322 F- P ax - — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae. 



angustae, 7 — 14 cm longae, tomentosae ; ramis et rhachide apice dense bracteigeris ; 

 bracteae erectae, concavae, brevissime petiolatae, late trianguläres, acutae, inciso-den- 

 tatae, tomentosae, supra eglandulosae vel apice obsolete patellari-1-glandulosae, 7 mm 

 longae, Q 1 multiflorae, Q 1 — 3-florae. Flores q 1 minimi, subglabri. Sepala 3, ovata, 

 acuta, concava; stamina 2; antherae 4-loculares. Calyx O urceolaris, tomentosus, 

 margine lobatus; ovarium calyce inclusum, dense granuloso-glandulosum, 2-loculare; 

 styli patentes, papillosi, 1 — 1 ^ mm longi. Capsula 4 mm lata, didyma, dense granu- 

 loso-glandulosa, laevis. Semina semiovalia, nigra, rugulosa, 2 mm longa. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malakka (Griffith n. 4725!, Maingay 

 n. 1386!). Perak (Scortechinü). Singapore (Gaudichaud n. 87!, Hillebrand!, 

 Jagor n. 126!, Mayer n. 83l!, Wallich n. 7835!). Siam, Insel Phu quoc Contest 

 Lacour!). 



Nota. Habitu et foliis M. javanieae similis est, sed bracteae diversissimae; multo magis 

 accedit ad M. jpopulifoliam. 



34. M. populifolia (Miq.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1006; Kurz, 

 Forest Fl. II. (1877) 389; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 450. — Pachystemon 

 populifolius Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. (1860) 462. — Mappa populifolia Müll. Arg. in 

 Linnaea XXXIV. (1865) 198. — Tanarius populifolius 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 

 6 20. — Arbor parva; rami teretes, latiuscule annulatim cicatricosi; ramuli mox omnino 

 glabrati et cum omnibus parlibus fere glabri. Petiolus 5 — 9 cm longus, satis gracilis; 

 limbus 7 — 13 cm longus, 3 — 10 cm latus, ovatus vel ovato-oblongus, acuminatus, basi 

 obtusus vel truncatus vel subcordatus vel brevissime cuneato-contractus, integer, basi 

 supra haud maculari-glandulosus, subtus glauco-pallidus, papillosus et dense granuloso- 

 glandulosus, chartaceus, penninervius, basi trinervius; costae secundariae utrinque 6 — 8, 

 subtus modice prominentes; stipulae 7 — 9 mm longae, lanceolatae, glabrae, mox caducae. 

 Paniculae axillares vel lignicolae, 2 — 4 cm longae, basi breviter nudae. QJ 1 juniores 

 compactae, evolutae ramis apice dense capitato-bracteigeris, Q simplices vel subsimplices ; 

 rhachis granuloso-glandulosa; bracteae ramigerae ovatae, obtusae, 5 mm longae, integrae, 

 patentes, florigerae inciso-dentatae, dense granuloso-glandulosae, 4 — 5 mm longae, 20 — 

 30-florae, concavae. Calyx q* minimus, fere * 2 mm latus, glaber; stamina 1 — 2; 

 antherae 4-loculares. Capsula 8 mm lata, 4 mm longa, didyma, dense luteo-granu- 

 loso-glandulosa, laevis. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Andamanen (Kurz). 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Penang (Wallich n. 7813); Malakka (Grif- 

 fith n. 4727!, Maingay), Singapore (Ridley n. 1060!, 3915!, 6480!). Sumatra, 

 Palembang (Teysmann!, Zollanger). Borneo (Beccari n. 1238!). 



35. M. Hemsleyana Pax et K. Hoffm. — Mallotus populifolius Hemsl. in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1894) 441. — Ramuli juveniles ferrugineo-pubescentes, mox glabres- 

 centes. Petiolus 3 — 9 cm longus, pubescens, deinde glabratus; limbus 8 — 15 cm longus, 

 6 — 8 cm latus, ovatus, obtusus vel acutus, basi rotundatus vel fere truncatus, saepe 

 in petiolum brevissime et abrupte contractus, remote glanduloso-dentatus, basi supra 

 haud maculari-glandulosus, supra glaber, subtus secus nervös villosulus et satis parce 

 granuloso-glandulosus, chartaceus, penninervius, basi trinervius; costae secundariae 

 utrinque dfc 8; stipulae mox caducae. Flores q? ignoti; panicula Q 6 — 8 cm longa, 

 breviter pedunculata, pubescens; bracteae 4 mm longae, rhombeae, denticulatae ; pedi- 

 celli fructigeri 3 — 5 mm longi. Calyx Q. ferrugineo-pubescens, irregulariter 3 — 4- 

 lobus; ovarium 2-loculare, dense granuloso-glandulosum, laeve; styli 1 J / 2 mm longi. 

 Capsula saepe abortu monococca, 6 — 8 mm lata, 4 mm longa, laevis. Semina 3 mm 

 diametientia, globosa, laevia. 



Hinter indisch- ostasiatische Provinz: Kwantung (Ford n. 161). — Hainan 

 Lingmen (Henry!). 



Sect. 8. Digynae Pax et K. Hoffm. 



Folia lanceolata, penninervia, saepius subtus parce vel non granuloso-glandulosa, 

 basi non longius trinervia; stipulae minutae vel parvae, caducae. Bracteae non patel- 



