90 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Phyllantheae-Antidesminae. 



1689!). Chittagong (Hooker u. Thomson!). Birma, Moulmein (Lobb, Meebold 

 n. 16852!, 16853!, 16854!), Tavoy (Meebold n. 14988!). 



Var. ß. yunnanensis Pax et K. Hoffm. n. var. — Petiolus vix 1 cm longus vel 

 brevior; limbus distincte leviter glanduloso-crenulatus. Septum capsulae parce pilosum. 

 — An species propria? 



Yunnan (Henry n. H638E!, 12828!). 



18. A. tetrapleura Hance in Journ. Bot. XIV. (1876) 260. — Rami subangulosi, 

 striati, glaberrimi. Petiolus angulatus, glaber, 1 2 — 1 4 mm longus, apice biglandulosus; 

 limbus 7V2 — 9 cm l° n gus, 4 cm latus, oblongus, integer, basi obtuse cuneatus, apice 

 obtusus et paulo retusus, lutescenti- viridis, subtus pallens, rigide coriaceus; nervi subtus 

 prominuli. Racemi Q sessiles, in axillis 1 — 3-ni. Flores ignoti. Capsula sessilis, 

 ovoidea, glabra, basi obtusa, apice acutiuscula, paulo compressa, costulis 4, tenuibus 

 percursa, I cm fere longa, stigmatibus sessilibus, ad basin usque partitis coronata. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Gochinchina (Pierre). 



Nota. Speciem non vidimus. — Valde affinis videtur specimen a cl. Warburg sub 

 n. 5185! in sylvis prope Baoria lectum, quod a descriptione autoris differt foliis late ellipticis, 

 ad 6 cm latis, lucidis, reticulato-venosis, juvenilibus in costis pubescentibus, sed mox cum ra- 

 mulis nascentibus glabrescentibus. Capsula bilocularis, ad septum longe pilosa. An species 

 propria? An varietas vestita A. tetrapleurae? 



19. A. fusiformis Thwait. Enum. pl. Zeyl. (1864) 288; Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 471; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 351. — A. Thwaitesii Baill. 

 Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 6 45. — Lepidostachys grandifolia Planch. in Sched. ex 

 Thwaites. — Arbor; ramuli subangulosi, glabri. Petiolus I — 2,5 cm longus, satis 

 robustus, glaber, apice biglandulosus; limbus 8 — 20 cm longus, 5 — 8 cm latus, obovatus 

 vel late ellipticus, rotundato-obtusus vel retusus, rarius obtuse acutatus, basi cuneatus 

 vel obtusus, rarius paulo subcordatus, margine revolutus, levissime glanduloso-denti- 

 culatus, coriaceus, glaber, supra nitidus, subtus facie zb irregulariter nigro-punctatus, 

 reticulato-venosus ; costae secundariae utrinque circ. 6; stipulae mox caducae. Spicae 

 ($ 1 — 2 cm longae, validae, valde densiflorae; bracteae latissimae, valde concavae, 

 firmae, ciliatae, saepius 3-florae. Calyx (jf* vix 1 mm longus; sepala ovata, acuta, 

 ciliata; stamina 2, subinclusa. Flores Q sessiles, densi; ovarium glabrum, biloculare; 

 stigmata elongata, 2-partita, reflexa. Capsula 1 ^ — 2 cm longa, 8 mm lata, glabra, 

 fusiformi-ellipsoidea, apice et basi acuminata, interdum leviter incurva, ad septum intus 

 pilosa. Semina plano-convexa. 



Ceylon, Bergwälder im Innern der Insel, bis 1500 m (Walker, Thwaites n. 30!); 

 vergl. Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon IV. (1898) 41. 



20. A. symplocoides (Hook, f.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Baccaurea(?) symplocoides 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 376. — Arbor vel frutex arborescens, 3 — 20 m alta; 

 ramuli glabri, graciles. Petiolus 1 — 2 cm longus, gracilis, glaber, apice et basi trans- 

 verse rugosus; limbus 10 — 14 cm longus, 3 — 6 cm latus, ovato-oblongus vel ovato- 

 lanceolatus, caudato-acuminatus, basi cuneata vel subobtusa acutus, subinteger, undulatus, 

 membranaceus vel chartaceus, glaber, saepe lutescenti-viridis, paulo reticulato-venosus; 

 costae secundariae utrinque 4 — 7, subtus prominentes. Spicae (j* axillares, solitariae 

 vel ternae, 2 — 3^2 cm longae, tenellae, insigniter interrupto-glomerulatae, subglabrae; 

 glomeruli distantes, interdum 1 cm inter se remoti ; bracteae late ovatae, acutae, 1 x ji mm 

 longae, parce ciliatae, multiflorae; flores sessiles, lutescentes, 1 mm longi, glabri. Sepala 

 Q* 3 — 4, obovata, acuta; stamina 2, calyce paulo breviora. Racemi Q gracile 

 1 Y2 cm longi, solitarii vel fasciculati, subglabri ; pedicelli 1 ^ mm > SUD fructu ad 6 — 8 mi 

 longi. Sepala Q *> triangularia , acuta, ciliata; ovarium 2 — 3-loculare, glabrum; 

 stigmata brevissima, sessilia, indivisa. Capsula 9 — 1 mm longa, 7 — 9 mm lata, ellip- 

 soidea vel ovoidea, basi calyce suffulta; epicarpium tenue, endocarpium papyraceum. 

 Semina semiovoidea, 7 — 8 mm longa; embryo viridis. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malacca, Per ak (Scortechinü, Wray n. 3394!, 

 3669!), Larut und Goping (King's Collector n. 4767!, 7650!, 7592!), Singapore 

 (Ridley!). Sumatra (Forbes n. 1410A!, 1824a!, 2999a). 



