Andiaclme. 171 



I. A. cordifolia (Decne.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 234; Hook. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 283; Forb. et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1 894) 420. — 

 Leptopus eordifolius Decne. in Jacquem. Voy. Ind. IV. (1844) 155, t. 156. — An- 

 draehne Decaisneana Baill. Etud. gen. Euphorb. (1858) 57 7. — Phyllanthus Hoff- 

 meisteri Klotzsch, Reise Prinz Waldemar (1862) 117, t. 2 4. — P. eordifolius Wall. 

 Gat. n. 7913, 7930 ex parte. — P. glaueus Wall. Cat. n. 7927B ex parte. — Frutex 

 parvus; ramuli tenues, juveniles dz pilosi, mox glabrati, striati. Petiolus ! / 2 — 4 ein 

 longus, rb pilosus; limbus 2y 2 — 7 cm longus, 1 — 4 cm latus, ovatus, obtusus, basi 

 obtusus vel subcordatus, tenuiter rnembranaceus, subtus pallidus et pubescens, demurn 

 glabrescens, supra glaber; costae seeundariae 4 — 7; stipulae i / 2 — 1 mm longae, tri- 

 anguläres, integrae vel denticulatae. Flores in axillis solitarii vel gemini; pedicelli fili- 

 l'ormes, q^ zb 1 cm, Q 2 — 5 cm longi, parce pilosi; flos tf zb 5 mm diametiens, Q 

 paulo major, utriusque sexus luteus. Sepala utriusque sexus ad y 3 vel 1 / 4 connata, 

 obovata, obtusa, extus parce pilosa, ciliata, q 1 tenuia, Q firmiora et obtuse acutata, 

 sub fruetu interdum aecrescentia ; petala q 1 sepalis breviora, spatbulata, carinata, Q 

 minuta; disci glandulae tf bilobae, membranaceae, Q minus emarginatae; stamina ima 

 basi tantum connata; ovarii rudimentum parvum, trilobum; ovarium glabrum; stvli pro- 

 funde, sed non ad basin bipartiti. Capsula db 7 mm lata, depresso-globosa, leviter 

 tridyma, calyce db aecrescente suffulta. 



Zentraler und westlicher Himalaya, von Nepal westwärts bis Murree, 1500 — 

 2500 m (Fleming, Leraann, Jacquemont, Prinz Waldemar!, Thomson!, 

 Schlagintweit n. 12424!, Wallich n. 7913!, 7930 ex parte), Nainital (Meebold 

 n. 2457!); Simla, Jakho (Meebold n. 4973!). Rawalpindi, Shahpur (Drummond 

 n. 14406!). — Südchina. Hupeh, Ichang (Wilson n. 3205, 3539). 



In Kultur, aber noch selten. Vgl. Schneider, Handb. Laubholzk. II. (1912) 1019. 



2. A. chinensis Bunge, Enum. pl. Chin. bor. (1835) 59; Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. 

 XV. 2. (1866) 234; Forb. et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1894) 420; Schneider, 

 Handb. Laubholzk. H. (1912) 1019. — A. cordifolia Diels in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 

 (1900) 42 6; in Not. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh XXXI. (1912) 19, 193. — Flueggea capil- 

 lipes Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. (1900) 427. — Andrachne capillipes Hutchins. 

 et var. pubescens Hutchins. in PI. Wilson. II. (1916) 516. — Frutex parvus vel ad 

 3 m altus; ramuli tenues, juveniles pilosi, mox glabrati, striati. Petiolus 2 — 4, rarius 

 ad 7 mm longus, zb pilosus; limbus 1 */ 2 — 6 cm longus, */ 2 — 2y 2 cm latus, lanceo- 

 latus vel ovatus, acute acuminatus basi obtusus, rarius subacutus, supra glaber, subtus 

 pilosus et glabrescens vel glaber, rnembranaceus, costae seeundariae i — 6; stipulae 

 parvae. Flores in axillis 1 — 2, rarius ad 4, lutei; pedicelli filiformes, q* 5 — 10, Q 

 10 — 20 mm attingentes, zb pilosi. Flos q? 4 — 5 mm diametiens, Q paulo major. 

 Sepala utriusque sexus ad y 3 connata, obovata, obtusa, extus pilosa, q? tenuia, Q 

 firmiora; petala (j 1 2 / 3 long, sepaloruin attingentia, spathulata, plana vel subplana, Q 

 minuta; disci glandulae q? bilobae, membranaceae, Q minus emarginatae; stamina 

 sublibera, ovarii rudimentum parvum, trilobum; ovarium glabrum; styli profunde partiti. 

 Capsula zb 6 mm lata, globosa, leviter tridyma. 



China: Von Peking bis Yünnan verbreitet. Tschili, Peking (Bretschneider! 

 Bunge, David n. 2 407! u. a.); Kiautschou, Taischan (ohne Sammlernamen!). 

 Nördl. Shensi (Giraldi n. 5977!). Sz'tschwan, Nan chuan (v. Rosthorn n. 2250!, 

 2253!); zwischen Kaiapa und Liuku (Schneider n. 1208!); zwischen Pe chi ho und 

 Kaiapa (Schneider n. 1240'.); Mupin (David). Hupeh (Henry n. 622l!, Wilson 

 n. 419!). Yünnan, Kin Achong chan (Maire n. 681 2B!); Tali (Forrest n. 209, 

 4733!). 



In Kultur,^ aber noch selten. 



3. A. colchica Fisch, et Mey. in Sched. ex Boiss. Fl. Orient. IV. (1879) 1137; 

 Rehder in Mitteil. Deutsch. Dendrol. Gesellsch. (1907) 72. — Frutex bipedalis, dense 

 ramosus, glaber;^ rami erecti, satis graciles, hornotini crebre foliosi. Petiolus 1 — 5 mm 

 longus, gracilis; limbus 12 — 30 mm longus, 6 — 18 mm latus, ovatus, obtusus et bre- 



