

Bernardia, Discocleidion. 45 



Tyria salapa Klotszch in Linnaea XXIV. (1851) 21 = Macleania salapa (Benth.) 

 Hook. f. 



Bernardia Endl. Gen. (1838) 469 = Bernardia Vill. (Composita). 

 Passaea Adans. Fam. pl. IL (1763) 509 = Ononis L. (Leguminosa). 

 Tragantina Wallr. ex Endl. Gen. (1838) 370 = Eupatorium (Composita). 

 Traganthes Wallr. Sched. crit. I. (1822) 456 — Eupatorium [Composita). 



10. DiSCOCleidion (Müll. Arg.) Pax et K. Hoffm. 



Cleidion Sect. Discocleidion Müll. Arg. in Flora XLVIL (186 4) 481; in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 984. 



Flores dioici, apetali. Calyx q? in alabastro globosus, apiculatus, clausus, per 

 anthesin valvatim 3 — 5-partitus. Stamina numerosa, 35 — 60, receptaculo convexo 

 afflxa; filamenta libera, tenuia; antherae haud in series verticales dispositae, terminales, 

 4-loculares, juniores fere didymae; connectivum non productum. Disci glandulae juxta- 

 staminales evolutae, clavato-cylindricae, glabrae vel pilosae. Ovarii rudimentum nulluni. 

 Sepala Q 5. Discus hypogynus annularis, crenulatus. Ovarium 3-loculare; styli fere 

 liberi, ad medium vel ultra bifidi, intus dense papillosi; ovula in loculis solitaria. Capsula 

 parvula, in coccos 2-valves dissiliens. — Arbores vel frutices. Folia alterna, petiolata, 

 bistipulata, membranacea, basi 3 — 5-nervia, dentata, subtus prope basin utrinque ma- 

 culato-2-glandulosa, ad petioli apicem bistipellata, saepe pubescentia. Flores tf pani- 

 culati, laxiflori, pedicellati, sub bracteis fasciculati. Flores Q racemosi vel paniculati, 

 pedicellati, sub bracteis solitarii vel bini. Indumentum simplex. — Fig. 6. 



Nota. Discocleidion a cl. Müller Arg. pro sectione Cleidii sumptum, ab hoc genere 

 valde distat. Cl. Bentham in Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. III. (1880) 320 sectionem ad Macarangam 

 transferendam proposuit. 



Species 2 centrali-sinenses. 



Clavis specierum. 



A. Folia ± pubescentia 1. D. rufescens. 



B. Folia glabra 2. D. ulmifolium. 



1. D. rufescens (Franch.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Alchornea rufescens Franch. in 

 Nouv. Arch. Museum 2. ser. VII. (1884) 75, t. 7; Forb. et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 London XXVI. (1894) 438; Diels in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. (1900) 429. — Äcalypha 

 Giraldii Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. (1900) 429; Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn. bot. 

 Ital. XVII. (1910) 408. — Mallotus Cavaleriei Leveille in Fedde, Bepert. XL (1912) 

 296. — Arbor dioica. Petiolus 5 — 10 cm longus, pubescens, tenellus; limbus 5 — 

 1 2 cm longus, 2 — 9 cm latus, triangulari-ovatus vel ovatus, acuminatus, basi truncatus 

 vel subcordatus, rarius cuneato-contractus, crenato-dentatus vel dentatus, supra velutinus, 

 secus costas longius pubescens vel ± glabrescens, subtus molliter pubescens vel rh 

 pilosus, membranaceus, basi 3 — 5-nervius; stipulae lineares, 3 mm longae; stipellae 

 fere 2 mm longae, lineares. Paniculae rami (f rhachis gracilis, pubescens; bracteae 

 ovatae, 2 mm longae, longe pubescentes, zb 7-florae; pedicelli pubescentes, sub alabastris 

 brevissimi. Paniculae Q laxae; rhachis adpresse pubescens, rubella; bracteae lanceo- 

 latae, longe pilosae, 2 mm longae, 1— 2-florae; pedicelli 3^2 mm lon 8i> pubescentes. 

 Calyx (f in alabastro globosus, apiculatus, per anthesin 3 — 5-partitus; sepala 1 mm 

 longa, ovata, acuminata, extus basi parce pubescentia; stamina 35 — 60; filamenta 

 tenuia; disci glandulae juxtastaminales minutae, glabrae vel parce pilosae. Sepala 

 Q 5, triangulari-lanceolata, acuta, fere 3 mm longa, basi incrassata, extus pubes- 

 centia; discus hypogynus crenatus, pilosus; ovarium dense hispido-pilosum ; styli 3, fere 

 liberi, ultra medium bifidi, intus dense breviter papillosi. Capsulae valvae 5 mm longae, 

 sericeae. Semina ± tuberculata. — Fig. 6. 



Zentralchina: Schensi, Tsin-ling-shan (Giraldi n. 484, 1735 — 1738!, 3571 — 

 3574, 3576). Hupeh, Ichang, Patung, Nanto u. anderwärts (Henry n. 20 !, 293, 



