diameter. Leaves mostly 6-10 cm, long, 2'5-4'0 cm. broad, 

 occasionally reaching ll'0x5"5 cm., or reduced to 5'0 x I'o cm or 

 even less, greenish-grey when dried, the midrib very prominent on the 

 underside and flat or almost so above ; petioles about 5 mm. long, 

 like their supporting branchlets covered with a brown pubescence. 

 Fascicles of Jioiuers about 1 cm. in diameter. Pedicels stoutish, at 

 most barely 3 mm. long. Sepals 8'5 x 3 mm. Filamerits 2 mm. 

 long, anthers 1 mm. Disk 3 mm. in diameter. 



So far as clavis characters go, this comes near D. spinoso-dentata 

 Hutchins. and D. minor Hutchius., of which both have leaves diverse 

 in size, shape and toothing, as well as much larger flowers. 



Drypetes Talbotli S. Moore sp. nov. Arbor ramulis subtere- 

 tibus crebro foliosis cortice fusco longitrorsum rimoso mox circum- 

 datis ; foliis breviter petiolatis elongatis late oblongis apice 

 cuspidato-acuminatis ipso obtusis obtusiusculisve basin versus 

 aliquanto angustatis basi obtusissimis levissimeve cordatis 

 margine integris coriaceis glabris costis lateralibus utrinque ultra 

 20 additis costulis numerosis sibi ipsis fere aeque aspectabilibus 

 costa central! pag. sup. impressa pag. inf. optime prominente ; 

 floribus ad nodos ramorum defoliatorum fasciculatis ; pedicellis 

 filiformibus quam flores longioribus ; florum masc. sepalis 5 aesti- 

 vatione late imbricatis rotundato-ovatis obtusissimis ; staminibus 

 11-13 filamentis sepalis fere aequilongis ; anther is ovato-oblongis 

 quam filamenta manifeste brevioribus ; disco piano ; floribus 

 fem. baud visis. 



Oban ; n. 8. 



Leafy branches about 4 mm. in diameter. Leaves 18-28 cm. 

 long, 5-6 cm. broad, grey-green, somewhat shining ; petioles stout, 

 5 mm. long. Pedicels 8 mm. long. Sepals 3*5-4 x 2*5-3 mm. Fila- 

 ments 3 mm. long. Anthers scarcely 1*5 mm. Disc 2 mm. in 

 diameter. 



To be inserted next to D. Afzelii Hutchins., a species of which the 

 male flowers are unknown. The leaves of the two are manifestly 

 different. 



