178 P- Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae. 



Ind. Bat. I. 2. (1859) 403. — Rottlera rhynchophylla Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. (1860) 

 454. — Frutex arborescens vel arbor ad 8 m alta; ramuli teretes, puberuli, mox 

 glabrati. Folia alterna vel superiora ex parte opposita; petiolus 2 — 8 cm longus, satis 

 gracilis, glabrescens; limbus 8 — 25 cm longus, 3 — I cm latus, oblongus vel oblongo- 

 ovatus vel ellipticus, caudato-acuminatus, apice 1 i /^ — 2 cm producto, basi rotundatus 

 vel saepius breviter contractus, 1 — 3 mm supra basi peltatus vel anguste cordatus, 

 integer, supra glaber, subtus in costis parce pilis simplicibus et depauperato-stellatis 

 parce vestitus et in axillis nervorum db barbatus, subtus non granulari-glandulosus, 

 basi prope marginem supra maculari-glandulosus vel saepius eglandulosus , coriaceus 

 vel subcoriaceus, trinervius; costae secundariae praeter basales 4 — 7, subtus cum 

 costulis prominentes; stipulae lanceolatae, puberulae, caducae, 6 mm longae. Inflores- 

 centiae Q 1 laterales, y 2 — 1 cm longae, tomentellae, 2 — 5-florae; bracteae oblongo- 

 ovatae, patentes, acuminatae, 1-florae, 3 — 4 mm longae; inflorescentia Q 3 — 7 mm 

 longa, 1-flora; bracteae 4 — 6, patentes, oblongo-triangulares vel subulatae, tomentellae, 

 4 — 6 mm longae; pedicelli (j* 7 mm longi; pedicellus Q velutinus, 2 mm longus. 

 Sepala q 1 4, ± ovata, acuta, extus velutino-tomentella, intus glabra, 5 — 6 mm longa; 

 stamina circ. 250; connectivum apice glanduloso-incrassatum, in antheris evolutis thecas 

 inferne liberas superans. Sepala Q 5, linearia, longe acuminata, extus et intus 

 puberula et intus basi pilis longioribus, densis villosula, 7 — 9 mm longa; ovarium 

 echinis mollibus, hirtellis dense tectum; styli 3, breviter (O/2 mm) connati, ad 17 mm 

 attingentes, Gliformes, breviter lacerati. Capsula immatura calyce suffulta, stylis ad 

 25 mm longis coronata. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Penang (Porter, Wallich n. 7755.'); Tenas- 

 serim, Tavoy (Meebold n. 15287!); Perak (King's Collector, Scortechini); 

 Malakka (Maingay n. 1410, Griffith n. 4759!). Sumatra (Teysmann!). Java 

 (Zollinger n. 1001Z!), bei Depok, Batavia, im jungen Begenwald, 150 m (Koorders 

 n. 24058/?!, 30974/?!). 



Einheim. Name: In Java Ketapen. 



47. M. Griffithianus (Müll. Arg.) Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 433. — Diplo- 

 chlamys Grifßthiamcs Müll. Arg. in Flora XL VII. (1864) 539; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 1024. — Frutex 2 — 2^2 m altus; ramuli teretes, glabri vel glabrati, nodosi. 

 Folia alterna vel (ex Hook er) simul opposita; petiolus 4 — 7 cm longus, basi et apice 

 incrassatus, glaber; limbus 15 — 25 cm longus, 6 — 11 cm latus, ellipticus vel elliptico- 

 oblongus, cuspidato-acuminatus, basi angustata rotundatus et angustissime peltatus, in- 

 teger vel undulatus, coriaceus, glaber vel secus costam mediam subtus parce pilosus, 

 basi supra eglandulosus et subtus non granuloso-glandulosus, penninervius; costae 

 secundariae utrinque 1 — 1 2, subtus prominentes. Spicae qj* oppositifoliae, simplices 

 vel e basi pauciramosae, 8 — 12 cm longae, hispidulae et viscido-glandulosae, floribundae; 

 bracteae lanceolatae, concavae, 1 y 2 mm longae, uniflorae; pedicelli 1 mm longi; spicae 

 Q simplices, 9 — 13 cm longae; pedicelli longe setoso-hispidi. Alabastra (jf globosa. 

 Sepala q^ 3 — 4, lanceolata vel ovata, acuta, reflexa, 2 mm longa, extus dense tomen- 

 tosa; stamina ± 150; connectivum dorso glanduloso-incrassatum. Sepala Q 6 — 9, 

 imbricata, irregulariter lanceolata, hispidula, intus basi pilis longioribus villosula; ovarium 

 hispidum et stipitato-capitato-glandulosum ; styli 3, liberi, subulati, hispidi et rugulosi. 

 Capsula 3-cocca, 1 8 mm lata, hispida et echinis mollibus, hirtellis, viscosis tecta. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Perak (King's Collector). Malakka (Grif- 

 fith n. 4961, Maingay n. 1432!, 1450). 



Nota. Species certe M. subpeltato proxime affinis est. 



Sect. 6. Philippinenses Pax et K. Hoffm. 



Rottlera Sect. Eurottlera Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 423. — Mallotm 

 Sect. Eumallotw Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 186 et in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 961 ex parte; Pax in Engler u. Prantl, Pflzfam. III. 5. (1890) 54 ex parte. 



