340 cxxxv. EUPHORBIAOE^E. (J. D. Hooker.) [Cyclostemon. 



Sect. 1. STENOGYNITJM, Muell. Arg. Moioers axillary. Sepals 4. Stamens 

 6-8. Disk of male fl. flat or tumid. Ovary 2-celled ; styles elongate, slender ; 

 stigma peltate. 



1. C. indicus, Muell. Arg. in Linncea xxxii. 81, and in DC. Prodr. 

 xv. ii. 481 (excl. Malabar and Concari) ; leaves obliquely ovate- or oblong- 

 lanceolate obtusely caudate-acuminate base very unequal, nerves very faint, 

 flowers axillary small males subsolitary and slender pedicels quite glabrous, 

 stamens 4-6 around a flat disk. 



KHASIA MTS., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4736) ; below Churra, J. D. H. % T. 



A tree. Leaves 3-5 in., almost membranous, green when dry, nerves 10-12 pair, 

 very slender ; petiole ^ in. Male fl. -^ in. diam., yellow, laterally compressed. 

 Sepals 4, almost orbicular, concave, ciliate. Disk 2-lobed. Stamens included; 

 anther-slits introrse. " Ovary silky ; styles slender, tips dilated," Muell. Griffith's 

 specimens have leaves 3 by 1 in. ; mine are much broader, 5 by 2 in. I have seen no 

 fern. fl. or fruit. Mueller gives Malabar and Concan, Hook, and Thorns., as localities, 

 but there must be some error here. 



2. C. lancifolius, Hook. f. ; leaves lanceolate caudate-acuminate 

 base very unequal witb thickened margins, nerves strong, flowers of both, 

 sexes in axillary pubescent racemes, stamens 7 or 8 round a fleshy disk, 

 styles 2 slender. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 4-5000 ft., J. D. H. $ T. T. Khasia Mts., alt. 3-5000 

 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4738), J. D. H. $ T. T. 



A tree ; branches long, slender. Leaves 4-6 in., coriaceous, pale green when dry, 

 the thickened cartilaginous margin extending |-1 in. upwards from the petiole (some- 

 times obscure), base very acute ; nerves 6-8 pair, slender but very distinct and raised 

 on both surfaces ; petiole in. Flowering branchlets in a young state enclosed in 

 imbricating rigidly coriaceous distichous ciliate scales, forming lance-shaped buds in. 

 long. Racemes few-fld., more or less pubescent. Flowers, male ^i in. diam., fern. 

 hi. Sepals oblong, pubescent and ciliate. Disk of male hemispheric, entire, pubes- 

 cent. Stamens equalling the sepals, slits introrse. Ovary globose, 2-celled, densely 

 tomentose ; styles 2, slender, spreading, sigmoid, stigma entire peltate cordate. Fruit 

 1 in., ellipsoid, pericarp thick, endocarp papery. 



3. C. Griffith!!, Hook. f. ; leaves membranous elliptic-lanceolate 

 acuminate base quite equal, nerves very slender, young fruit long pedicelled 

 ellipsoid abruptly beaked scurfy, styles 2 slender. 



UPPER ASSAM j Mishmi Hills, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4738). 



Brandies very slender. Leaves 6 by 2 in., green when dry, nerves 6-7 pair ; 

 petiole \ in. Young fruit % in. ; styles slender, crowning the beak, stigma peltate ; 

 peduncle 1| in., glabrous. Apparently a very distinct species, of which I have 

 specimens in young fruit only. 



Sect. 2. EUCYCLOSTEMON, MuelL Arg. Stamens numerous. Stigmas 2, 

 sessile, large, broad, 2-lobed. 



* Flowers all or mostly from the old wood. 



4. C. macrophyllus, Blume Bijd. 598; leaves 5-9 in. oblong to 

 elliptic-lanceolate obtusely acuminate base usually very unequal, nerves 

 6-8 pair, flowers large pubescent or tomentose, disk villous, stamens very 

 many. Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 482. 



MALACCA, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1435). ANDAMAN ISLANDS, Kurz. Coosa, 

 Beddome. CEYLON; Central Province, alt. 3000ft. DISTEIB. Java. 



An evergreen tree, 30-40 ft., with rigid branches, Kurz. Leaves coriaceous, quite 

 entire, pale brown when dry, smooth above, highly reticulated beneath, base c'uueate 



