Alchornea. 249 



subtus basi et facie maculari-glandulosus, trinervius, reticulato-venosus ; costae secun- 

 dariae praeter basales utrinque fere 5; stipellae filiformes, 3 mm circ. longae; stipulae 

 4 — 5 mm longae, subulatae. Spicae q? fasciculatae, valde floribundae; spicae Q 6 — 

 8 cm longae, solitariae, multiflorae; bracteae Q ovatae, acutae, crassae, 3 mm longae, 

 biglandulosae vel eglandulosae, uniflorae. Calyx q? 1 !/ 2 mm longus. Sepala Q 5 — 6, 

 ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 3 mm longa, basi glanduloso-incrassata ; ovarium dense 

 velutino-pubescens, leviter et obtuse rugulosum; styli 6 mm longi, basi breviter connati. 

 Capsula 10 — 11 mm lata, 10 mm longa, pulveraceo-tomentella, subglobosa, laevis. 

 Semina 7 mm longa, ö 1 /^ mm lata, a dorso compressa, ruguloso-aspera. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Zentral- und Osthimalaya bis Assam, 

 in heißen Tälern (Clarke, Masters, Voigt!, Wallich n. 7825). 



39. A. Davidi Franch. in Nouv. Arch. Museum Paris 2. ser. VII. (4 884) 264, 

 t. 6; Forb. et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1894) 438. — Acalypha Giraldii 

 Pavolini in Nov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. XV. (1908) 438. — Acalypha Silvestrii Pampanini 

 in Nov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. XVII. (1910) 409, f. II. — Arbuscula; ramuli breviter pubes- 

 centes, juveniles cinereo-tomentelli. Petiolus 1 — 6 cm longus; limbus 5 — 8* cm longus, 

 4 — 7 cm latus, late ovatus vel suborbiculatus, basi cordatus vel subcordatus, breviter 

 acuminatus, glanduloso-dentatus, membranaceus, supra sparse, subtus velutino-pubescens, 

 trinervius; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque 4 — 6; stipellae filiformes, 2 — 



3 mm longae; stipulae e basi latiore subulato-acuminatae, 6 mm attingentes. Spicae 

 q? amentiformes, densae, cylindricae, ad ramos anni praeteriti sessiles, 1 — 3-nae, 

 dt 1 V2 cm longae, 4 — 5 mm crassae ; bracteae ovatae, subacutae, concavae, imbricatae, 

 5 — 6-florae, velutinae; pedicelli bractea breviores, bibracteolati. Bacemi Q laxi, 3 — 



4 cm longi, 4 — 5-flori; bracteae distantes, ovatae, subacutae, uniflorae. Sepala Q 1 3, 

 late ovata, subacuta; stamina 6 — 8. Sepala Q ovato-lanceolata, acuta, extus dense 

 sericea; ovarium laeve, globosum, dense pubescens; styli 3, fere liberi, 7 — 8 mm 

 attingentes. Capsula 10 — 12 mm lata. Semina 6 mm diametientia, tuberculata. 



Ostchinesisches Übergangsgebiet: China, Süd-Schensi, Hügel (David). 

 Kiangsi, Kiukiang (Maries) und in Hupeh, Ichang (Henry n. 1187, Silvestri). 

 Vielleicht gehört hierher auch die Pflanze aus Szechuan, Nanchuan (v. Bosthorn 

 n. 62 Ol), die uns nur steril vorliegt und viel größere, 14 cm lange und breite, 

 Blätter trägt. 



40. A. philippinensis Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Excoecaria sicca Merrill in 

 Philipp. Journ. sc. VII. (1912) 383. — Frutex(?); ramuli novelli griseo-pilosi, mox 

 omnino glabrati. Petiolus 1 — 3 cm longus, mox glaber, gracilis; limbus 6 — 8 cm 

 longus, 3Y2 — 4V2 cm l a t us > ovatus, obtuse acuminatus, mucronulatus, basi truncatus 

 vel leviter cordatus, irregulariter denticulatus, chartaceus vel subcoriaceus, juvenilis 

 subtus puberulus, mox utraque facie glaber, subtus basi et facie maculari-glandulosus, 

 trinervius; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque fere 4; stipellae filiformes, 

 U/2 mm longae, mox caducae; stipulae setaceae, 4 mm longae. Spicae (j* amentiformes, 

 in ramis anni praeteriti sessiles, 2 — 2^2 cm > rarius 4 — 5 cm longae, simplices, soli- 

 tariae vel fasciculatae; rhachis pubescens; bracteae juveniles dense imbricatae, evolutae 

 densae, fere 2 mm longae, 1 y 2 mm latae, ovatae, acuminatae, basi angustatae, patentes, 

 concavae, 3-florae, rubellae, eglandulosae; pedicelli 1 mm attingentes. Bacemi Q sim- 

 plices, dissitiflori ; rhachis glabra; bracteae 2 mm longae, triangulari-ovatae, acuminatae, 

 basi biglandulosae, uniflorae; flores sessiles, bibracteolati. Flores tf 2 mm lati; sepala 

 2 — 4, extus pilosa; stamina 7 — 8. Sepala Q 4, ovata, acuminata, basi incrassata, 

 2 mm longa; ovarium sublaeve, cinereo-tomentellum ; styli 3, liberi, horizontaliter patentes, 

 3 — 5 mm longi. Capsula ignota. 



Philippinen: Luzon, Manila (Merrill n. 988!). — Hierher gehören auch 

 Merrill n. 4100, Didrichsen n. 3146!, 3170!. 



41. A. rhodophylla Pax et K. Hoffm. — Alchornea discolor Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. V. (1887) 421. — Bami lignosi, breviter pubescentes. Petiolus 5 — 12y 2 cm 

 longus, gracilis, pubescens; limbus 10 — 15 cm longus, elliptico-lanceolatus, acuminatus, 



