136 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae. 



lanceolatus, acute acuminatus, basi acutus, argute glanduloso-dentatus, firme membrana- 

 ceus. Racemi unisexuales, basi longe nudi, q? foliis longiores, 14 — 20 cm longi, Q 

 foliis paulo breviores, 8 — 11 cm longi; rhachis tenuis, parce pilosa vel subglabra; 

 bracteae pubescentes; flores q5 in glomerulos inter se remotos aggregati, brevissime 

 pedicellati, rarius simul in capitulum secundarium, e glomerulo pedicellatum dispositi. 

 Calyx q* in alabastro globoso-conoideus, acutus, 1 y 3 mm latus, per anthesin 3-partitus, 

 glaber; receptaculum q* eglandulosum ; stamina ± 10 — 15. Flores Q in axillis 

 bractearum 3—5. Sepala Q 3, ti'iangulari-lanceolata, acuta; extus pilosa, ciliata; 

 disci hypogyni glandulae liguliformes ; ovarium glabrum; styli abbreviati, laceri. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Lourenzo Marques (Sim); Sululand, 

 Entumeni (Wood n. 3979), Ngoya (Wylie, Wood n. 11570); Natal, Durban (Reh- 

 mann n. 8880!, 8987!), Alexandra City (Rudatis n. 1074!); ohne Standortsangabe 

 (Gerrard n. 1179!), Pondoland, Umsimkaba River (Drege n. 4636!), ohne Standorts- 

 angabe (Bachmann n. 805!). 



7. M. Beddomei (Hook, f.) Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (4 9 M) 630. — Claoxylon 

 Beddomei Hook. f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 413. — Frutex; ramuli juveniles hispidi, 

 mox glabrati. Petiolus 1 — 3 cm longus; limbus 10 — 15 cm longus, elliptico-lanceo- 

 latus, acuminatus, basi acutus, integer vel serratus, membranaceus. Racemi unisexuales, 

 basi nudi, foliis aequilongi vel breviores, filiformes, (J* in axillis bractearum spiculas, dense 

 imbricato-bracteolatas gerentes. Receptaculum q* eglandulosum; stamina 15 — 20; 

 ovarium glabrum; styli fimbriati. Semina foveolata. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Travancore, 

 Anamallai Hills (Beddome). 



8. M. Holstii (Pax) Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 630; in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. 

 (1912) 877. — Claoxylon Holstii Pax in Engler's Jahrb. XXXIV. (1904) 372. — 

 Frutex 1 — 3 m altus, ramulis novellis parce pilosis exceptis glaberrimus. Petiolus 5 — 

 6 cm longus; limbus 16 — 20 cm longus, 5 — 6 cm latus, ellipticus vel ovatus, acumi- 

 natus, basi late cuneatus, membranaceus, leviter glanduloso-denticulatus, juvenilis pur- 

 purascens. Flores monoici, sed racemi unisexuales, elongati, filiformes, 8 — 20 cm longi, 

 folia ± aequantes, basi longe nudi; flores q 1 ad apicem spicularum remotarum, dense 

 imbricato-bracteolatarum dispositi, pedicellis 2 mm longis, capillaceis stipitati; flores tf 

 in axillis bractearum 2 — 3, pedicellis demum arcuato-pendulis, ad 5 — 6 mm longis 

 stipitati. Calyx <^ in alabastro subglobosus, 1 */j mm fere latus, apiculatus, glaber, 

 per anthesin 3-fidus; receptaculum eglandulosum; stamina 30. Sepala Q 3, triangularia, 

 acuta, ciliata; disci hypogyni glandulae purpureae, liguliformes; ovarium hispidum; styli 

 liberi, lineares, laeves vel sublaeves. Capsula ignota. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Deutsch-Ostafrika, Ostusambara, 

 Amani, Schluchtenwald, 850 m (Engler n. 61l!); Gonja, Unterholz im Urwald (Holst 

 n. 4261!). 



Nota. Species stylis non fimbriatis valde distincta est. 



9. M. Volkensii (Pax) Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 631; in Fl. Trop. Afr. 

 VI. 1. 1. (1912) 877; Pax in Mildbraed, Ergebn. Deutsch. Zentralafr. Exped. II. (1912) 

 453. — Claoxylon Volkensii Pax in Engler, Pflzw. Ostafr. C. (1895) 238; in Engler's Bot. 

 Jahrb. XXIII. (1897) 524. — Frutex 1—2 m altus; partes juveniles hispidulae, mox 

 glabratae. Petiolus 2 — 6 cm longus; limbus 6 — 12 cm longus, 2 — 3 cm latus, lanceo- 

 latus, acute acuminatus, basi acutus, glanduloso-denticulatus, tenuiter membranaceus, 

 juvenilis purpurascens. Racemi 5 — 10 cm longi, foliis breviores vel ea aequantes, basi 

 longe nudi, bisexuales; rhachis parce hirtella, filiformis; flores tf in spiculas inter se 

 remotas, dense imbricato-bracteolatas dispositi; pedicelli tf 1 — 2 mm longi; flos Q 

 in racemo terminalis vel pedunculi Q floribus q 1 abortivis uniflori, I — 2 72 cm l° n g"> 

 paucibracteati. Calyx tf in alabastro valde depresso-globosus, apiculatus, glaber, per 

 anthesin tripartitus; lobi orbiculari-ovati, acuti; receptaculum eglandulosum: stamina 

 25 — 30. Sepala Q'3, ovata, acuminata; glabra; disci glandulae filamentiformes; 



