246 F- Fax. — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanlhoideae-Pliyllantheae-Drypetinae. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Tinnevelly 

 Ghats, 1 000 — 1300 (Beddome), Kulkuntal, 1600 m (Meebold n. 13265!). 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malakka (Maingay n. 1435). Andamanen 

 (King's Collector!, Kurz). Sumatra (Forbes n. 1583!, 1645!). Java, bis 600 m 

 aufwärts im lichten Regenwald (Koorders n. 2152/?!, 11747/?!, 20200/?!", 21971/?!, 

 28947/?!, 38858/?!). 



Gentromalayische Provinz: Celebes (Riedel!). 



Philippinen (nach Smith)? 



Nota. Species verisimiliter collectiva. Cl. Hooker f. 1. c. distinxit varictates 3: 



1. xeylanica Hook. f. Flores utriusque sexus pcdunculati, 16 mm diametientes. — 

 Ceylon. 



2. malaccensis Hook. f. Flores utriusque sexus pcdunculati, 8—12 mm diametientes. — 

 Malakka, Andamanen. 



3. peninsularis Hook. f. Flores utriusque sexus sessiles, 16 mm lati. — Coorg, Western 

 Circas. 



31. D. confertiflora (Hook, f.) Pax et K. Hoftm. — Cyclostemon confertiflorus 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 341. — Arbor excelsa, omnino glabra, rami robusti, 

 lignosi, cortice pallido. Petiolus 4 — 6 mm longus, robustus; limbus 10 — 23 cm longus, 

 oblongus, obtuse acuminatus, basi aequilateralis vel obliquus, coriaceus, reticulato-venosus, 

 supra subnitidus, undulatus; costae seeundariae utrinque 5 — 8, valde graciles. Flores 

 q? lignicoli, dense glomerato-fasciculati, sessiles vel breviter pedicellati, omnino glabri, 

 6 — 8 mm diametientes. Sepala 5, orbicularia, coriacea; stamina circ. 20; antherae 

 magnae, non apiculatae; discus depresso-cupularis , glaber, radiato-costatus , margine 

 membranaceus, lobatus, centro conico-elevatus. Flores Q. et fruetus ignoti. 



Westliches Gebirgsland der Malabarküste: Nord Canara, immergrüne 

 Wälder bei Katgal (Tal bot). 



Nota. Speciem non vidimus. 



32. D. major (Pax) Hutchinson in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1912) 689. — Cyclostemon 

 major Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXXIV. (190 4) 369. — l Arbor excelsa, saepe 5 — 

 6 m alta; ramuli subangulosi, parce puberuli, glabrati. Petiolus 5 — 7 mm longus, parce 

 puberulus vel glaber; limbus 10 — 25 cm longus, 4 — 9 cm latus, oblongus vel elongato- 

 oblongus, acutus vel subobtusus, basi satis obliquus, subcoriaceus, repando-dentatus vel 

 denticulatus, glaber, supra nitidus, reticulatus; costae seeundariae 8 — 10, subtus pro- 

 minentes; stipulae parvae, deeiduae, pubescentes. Flores q? in trunco fasciculati, sub- 

 sessiles, circ. 12 mm lati; sepala 5, breviter puberula, ciliata, orbicularia, firme mem- 

 branacea; stamina 25 — 30; discus planus, margine lobatus, centro gyroso-plicatus. 

 Flores Q ignoti. Fruetus in trunco insertus, luteus, 3-spermus. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Usambara, Mbalu-Berge, 800 m (Engler 

 n. 1504!), Mbombo (Engler n. 3267!, Eick n. 75!, Zimmermann n. 945!); Kili- 

 mandscharo (Uhlig n. 1072!, 1236!). — Vielleicht gehört hierher auch eine von 

 Scheffler unter Nr. 390 ! gesammelte Pflanze aus Uganda. 



33. D. spinosodentata (Pax) Hutchinson in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1912) 688. — 

 Cyclostemon spinosodentatus Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XLIII. (1909) 76. — Frutex 

 arborescens vel arbor; ramuli juveniles angulosi, glabri, deinde teretes. Petiolus 5 — 

 8 mm longus, dense transverse rugosus, glaber; limbus 13 — 30 cm longus, 5 — 10 72 crn 

 latus, oblongus vel ovato-oblongus, breviter acuminatus, basi obtusus et distinete obli- 

 quus, spinosodentatus vel subinteger, glaber, nitidus, valde coriaceus, reticulatus; costae 

 seeundariae utrinque 6 — 8, subtus prominentes; stipulae lineares, circ. 4 mm longae, 

 caducae. Flores <J in ramis lignosis glomerato-fasciculati, subsessiles; pedicelli ad 

 5 mm longi. Flores q? 1 5 mm lati, odorati, lutescentes. Sepala orbicularia , firme 

 membranacea, breviter ciliata, glabra; stamina 25 — 30; discus crassus, margine lobatus, 

 pilosus. Flores g ignoti. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Kamerun, Bipindi, Urwald (Zenker n.2328!, 

 3398'., 3398A!, 3712!). 



