286 cxxxv. EUPHORBIACE^E. (J. D. Hooker.) [Phyllanthus. 



entire. Flowers small, monoecious, usually in axillary clusters, apetalous. 

 Disk various, rarely 0. MALE FL. Sepals 4-6, imbricate in 2 series. D/'-vK 

 cflands various (0 in $ of JEmblicd). Stamens 3-5 in the centre of the 

 flower, filaments free or connate; anthers 2-celled, oblong or didymous, 

 rarely reniform, cells parallel or diverging, slits extrorse vertical or trans- 

 verse by the confluence of the cells. Pistillode (or minute in Sect. Reidia). 

 FEM. FL. Sepals of the male (or more in Reidia). Ovary 3- or more-celled ; 

 styles free or connate, usually 2-fid with slender arms, rarely dilated ; 

 ovules 2 in each cell. Fruit of 3 or more crustaceous or coriaceous rarely 

 bony 2-valved cocci, with or without a separable coriaceous rarely fleshy 

 epicarp (in Sect. Eirganelia a berry, in Sect. Clcca a drupe). Seeds 3-gonous, 

 estrophiolate, testa crustaceous, albumen fleshy; cotyledons flat or flexuous. 

 Species about 350, of all warm countries. 



Uuder 11. GLOCHIDION I have given my reasons for retaining the genus of that 

 name, which is regarded by many botanists as a section of Phyllanthus. I think tbafc 

 Kirganelia may possibly constitute a distinct genus, characterized by the baccate 

 fruit with superposed seeds and a crustaceous testa j and perhaps Flueggeopsis 

 another. 



KEY TO THE SECTIONS. 



Sect. T. PELTANDRA. Herbs or undershrubs. Leaves membranous. 

 Flowers long-(fein. very long-)pedicelled. Sepals 5 or 6 in both sexes. 

 Stamens 5, filaments connate in a slender column ; anthers erect, slits ver- 

 tical, connective not produced. Ovary 3-celled; styles 3, minute, 2-partite. 

 Capsule of 3 coriaceous or crustaceous cocci. 



Sect. II. KLRGANELIA. Shrubs. Leaves distichous, usually petioled. 

 Sepals 4-6 in both sexes. Stamens 5, in 2 series, filaments free, or of the 

 outer series free, of the inner connate ; anthers erect, slits vertical, connec- 

 tive not produced. Styles very minute, 2-fid. Fruit a 4-8-celled berry. 

 Seeds 2 in each cell superposed, the upper pendulous from the top of the 

 cavity, the lower from the middle ; testa ? hard often rugose. 



Sect. Til. FLUEGGEOPSIS. A. shrub. Leaves distichous, shortly petioled. 

 Sepals 5-6 in both sexes. Stamens 5, filaments free ; anthers erect, slits ver- 

 tical, connective not produced. Styles 3, long, slender, quite entire, united 

 at the base. Fruit a 3-celled, 3-seeded berry ; testa crustaceous. 



Sect. IV. EMBLICA. Trees. Leaves very small, closely pinnately set 

 on the slender branchlets. f ale flowers with no disk. Sepals 5-6 in both 

 sexes. Stamens 3, filaments united in a column ; anthers erect, slits vertical, 

 connective produced. Styles 3, united below, each twice 2-fid. Fr-u.lt large, 

 fleshy, with 3 bony 2-valved cocci. 



Sect. V. PARAPHYLLANTHUS. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves various. Sepals 

 5-6 in both sexes. Stamens 3, filaments united in a short or long column ; 

 anthers erect, slits vertical, connective usually produced. Styles 3, free 

 or connate below, 2-fid. Capsule of 3 crustaceous 2-valved cocci. 



Sect. VI. EUPHYLLANTHUS. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves various. Scp1s 

 5-6 in both sexes. Stamens 3, filaments more or less united, rarely free and 

 recurved ; anthers didymous or reniform, cells subglobose, slits verv short, 

 cells sometimes confluent when the dehiscep.ce appears transverse. Styles '-\, 

 "tree or connate below, 2-fid. Capsule of 3 crustaceous or thin 2-valved cocci. 



Sect. VII. REIDIA. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves various. Sepals often 



