l;U^ F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae. 



Araukarienprovinz: Neu-Caledonien (Deplanche n. 102!, Vieillard n. 26!, 

 n. 1175!), am Fuße der Berge bei Oubatche (Schlechter n. 15554!); Lifu (Thiebaut 

 n. 436!). 



16. C. Hillii Benth. in Benth. et F. Müll. Fl. austr. VI. (1873) 131; Banks et 

 Soland. Illustr. Austr. pl. (1905) 88, t. 290. — Arbor 6 — 10 m alta; partes juveniles 

 adpresse pubescentes, mox glabratae. Petiolus 2 — 5 cm longus, glaber, apice biglan- 

 dulosus; limbus 1 1 — 20 cm longus, 6*/j — 8 cm latus, ovatus vel ellipticus, acuminatus, 

 basi acutus, undulato-dentatus, membranaceus, adultus glaber vel subglaber, saepe pur- 

 purascens. Flores dioici. Bacemi q? 5 — 20 cm longi, a basi fere florigeri; pedicelli 

 in axillis bractearum 3 — 5, ad 2 mm attingentes; rhachis adpresse pubescens; racemi 

 Q (ex Bentham) infra 5 cm longi, pauciflori; bracteae uniflorae. Calyx q? globosus, 

 apiculatus, per anthesin 3-partitus, 4 — 5 mm latus, extus adpresse pubescens; lobi 

 elliptici, acuti; disci glandulae juxtastaminales apice pilosae; stamina =b 25. Sepala 

 Q (ex Bentham) .3; disci hypogyni glandulae 3, sepalis breviores; ovarium dense 

 pubescens. Capsula 5 mm diametiens, tridyma, demum fere glabra. Semina globosa, 

 reticulato-rugosa. 



Araukarienprovinz: Queensland; Cape York (Mc. Gillivray, Daemel!), 

 Endeavour's Biver (Bank su. Solander!), Mulgrave, lichte Waldungen (Diels n. 8303J), 

 Unter Busseil, Saum des Urwaldes (Diels n. 8507!), Bockingham Bay (Dallachy), 

 Albany Island (Hill). 



Nota. Species G. tenerifolio valde affinis. 



17. C. tenerifolium F. Müll, in Adansonia VI. (1866) 323; Benth. et F. Müll. 

 Fl. austr. VI. (1873) 130. — Mercurialis tenerifolium Baill. Adansonia VI. (1866) 

 323. — Arbor 6 — 10 m alta; partes juveniles adpresse pubescentes, mox glabratae. 

 Petiolus =b 2V2 cm longus, apice biglandulosus; limbus l l L> — 10 cm longus, saepius 

 ovatus, acuminatus, rarius ellipticus, basin versus attenuatus, dentatus, ilorendi tempore 

 minor et haud evolutus, purpurascens. Flores dioici, foliis praecociores. Bacemi tf 

 2 — 7Y2 cm longi, juveniles densiflori; pedicelli tf in axillis bractearum 3 — 5, ad 2 mm 

 attingentes; rhachis breviter pubescens; racemi 2 (ex Bentham) breviores et pedicelli 

 crassiores. Calyx q? globosus, apiculatus, per anthesin 3-partitus, 3 mm latus, extus 

 dense pubescens; lobi elliptici, acuti; disci glandulae juxtastaminales clavatae, apice 

 pilosae: stamina 20 — 34. Calyx Q (ex Bentham) ad medium 3-partitus; discus 

 hypogynus late lobatus; ovarium glabrum; styli basi connati, breves. Capsula tridyma, 

 fere 5 mm diametiens. 



Araukarienprovinz: Queensland, Bockhampton (Dallachy, O'Shanesy); 

 Broad Sound u. Cleveland Bay (Bowman n. 151). Ohne Standortsangabe und ohne 

 Sammlernamen!). 



18. C. pedicellare Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — G. arboreum Eimer in Leafl. 

 Phil. Bot. II. (1908) 486 ex parte. — Bamuli ultimi crassi, apice dense foliigeri et 

 demum dense cicatricosi; partes juveniles tomentosi. Petiolus 4 — 1 cm longus, dense 

 tomentellus, apice eglandulosus; limbus 16 — 24 cm longus, 8—11 cm latus, oblongo- 

 ovatus, acuminatus, basi rotundato-obtusus vel late cuneatus, calloso-crenato-dentatus, 

 utraque pagina adpresse pubescens vel supra glabrescens, subtus ad nervös pilosus, 

 supra et subtus scaberulus, firme membranaceus. Flores dioici. Bacemi rf 25 — 30 cm 

 longi, a basi florigeri; rhachis adpresse pubescens; bracteae 3-florae; pedicelli 1 — 2 mm 

 attingentes. Sepala tf 3, late triangularia, acuta, extus et intus pubescentia; stamina 

 23 — 25; disci glandulae juxtastaminales cylindricae, apice clavatae et penicillato-pilosae. 

 Bacemi Q 6 — 15 cm longi, ad apicem ramulorum conferti, in axillis solitarii; rhachis 

 satis robusta, pubescens; bracteae 3 — 6-florae; pedicelli tenues, 5— 14 mm attingentes, 

 tomentosi. Calyx Q 3-lobus; lobi breves, extus dense, intus parcius tomentosi; 

 discus hypogynus urceolaris, dr 3-lobus, glaber, calycem aequans; ovarium dense to- 

 mentosum, 3-loculare; styli basi connati, recurvati, grosse papillosi. 



Philippinen: Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (Mary Strong Clemens 

 n. 1093!); Davao, Todaya (Eimer n. 11835!). . Leyte (Eimer n. 7335!). 



