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



65. M. pustulata King in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 445. — Tanarius 

 pustulatus 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. IL (1891) 619. — Arbor vel frutex; partes juveniles 

 dilute ferrugineo—tomentosae ; ramuli angulosi, subglauci, parce puberuli, mox glabrati. 

 Petiolus 5 — 12 cm longus, parce puberulus vel subglaber; limbus 10 — 13 cm longus, 

 9 — 1 1 cm latus, triangulari- vel orbiculari-ovatus, acuminatus, basi angustissime peltata 

 truncatus vel subcordatus, levissime denticulatus vel integer, supra glaber et prope 

 basin maculari-2-glandulosus, subtus subglaber et densissime granuloso-glandulosus, 3 — 

 7-nervius, chartaceus vel subcoriaceus, subtus modice reticulato-venosus ; costae secun- 

 dariae praeter basales 5 — 6 utrinque; stipulae 8 — 9 mm longae, ovato-lanceolatae, 

 tomentosae, recurvae vel revolutae, caducae. Paniculae Q* 5 — l 1 /} cm longae, breviter 

 pedunculatae, parum ramosae, breviter et adpresse puberulae ; bracteae florigerae 1 y 2 mm 

 longae, triangulari-ovatae, acutae, reflexae, ± 1 0-florae basi intus patellari-pauciglan- 

 dulosae. Inflorescentia fructigera 5 — 7'/ 2 cm longa. Flores q^ 3 — 4 mm diametientes. 

 Sepala 3, elliptica, acuta, extus puberula et parce granuloso-glandulosa ; stamina 15 — 20; 

 antherae 4-loculares, 3-locularibus interdum intermixtis. Calyx ex Hooker 4-lobus; 

 styli brevissimi. Capsula 2-cocca, tomentosa, 8 mm lata, coccis dorso maculari-viscido- 

 biglandulosis. Semina globosa, nigra. 



Tropischer Himalaya: Kumaon, 13 — 1600 m (Duthie); Sikkim, 600 — 1500 m 

 (Clarke, King), Kurseong (Meebold n. 16250!). 



Nota. Ab hac specie verisimiliter vix diversa videtur M. gmelinifolia King in Hook, 

 f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 445 = Tanarius gmelinifolius O. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 620, ad 

 unum tantum specimen a Kurz prope Kurseong lectum condita: »appears to be distinct from 

 M. pustulata in the less broad, very membranous leaves, with broadly cuneate bases, faint ner- 

 ves, and glaucous petioles<. 



66. M. costulata Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Arbor vel frutex; ramuli foliigeri 

 satis crassi, glabri, juveniles haud visi. Petiolus 8 — 9 cm longus; limbus 13 — 16 cm 

 longus, 8 — 9 cm latus, triangulari-ovatus vel late ovatus, acuminatus, basi late rotun- 

 data vel subtruncata leviter peltatus, subcoriaceus, integer, basi 5 — 7-nervius, ceterum 

 penninervius, supra ad insertionem petioli maculari-2 — 4-glandulosus, subtus papillosus 

 et dense granuloso-glandulosus; costae secundariae praeter basales utrinque 10 — 12, 

 subtus prominentes; stipulae haud visae, mox caducae, cicatricem 4 — 5 mm latam 

 relinquentes. Flores tf ignoti. Paniculae Q 1 — 1 2 cm longae, patenter ramosae, 

 tenuirameae, brevissime puberulae, glabrescentes, granuloso-glandulosae ; bracteae flori- 

 gerae 1 — 3-florae, 5 — 6 mm longae, basi petioliformi-angustae, deinde paulo dilatatae 

 et demum Herum anguste productae, obtusae, intus patellari-3-glandulosae. Calyx Q 

 breviter pedicellatus, urceolaris, breviter dentatus, deinde in lobos 2 irregulariter fissus; 

 ovarium 2-loculare, dense granuloso-glandulosum, laeve; styli 3 mm longi, ovario arcuato- 

 incumbentes, plumosi. Capsula ignota. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Borneo, Sarawak (Haviland u. Hose 

 n. 3662!). 



Nota. Species affinis M. dipterocarpifoliae philippinensi. 



67. M. dipteroearpifolia Merrill in Philipp. Journ. sc. I. Suppl. (1906) 205. — 

 Arbor parva vel frutex, ad 7 m alta, omnibus partibus glabra; ramuli angulosi, an- 

 nulato-cicatricosi. Petiolus 5 — 10 cm longus; limbus 13 — 2 cm longus, 8 — 12 cm 

 latus, triangulari-ovatus, obtuse acutus vel acuminatus, basi truncatus, ima basi sub- 

 biauriculatus, chartaceus, undulato-denticulatus, penninervius, basi trinervius, basi supra 

 2 — 4-maculari-glandulosus, subtus dense granuloso-glandulosus; costae secundariae 

 utrinque 10 — 13, subtus prominentes, basales latere exteriore paucis abbreviatis auctae, 

 quomodo basis folii subpalmatinervia evadit ; stipulae 1 2 mm longae, lanceolatae, acumi- 

 natae, caducae. Paniculae q? 7 — 15 cm longae, ramosae, pedunculatae, in axillis 

 foliorum solitariae vel binae, ramis dissite glomerulifloris ; bracteae ramigerae inferiores 

 stipuliformes, ad 7 — 8 mm longae, superiores trianguläres, acutae, eglandulosae, florigerae 

 patentes e basi lata, interdum utrinque 1-loba lineari-productae, 5 — 7 mm longae, intus pa- 

 tellari-1 — 3-glandulosae, florigerae superiores minores et 1 -glandulosae, valde multiflorae, 



