Mallotus. 171 



Araukarienprovinz: Ostaustralien, Rockingham Bay (Dallachy), Mt. Elliott 

 (Fitzalan). 



Hinterindisch-ostasiatische Provinz: Tongking (Balansa n. 3320!). 



Philippinen (Cuming n. 454!, 542!): Luzon (Ahern n. 87!, Ahern's Col- 

 lector n. 2968!, Foxworthy n. 27!, Eimer n. 5902!, 8740!, Loher n. 479*!, 

 4820!, 4822!, 4826!, Meyen!, Meyer n. 2846!, Mearns n. 3428!, Merrill n. | 320 !* 

 1344!, 1 91 ö!, 191l!, 2660!, Ramos n. 255!, 350!, Wichura n. 1759!, 1760!). — 

 Island of Negros (Eimer n. 9792!, 10 146!). — Leyte (Eimer n. 7109!). — Gui- 

 maras Island (Gammill n. 234!). — Mindanao (Eimer n. 11735!, Mary Strong 

 Clemens n. 304!). — Mindoro (Merrill n. 904!, 2382!). — Masbate (Merrill 

 n. 3399!, 3400!). — Palawa'n (Bermejos n. 238!, Curran n. 3592!). 



Einheim. Namen: Auf Java Tutup putih, Tutup awu, Tutup dedek, Totop; 

 auf Borneo Sewawiwit; auf Neu-Guinea Amander; auf Neu-Mecklenburg Avupu 

 bim pam. 



36. M. apelta (Lour.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 189; in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 963; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1894) 439. — 

 Ricinus Apelta Lour. Fl. cochinch. (1790) 585. — Croton chinensis Geisel. Croton. 

 Monogr. (1807)24. — Rottlera chinensis Juss. Euph. Tent. (1824) 33; Benth. Fl. 

 Hongkong. (1861) 306. — Rottlera cantoniensis Spreng. Syst. III. (1826) 878. — 

 Arbor vel frutex; ramuli graciles, brevissime incano-tomentelli, deinde glabrescentes. 

 Folia alterna; petiolus iy 2 — 13 cm longus, gracilis, tomentellus; limbus l 1 /^ — 15 cm 

 longus, 4 — 14 cm latus, orbiculari-ovatus, acuminatus, basi truncatus et saepe breviter 

 contractus vel acutus et contractus, repando-denticulatus, saepe superne leviter trilobus, 

 lobis acuminatis, brevibus, membranaceus, basi angustissime peltatus et supra basi bi- 

 glandulosus, supra stellato-villosulus vel glabrescens, subtus pilis stellatis villosus, canes- 

 cens vel albidus, lutescenti-granuloso-glandulosus, basi trinervius, subtus reticulato- 

 venosus; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque fere 5; stipulae subulatae, 5 mm 

 longae, caducae. Flores monoici vel dioici. Spicae terminales, Q* 5 — 18 cm longae, 

 simplices vel rarius parum ramosae, breviter pedunculatae, albido-tomentellae, Q 5 — 

 12 cm longae, fructigerae dense cylindricae, ad S 1 /^ cm latae, continuae; bracteae q* 

 pluriflorae, Q lineares, 3 mm longae, crassae, uniflorae; pedicelli qP 3 — 5 mm, Q 

 2 mm longi. Sepala <j* 3 — 6, inaequalia, extus tomentella, extus et intus granuloso- 

 glandulosa, 3 mm longa; stamina 50 — 65", connectivum latum; receptaculum centrale 

 disciforme vel glandulis pluribus ornatum. Calyx Q 3 — 5-lobus, lobis ovatis, acumi- 

 natis, 3 — 4 mm longus, more Q* vestitus; ovarium 3 — 4-loculare, echinis mollibus, 

 dense stellato-villosis, adpressis tectum ; styli papillosi, brevissime connati, 2 — 3 mm longi. 

 Capsula sine aculeis 7 mm lata, 5 mm longa, dense echinis tenuibus, ad 1 cmlongis, gla- 

 brescentibus ornata. Semina 3 mm diametientia, subglobosa, nigra, nitida, rarius majora. 



Ostasien, Zentralchina, Hongkong und Hainan. Das Areal grenzt süd- 

 wärts an das des M. albus. 



Var. a. chinensis (Geisel.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Mallotus albus Pax in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. (1900) 429. — M. Paxii Pampan. in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. italian. XVII. 

 (1910) 414. — Folia subtus dr cano- vel albido-vestita. 



Ostchinesisches Übergangsgebiet: Szechuan, Wushan (Faber n. 811), 

 Nanchuan (v. Rosthorn n. 160!, 503!, 507!). Hupeh, Nanto, Ichang usw. (Henry 

 n. 1285, 1971, 2122, 3615, 3616!, 421l!, 4559!, Wilson n. 778!). Chekiang, 

 Ningpo-Berge (Faber!). Kwei chau (Silvestre!). Kiangsi, Kiukiang (v. Möllen- 

 dorff!, Shearer). Kwantung (Millett), Lofaushan (Ford), Canton (Callerie n. 129, 

 Füret n. 123, Park n. 37, Staunton!). 



Hinterindisch-ostasiatische Provinz: Hongkong (Wright n. 436). Hainan, 

 Hoihow (Henry n. 8057!). 



Var. ß. tenuifolius Pax. — Mallotus tenuifolius Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. 

 XXIX. (1900) 429. — Folia subtus parcissime stellato-pilosa vel subglabra. Spicae Q 

 insigniter abbreviatae. 



