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



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Birma, Moulmein (Meebold n. 16846!, 16 847!), 

 Tavoy (Meebold n. 14 938!). Tenasserim (Griffith n. 4756!), Mergui (Meebold 

 n. 44239!). — Malakka (Cuming n. 2313!, Jagor n. 299!, Maingay n. 4382!, 

 Winkler n. 4755!), Singapore (Mayer n. 42!, Ridley!, Schomburgk n. 59!, Wal- 

 lich n. 78I8A,D); Perak (King's Collector n. 7858!, 8724!, 40452!, 40992!); 

 Penang (Curtis!). — Siam (Jhs. Schmidt n. 220!, Kerr n. 4433!). — Sumatra 

 (Forbes n. 2699!, Korthals!). — Bangka (J. J. Smith). — Java (Blume, Hil- 

 lebrand!, Koorders n. 25729/2!, 36034/Ü, Ploem n. 438!, Zollinger n. 834, 

 963!). — Borneo (Beccari n. 4074'., Foxworthy n. 87!, 446!, Hallier n. 897!, 

 Haviland u. Hose n. 2099!, Motley n. 529, Winkler n. 264 4!). 



Zentromalayische Provinz: Celebes und Ceram nach J. J. Smith. — Am- 

 boina (Dolleschal!). 



Hinterindisch-ostasiatische Provinz: Tongking (Balansa n. 727!). — 

 Hainan (Henry n. 8748!). — Hongkong (Bodinier n. 848!, 894!, Faber!, Nau- 

 mann!, Hance n. 4494, Wilford n. 79). 



Philippinen: Luzon (Eimer n. 9245, Ramos n. 4 137!, 40990). Mindanao 

 (Eimer n. 4 4926). Culion (Merrill n. 664!). Negros (Curran n. 47465). — 

 Formosa (Henry n. 4598!, Oldham n. 477). 



Araukarienprovinz: Ostaustralien, Queensland, Rockingham Bay (Dal- 

 lachy!). 



Ostchinesisches Übergangsgebiet: Yünnan, Szemao (Henry n. 42365!), 

 Kwantung (Millett). 



In mehreren Herbarien liegt die Art auch von Bourbon!, doch vermutet bereits 

 Müller Arg. eine unrichtige Angabe. 



Einheim. Namen: Auf Formosa Annan-akamegashiwa; auf Malakka Bali 

 angin; auf Java gleiche Bezeichnungen wie für andere Mallotus- Arien. 



33. M. albus (Roxb.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (4 865) 4 88; in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (4 866) 965; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 429. — Rottlera alba Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. Hl. (4 832) 829. — Rottlera tetracoeca Boxb. Fl. Ind. III. (4 832) 826. — Rottlera 

 ferruginea Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. (1832) 828; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 2. (1859) 396. — 

 Mallotus ferrugineus Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 982. — Rottlera map- 

 poides Dalz. in Hook. Journ. Bot. III. (1851) 122. — Mallotus tetracoccus Kurz, Forest 

 Fl. II. (1877) 382. — Rottlera paniculata Wall. Cat. 7812. — Arbor ad 10 m alta; 

 ramuli juveniles pilis stellatis ferrugineis dense tomentosi, angulosi. Folia alterna; 

 petiolus 6 — 15 cm longus, striatus, tomentosus; limbus 7 — 40 cm longus et totidem 

 fere latus,, triangulari-ovatus, acuminatus, basi rotundatus vel abrupte contractus, rarius 

 cordatus, 3 — 1 mm supra basi, rarius longius peltatus, subinteger vel repando-denti- 

 culatus vel superne utrinque unilobatus, chartaceus, supra nervis exceptis glabratus, 

 opacus, subtus pilis stellatis densissimis tomentosus, ferrugineo-albicans et sub indu- 

 mento zfc occulte granuloso-glandulosus, 5— 9-nervius, basi supra maculari-2 — pluri- 

 glandulosus, subtus reticulato-venosus ; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque 5 — 6; 

 stipulae 2 mm longae, triangulari-ovatae, caducae. Inflorescentiae dioicae, terminales, 

 paniculato-ramosae, ferrugineo-tomentosae, amplae, multiflorae, Q 1 12 — 2 8 cm, Q ± 13, 

 demum ad 24 cm longae; rhachis sulcato-striata; bracteae parvae, late trianguläres, 

 acutae, basi incrassatae, 1 — 1 y 2 mm longae, qP 3 — pluriflorae, Q uniflorae; pedicelli 

 (j* 4 mm longi, Q ad 2 mm attingentes. Sepala (jf 3—4, ovata, acuta, extus dense 

 tomentosa et granuloso-glandulosa, 3 — 4 mm longa; stamina 60 — 80; connectivum 

 latum, non productum; glandulae disci in centro floris et intra stamina intima plures 

 vel paucae, 1 —2, vel receptaculum centrale nudum. Calyx Q inaequaliter 4 — 5-partitus, 

 extus dense tomentosus, 3 — 4 mm longus; lobi ovati, acuminati; ovarium 3 — 4-loculare, 

 dense tomentosum; styli 3 — 4, breviter connati, plumosi, 3 — 4 mm longi. Capsula 

 albida, molliter dense echinato-tuberculata, tuberculis stellato-floccosis, 3 — 4 mm longis, 

 8 — 11 mm lata, 6 — 7 mm longa, subglobosa, subsessilis. Semina ellipsoidea, 4 — 6 mm 

 longa, 3 J / 2 mm lata, leviter tuberculata, nigra, nitidula. 



