Aporosa. 103 



Lindl. Nat. Syst. 2. ed. (1836) 441. — Ramuli cum ramis tenues, glabri, teretes. 

 Petiolus 7 — 12 mm longus, apice tumidus, glaber; limbus 10 — 18 cm longus, anguste 

 ovato-lanceolatus, basi acutus, apice obtuse cuspidato-acuminatus, integer vel undulatus, 

 subtus nitidus et tenuiter reticulato-venosus, glaber; costae secundariae utrinque 8 — 10; 

 stipulae oblongae, acuminatae, membranaceae, petiolos aequantes. Spicae (j 1 exiguae, 

 dense aggregatae, 4 — 10 mm longae, densiflorae. Flores q? minutissimi, vix i / 2 mm 

 longi. . Sepala extus et intus hirtella, ovata, obtusa; stamina 2 — 3, demum exserta. 

 Spicae Q brevissimae, fasciculatae ; flores sessiles; ovarium dense rufo-ferrugineo-tomen- 

 tosum ; Stigmata dense lacero-hirta. Capsula 9 mm longa, 7 mm lata, ovoideo-globosa, 

 breviter conico-acutata, glabra; pericarpium tenue. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Birma, Amherst (Wallich n. 1985); Mergui 

 (Griffith). 



56. A. Miqueliana Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 474. — Leiocarpus 

 arboreus Miq. Fl. Ind. bat. Suppl. (1860) 443. — Arbor vel frutex. Rami albido- 

 griseo-corticati ; ramuli graciles, angulosi, glabri. Petiolus 10 — 15 mm longus, gracilis, 

 glaber, apice tumidus et biglandulosus ; limbus 13 — 15 cm longus, i^/ 2 — 6 cm latus, 

 oblongus vel oblongo-lanceolatus, obtuse cuspidato-acuminatus, basi cuneato-angustatus, 

 integer, glaber, reticulato-venosus, nitidulus, subcoriaceus ; costae secundariae utrinque 

 5 — 7, parum prominentes. Spicae (J 1 minutae, aggregatae; bracteae brevissimae, ovatae, 

 truncatae, concavae, rufo-villosulae. Sepala (j 1 3 — 4, exigua, acuta, extus inferne bre- 

 vissime rufo-villosula, intus glabra. Flores Q et fructus ignoti. 



Südw^stmalayische Provinz: Sumatra (Teysmann!). 



Nota. Species male nota est, verisimiliter in affinitatem A. acuminatae et microstachyae 

 pertinet. 



57. A. dioica (Roxb.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1-866) 472. — Älnus 

 dioica Roxb. Fl. ind. V. (1832) 580. — Aporosa Roxburghii Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. 

 (1858) 645; Kurz, Forest Fl. II. (1877) 362; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 347. 

 — A. Lindleyana var. macrostachya Müll. Arg. in Flora XLVII. (1864) 519, in DC. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 473. — Lepidostachys Roxburghii Wall. Cat. n. 6816. — Alnus 

 integrifolia Roxb. in Sched. — Arbor ad 10 m alta; ramuli glabri; rami griseo-corti- 

 cati. Petiolus i / 2 — 2 cm longus, sulcatus, apice tumidus et minute biglandulosus; limbus 

 8 — 13, rarius ad 20 cm longus, 3 — ö 1 /^ rarius ad 8 cm latus, oblongo- vel lanceolato- 

 ellipticus, abrupte et breviter acuminatus, basi obtusus vel acutus, integer vel obsolete 

 repando-crenatus, glaber, nitidus, haud lutescenti- viridis, coriaceus vel subcoriaceus; 

 costae secundariae utrinque 7 — 9; stipulae mox caducae. Spicae tf fasciculatae, 

 1 V2 — *V2 cm longae, a basi valde densibracteatae ; bracteae persistentes, 1 1 / 2 — S 1 /^ mm 

 latae, hemisphaericae vel late ovatae, ciliatae. Sepala q? 3 — 4, spathulata, acuminata, 

 1 1 / i mm longa ; stamina 2 ; antherae calycem superantes. Spicae Q circ. 4 mm longae, 

 pubescentes; flores sessiles. Sepala Q 4, ovata, acuta, ciliata; ovarium oblongo-ovoi- 

 deum, biloculare, apice angustatum, pubescens; Stigmata 2, minuta, biloba. Capsula 

 9 — 11 mm longa, 7 — 9 mm lata, ellipsoidea, utrinque subacuta, parce pilosa vel sub- 

 glabra; septum pilosum; pericarpium tenue; endocarpium pergamaceum. Semen ad 

 6 mm longum, 4 mm latum, ovoideum. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Sikkim (Hooker!). Chittagong (King's Col- 

 lector!, Hooker u. Thomson). Assam (Jenkins, Prain's Collector!, Wallich). 

 Khasia (Hooker u. Thomson!). Silhet (Wallich n. 6816!, 7991). 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Tenasserim, Mergui (Meebold n. 1 4400 !, 1 4422!, 

 14530!, 14559!), Rangun (Meebold n. 14003!), Tavoy (Meebold n. 15492!). An- 

 damanen (King's Collector!). 



Verwendung: Das sehr harte Holz mit dunkelbraunem Kern und weißem Splint 

 soll ein »Cocoholz« des Handels liefern. Vergl. Wiesner, Rohstoff. Pflzr. 3. Aufl. II. 

 (1908) 417. 



58. A. oblonga (Wall.) Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (18 63) 78, in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (18 66) 472; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (188 7) 348. — Lepidostachys? oblonga 



