268 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Phyllantheae-Drypetinae. 



101. D. Porteri (Gamble) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Hemicyclia Porteri Gamble in 

 Hook. Icon. pl. XXVIII. (1905) t. 2701. — Arbor parva vel frutex 6 — 1 m altus; 

 ramuli pallide fulvi, lenticellati. Folia breviter petiolata, 5—7 i / 2 cm longa, 27 2 — 4 cm 

 lata, ovata, acuminata, apice ipso retusa, basi acuta, leviter inaequalia, coriacea, integra, 

 supra nitida, subtus reticulata, »glabra vel secus costam glandulis aureo-tomentosis« 

 ornata; costae secundariae utrinque 5 — 6. Flores fasciculati, pauci; pedicelli 5 — 7 mm 

 longi. Flores qj* 8 — 11 mmlati; sepala 4, rotundata, 2 interiora majora, extus aureo- 

 pubescentia, intus secus nervös vestita; stamina 24 — 25, glabra; antherae filamentis 

 paulo breviores; discus crenulatus vel undulatus. Flores Q ignoti. 



Hindostanische Provinz: Madras, Madura Distrikt, Wassanad-Tal , 660 m 

 (Porter). 



Nota. Speciem non vidimus. 



102. D. keyensis Krug et Urb. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XV. (1892) 354; Small, 

 Fl. Southeast. U. Stat. (1903) 693. — D. glauea Chapm. Fl. South. U. States (1872) 

 410. — Frutex vel arbor, interdum 12 m alta; ramuli pallide cinerascentes, glabri. 

 Petiolus 8—15 mm longus, cum limbo glaber; limbus 5 — 9 cm longus, 3 — 5 cm latus, 

 oblongus vel oblongo-ovatus, acutus vel subobtusus vel interdum emarginatus, apice ipso 

 calloso-mucronatus, basi obtusus vel subacutus, leviter obliquus, integer, valde coriaceus, 

 utrinque prominenter dense reticulatus, nitidus, pallide glaucus; costae secundariae 

 utrinque 6 — 8; stipulae parvae, caducae. Flores q? in axillis foliorum fasciculati, 

 pauci; pedicelli petiolos aequantes. Sepala qj 1 5, ovata, acutata vel obtusa, 3^2 — 

 4 mm longa, extus brevissime parce pilosula, intus et margine tomentosula; stamina 

 8 — 10; filamenta sepalis breviora ; discus tomentoSulus ; ovarii rudimentum obsoletum. 

 Drupa 1 8 mm circ. longa, 1 mm lata, ovoidea, apice rotundata, unilocularis, brevis- 

 sime pilosula, stigmate sessili, subterminali orbiculari-subreniformi coronata; exocarpium 

 carneosum, endocarpium osseum. Semen solitarium, ovale, 8 mm longum, 5 mm cras- 

 sum; testa membranacea, brunnea. 



Westindische Provinz: Key-Inseln (Cabanis!), Blodgett, Korallenriffe, Um- 

 brella Key (Gurtiss n. 253 ll); Elliott's Key (Sargent). 



103. D. elata (Bedd.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Hemicyclia elata Beddome, Fl. Sylv. 

 (1869 — 74) t. 279; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 339. — Arbor excelsa, ad 30 m 

 alta, glabra. Petiolus 8 — 12 mm longus; limbus 10 — 12 1 /2 cm longus, 4 — 5 cm latus, 

 lanceolatus, acuminatus, integer, utraque pagina nitidus, subcoriaceus. Flores q? 4 — 

 5-ni; pedicelli 12 — 25 mm longi, graciles. Flos (J 8 mm diametiens. Sepala oblonga, 

 utraque facie pubescentia; stamina 8 — 12. Flores Q solitarii, quam q? majores; pedi- 

 celli sub fructu elongati; discus annularis; ovarium 1-loculare; stigma disciforme. Fructus 

 2 — i*/% cm longus, longe pedicellatus, pyriformis; pericarpium valde crassum. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Wynaad, Ana- 

 malay und Tinnevelly, Wälder, 1000 m (Beddome). 



Nota. Species a nobis non visa, cl. Hooker f. ducente, a D. venusta vix diversa videtur; 

 sec. Beddome a specie laudata distinguitur habitu arboris foliisque minus coriaceis. 



104. D. venusta (Wight) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Astylis venusta Wight, Icon. VI. 

 (1853) t. 1992. — Hemicyclia venusta Thwait. in Hook. Journ. Bot. VII. (1855) 272; 

 Müll. Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 488; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1887) 339. — 

 Arbor; ramuli glabri. Petiolus 4 — 8 mm longus; limbus 7 72 — 14 cm longus ; 3 — 

 4^2 cm latus, oblongo-lanceolatus vel lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi saepe obliquus, glaber, 

 integer, reticulato-venosus. Flores fasciculati; pedicelli tf 6 — 10 mm ; g in icone mas- 

 culis subaequilongi, ex Hooker 2^ — ßl /2 cm attingentes, tomentosi. Flores ^f ± 

 6 mm lati, Q paulo minores. Sepala 4, oblonga, obtusa vel subacuta, utraque facie 

 tomentosa; stamina 5 — 8; discus tomentosus; ovarium 1- vel (ex Dalzell) 2-loculare; 

 stigma disciforme. Fructus 2 — 272 cm diametiens, obovoideus, interdum gibbosus; peri- 

 carpium crassum. 



Provinz des westlichen Gebirgslandes der Malabarküste: Von Canara bis 

 zu den Nilgherries und Süd-Tinnevelly, bis 1300 m (Heyne Stocks u. Law!, Wight). 



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