U4 F- P ax - — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Phyllantheae-Antidesminae. 



crassiusculus, chartaceus, oblongus vel ellipticus, vix acute acuminatus, basi subrotundalus, 

 supra glaber vel mox glabrescens, subtus molliter rufo-pubescens; costae secundariae 

 utrinque circ. 10, subtr.s cum venis prominentes; stipulae oblique ovatae, acuminatae, 

 petiolum aequantes, striato-venosae, mox deciduae Flores q? ignoti. Racemi Q axillares, 

 simplices, foliis breviores vel terminales, paniculatae, folia superantes; pedicelli crassius- 

 culi, 2 mm longi, bracteas superantes. Calyx Q minutus, brevissime 5-lobus, pubescens. 

 Drupa compressa, valde rugosa, parce hispidula, ad 5 mm longa. 



Ostchinesisches Übergangsgebiet: China, Kwantung, Lofaushan, 260 in 

 (Ford n. 57), ohne nähere Standortsangabe (Ford n. 163). 



4. A. edule Merrill in Philipp. Gov. Labor, ßur. Bull. XVII. (1904) 2 6, in Philipp. 

 Journ. sc. I. Suppl. ( 1 90 6) 77. — Arbor vel frutex 3 — 18 m alta; ramuli velutino- 

 fulvo-pubescentes. Petiolus 8 — 20 mm longus, more ramulorum vestitus; limbus 10 — 

 22 cm longus, k x ji — 10 cm latus, oblongus vel ovatus, acutus vel acuminatus, basi 

 acutus vel saepius obtusus vel rotundatus, supra nitidus, membranaceus vel chartaceus, 

 supra ad costas, subtus tota facie molliter pubescens; costae secundariae utrinque 8 — 10, 

 supra immersae, subtus prominentes; stipulae non visae. Inflorescentiae axillares vel 

 terminales, panicülato-ramosae, pedunculatae, 2 — 8 cm longae, dense tomentosae; bracteae 

 inferiores majores, superiores (j 1 triangulari-ovatae, acutae, 1 mm fere longae, Q lan- 

 ceolatae vel oblanceolatae ; pedicelli utriusque sexus zb 1 mm longi. Calyx tf cupuli- 

 formis, indistincte 5-lobus, integer, extus villoso-pubescens, intus glaber; stamina 4, 

 rarius 5, in excavationibus disci pilosi inserta; ovarii rudimentum obsoletum. Calyx Q 

 cupuliformis, irregulariter 4 — 5-lobatus, indumento maris, lobis ovatis, acuminatis; cüscus 

 annularis, longe ciliatus; ovarium pubescens; styli elongati 2 / 3 long, ovarii aequantes, 

 laterales. Drupa rubra, acida, 3^2 — 4 mm diametiens, ellipsoidea vel subglobosa, glabra. 

 edulis, breviter, ad 1 mm, pedicellata, leviter compressa, leviter reticulata. 



Philippinen (Loher n. 6853!): Luzon, Wälder auf niedrigen Hügeln; Prov. Bataan 

 (Barnes n. 167!, 547!, Borden n. 2739!, Curran n. 5452!, Foxworthy n. 1625!, 

 Leiberg n. 6085, 6091, Merrill n. 144, 3148!, 3184!, Whitford n. 52!, 476, 221): 

 Prov. Benguet (Eimer n. 6444!); Prov. Rizal (Ahern's Collector n. 3378!, Ramos 

 n.1058!, 1083). 



5. A. oblongatum Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (186 6) 254; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. V. (1887) 365. — Ä. nigricans (?) Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 365 ex parte? — 

 Ramuli ferrugineo-pubescentes. Petiolus 3 — 5 mm longus, pubescens ; limbus 1 — 2 1 cm 

 longus, 2 ! / 2 — 5 cm latus, longo tractu aequilatus, lanceolatus, acute cuspidato-acuminatus, 

 basi acutus vel subobtusus, integer, rigide membranaceus, utraque pagina ad costam 

 mediam parce pilosus, ceterum glaber et glabrescens; costae secundariae utrinque 8 — 10; 

 stipulae lineari-subulatae, 2 — 5 mm longae, pubescentes. Spicae q? evolutae gracillimae, 

 paniculato-ramosae, villoso-pubescentes , inferne bracteis subnumerosis, stipuliformibus, 

 sterilibus auctae ; bracteae florigerae lineares, subulatae, 3/ 4 mm longae ; pedicelli bracteas 

 superantes. Sepala r? 4, rarius 3, late triangularia, acuta, exigua, disco mox totum 

 fundum calycis obvallante tecta; stamina 4, rarius 5, in excavationibus disci inserta; 

 rudimentum ovarii parvum, conicum, glabrum. Inflorescentia Q 6 cm longa, bracteae 

 maris; pedicelli 2 mm longi Flores recurvi. Calyx g fere ad basin 3-lobus; sepala 

 ovata, subobtusa, discum glabrum superantia; ovarium glabrum. Drupa 5*/2 nim longa, 

 4*/2 mm l ata > ellipsoidea, undulato-foveolata, utrinque obtusa, acute marginata, inter 

 medium et apicem hinc in emarginatura stigmatigera. 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Khasia, bis 1 000 m (Hooker u. Thomson!), 

 Assam (Griffith n. 4930!, 4937!, 4943). 



6. A. Gibbsiae Hutchinson in Journ. Linn. Soc. London XLII. (1914) 134. — 

 Arbor parva; ramuli parce nigro-pubescentes. Petiolus 4 — 5 mm longus, dense sub- 

 adpresse setulosus; limbus 15 — 20 cm longus, 5 — 8 cm latus, oblongus, caudato- 

 acuminatus, longe mucronatus, basi rotundatus, chartaceus, nitidus, glaber; costae 

 secundariae utrinque 15 — 16, subtus valde prominentes', stipulae subulatae vel subulato- 

 lanceolatae, 3 / 4 — 2 cm longae, 2 mm latae, setulosae. Spicae Q* axillares, simplices, 





