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Var. ß. pubescens Pax et K. Hoffm. n. var. — Ramuli velutino-pubescentes, 

 demum glabrescentes. Folia oblonga, longius acuminata, subtus velutino-pubescentia. 

 Paniculae (j 1 6 cm fere longae. 



Hainan (Henry n. 8543!). 



31. A. rugosa (Lour.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 170; in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 905; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 422; Boerl. Handb. Fl. Nederl. 

 Ind. III. 1. (1900) 287; J. J. Smith in Mededeel. Departm. Landbouw 10. (1910) 467; 

 Koorders, Exkursionsfl. Java II. (1912) 494. — Gladodes rugosa Lour. Fl. cochin. 

 (1793) 704. — Croton apetalum Blume, Cat. Gew. Buitenz. (1823) 104. — Conce- 

 veibum javanense Blume, Bijdr. (1825 — 26) 614. — Adelia glandulosa Blanco, Fl. 

 Filip. ed. 1. (1837) 814. — Conceveibum latifolium Zipp. ex Spanoghe in Linnaea XV. 

 (1841) 439. — Aparisthmium javanense Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bogor. (1844) 235; Zol- 

 lager in Linnaea XXVIII. (1856) 327; Miq. Fl. Ind. Batav. I. 2. (1859) 407. — 

 Aparisthmium javanicum Baill. Etud. gen. Euph. (1858) 468. — Alchornea javensis 

 Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXIV. (1855) 170; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 905; Schum. 

 et Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. Südsee (1901) 396. — Arbor ad 8 m alta, saepius 

 frutex, valde ramosus, erectus; ramuli angulosi, pubescentes mox glabrati. Folia non 

 raro approximata; petiolus 3 — 30 mm longus, puberulus vel glabratus; limbus 10 — 

 23 cm longus, supra medium 4 — 8 cm latus, e basi anguste obtusa vel subcordata 

 cuneato-dilatatus, obovato-oblongus vel lanceolatus, acuminatus, glanduloso-serratus vel 

 dentatus, inferne subtus maculari-pluriglandulosus, adultus supra glaber, subtus in 

 nervorum axillis hirtellus vel in nervis pilis simplicibus pilosus, penninervius, chartaceus 

 vel membranaceus; costae secundariae utrinque 8 — 12; stipulae subulatae, 2 — 3 mm 

 longae. Paniculae tf terminales, saepe ramosissimae, 10 — 23 cm longae; rhachis 

 puberula; bracteae biglandulosae, parvae, trianguläres, acutae, puberulae, pluri- vel 

 paucifiorae; flores subsessiles, bibracteolati. Spicae Q simplices vel parum ramosae, 

 10 — 15 cm attingentes; bracteae 1 — 2-glandulosae, uniflorae; flores subsessiles. Ala- 

 bastra q? globosa; calyx 2 — 3-partitus ; extus puberulus, 1 mm longus; stamina 4, 

 rarius 5 — 6. Calyx Q 5 — 6-partitus, 1 — 4-glandulosus; sepala ovato-triangularia, 

 acuta, ciliata, puberula; ovarium hirtellum; styli 3, reflexi, subulati, 4 — 8 mm longi, 

 subtus puberuli. Capsula 1 mm lata, 6 mm longa, 3-cocca, pedicello 2 — 3 mm longo 

 suffulta. Semina globosa, 4*/2 mm diametientia, dilute pallida. 



Im Monsungebiet weit verbreitet; am Waldrand, im lichten Regenwald. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Birma (Wallich n. 1553). — Andamanen 

 (Kurz). 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malakka (Griffith n. 4730, 4780, Maingay 

 n. 1409). — Sumatra (Hagen!). — Java (Blume n. 1334!, Boerlage!, Forbes 

 n. 1435!, Gehrmann!, Hillebrand!, Koorders n. 25212/*!, 28929^!, 30801/?!, 

 31130/?!, Nagel n. 332a!, 332b!, Ploem!, Teysmann!, de Vriese, Wawra 

 n. 174!, Zollinger n. 185!, 185A). Christmas Island (Ridley!). 



Zentromalayische Provinz: Celebes (Teysmann!). 



Austromalayische Provinz: Timor (nach Boerlage). 



Papuasische Provinz: Aru-Inseln (Warburg n. 20659!). — Kaiser Wil- 

 helmsland, am Malia (Schlechter n. 18366!). 



Philippinen (Cuming n. 754, 75G!, 990!, 1204!, 178l!, Loher n. 6837!): 

 Luzon (Borden n. 3027!, Ahern's Collector n. 444!, Curran n. 5784!, Eimer 

 1658!, 8158!, Loher n. 4664!, Merrill n. 3795!); Leyte (Eimer n. 7124!); Bala- 

 bac (Mangubat n. 395!, 443'.); Mindoro (Eimer n. 920!); Palawan (Eimer 

 n. 12623!). 



Nota 1-. Species, ut aliae hujus generis, florum structura valde variat, quod jam cl. Z o 1 - 

 linger 1. c. optimc exposuit. Inflorescentiae non raro bisexuales occurrunt et numerus sta- 

 minum ludit. 



Nota 2. Specimen philippinense ex insula Bohol (Mc. Gregor n. 1222!) foliis subtus sub- 

 villosis gaudet. 



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