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



64. M. aureo-punctatus (Dalz.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1 866) 973. — 

 Rottlera aureo-punetata Dalz. in Hook. Journ. Bot. 111. (1851) 122; Dalz. et Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. (1861) 230. — Mallotus Lawii Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (4 865) 192; 

 in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 974; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 438. — Frutex 

 vel arbor; rami teretes, ramuli graciles, compressi, juveniles pilis simplicibus et stellatis 

 paucioribus fulvo-puberuli. Folia opposita, in quoque nodo i: inaequimagna; petiolus 

 5 — 10 mm longus, pubescens; limbus 7 — 20 cm longus, 2*/ 2 — 8 cm latus, lanceolatus 

 vel spathulato-laneeolatus, obtuse cuspidato-acuminatus, basin versus angustatus, ima 

 basi zt anguste obtusus, repando-denticulatus , membranaceus vel chartaceus, supra 

 prope basin et paulo altius 6 — 8-maculari-glandulosus, supra glaber, subtus moxomnino fere 

 glabratus et aureo-granulari-glandulosus, penninervius; costae secundariae utrinque 6 — 8, 

 subtus cum costulis prominentes; stipulae lanceolatae. Inflorescentiae axillares, mox 

 pseudolaterales, 5 — 6 cm longae, villosulo-pubescentes, basi nudae, Q dissite pauciflorae; 

 bracteae tf trianguläres, aculae, 1 */ 2 mm longae, patentes, dt 5-florae; pedicelli 5 — 



7 mm longi, apice articulati, puberuli. Sepala (j 1 3, elliptica, acuta, pubescentia, extus 

 parce, intus paulo magis glandulosa; stamina 53 — 63; connectivum latum, leviter 

 emarginatum vel truncatum; receptaculum centrale disciforme vel glandulis 6 — 8, parvis 

 evolutum. Sepala Q 4 — 6, lineari-lanceolata, 5 mm longa, pubescentia et glandulosa; 

 ovarium 3-loculare, echinis mollibus tenuibus, tota longitudine hirtellis densissime 

 tectum, eglandulosum; styli 4 — 4y 2 mm longi, dense papillosi, ad medium fere vel 

 minus connati. Capsula 12 — 18 mm lata, dense echinata, tridyma. Semina sub- 

 globosa, nitida, laevia. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Concan, Ca- 

 nara, Cochin (Johnstone, Law u. Stocks!). 



Nota. Calyx g a cl. Müller Arg. spathaceus describitur, a cl. Hooker subspathaceus; 

 in nostris speciminibus calyx 4 — 6-partitus est. 



65. M. Porterianus Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 185; in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 960; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 432. — Rami teretes; ramuli 

 compressi, subferruginei, stellato-pubescentes, deinde glabrati. Folia alterna et opposita 

 et tum in quoque nodo inaequimagna; petiolus */ 2 — 2 cm longus, puberulus; limbus 



8 — 18 cm longus, 2*/ 2 — 6 cm latus, lanceolatus, obtuse et longe cuspidato-acuminatus, 

 basin versus attenuatus, ima basi obtusus et manifeste cordatus, sinuato-crenatus vel 

 subinteger, chartaceus, supra glaber et prope basin maculari-pluriglandulosus, subtus 

 pilis stellatis pubescens vel glabrescens et flavido-granuloso-glandulosus, penninervius, 

 reticulato-venosus ; costae secundariae utrinque 10 — 12, basin versus sensim breviores. 

 Spicae q 1 breviusculae, densiflorae, Q terminales, laxiflorae, simplices, fructigerae 9 — 

 11 cm attingentes, pubescentes. Calyx qj 1 fere glaber, membranaceus. Stamina circ. 30; 

 connectivum crassiusculum, apice subbullato-glandulosum. Calyx Q spathaceus, mox 

 deciduus ; ovarium triloculare, dense echinis mollibus, apice pilosis tectum, stellato- 

 pilosum et dense glandulosum; styli 4 — 5 mm longi, ultra medium in columnam con- 

 nati; partes liberae revolutae, plumosae. Capsula circ. 10 — 1 2 mm diametiens, breviter 

 echinata, pedicello 3 mm longo suffulta. Semina globosa, atro-brunnea, 5 mm diame- 

 tientia, nitida. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malakka, Perak (Ridley n. 14509!, 14510!), 

 Penang (Porter, Curtis). Sumatra (Forbes n. 3145!). 



66. M. glaberrimus (Reichb.f. et Zoll.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 192; 

 in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 974; J. J. Smith in Mededeel. Departm. Landbouw 10. 

 (1910) 435; Koorders, Exkursionsfl. Java II. (1912) 493. — Rottlera glabeirimaReichb.L 

 et Zoll, in Verh. natuurk. Ver. Nederl. Ind. I. (1856) 29; in Linnaea XXVIII. (1856) 

 313; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 2. (1859) 393. — Mallotus Moritzianus var. laevigatus 

 Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 191. — Arbor ad 1 2 m alta; ramuli compressi, 

 stellato-puberuli, lenticellis longitudinaliter linearibus obsiti. Folia opposita, inaequi- 

 magna; petiolus 1 — 8 cm longus, puberulus; limbus 77 2 — 23 cm longus, 2V2 — 7l /2 cm 

 latus, lanceolatus vel oblongus, longissime cuspidato-acuminatus, basi acutus, saepe con- 



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