462 cxxxv. EUPHORBIACE.E. (J. D. Hooker.) \_Baliospermum. 



B. montanum, Muell, Arg. in DC. Prodr. ii. 1125 ; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 410. 

 Jatropha montana, Willd. Sp. PI. iv. 563. Rottlera suffmticosa, Wall. 

 Cat. 7743. Ricinus montanus, Wall. Cat. 7727, Croton polyandrus, Hoxb. 

 FL 2nd. iii. 682. C. solanifolius, Geisel. Monoor. Croton. 74. Wall. Cat. 

 7763. 



TROPICAL and SUBTROPICAL HIMALAYA ; from Kashmir, alt. 2-3000 ft., 

 Thomson, to Bhotan, Griffith. From ASSAM and the KHASIA MTS. to CHITTAGONG, 

 PEGF, TENASSKRIM, BURMA and PBNANG. DECCAN PENINSULA; from Behar and 

 the Concan to Travancore (not recorded from Ceylon). DISTRIB. Java, Siam. 



A stout subherbaceous leify shrub, 3-6 ft., branching from the root, nearly 

 glabrous except the shoots and sometimes the leaves beneath. Leaves, upper 2-3 in., 

 lower 6-1^ in., and sometimes as broad, biglandular at the base, rigid, strongly 

 veined, base acute obtuse or cordate; petiole stout, of upper leaves short, of lower 

 sometimes as long as the blade; stipules of 2 glands. Racemes in., interrupted, 

 all mnle or with a few fern, below ; bracts small. Male fl. in. diam. ; sepals 4-5, 

 membranous, orbicular, concave. Disk-glands soft, lobulate ; stamens 15-20; anthers 

 broad, subreniform, cells subconfluent at the tips. Fem.fl. subsessile ; sepals 5, ovate, 

 acute, toothed ; disk short, cupular, crenate ; ovary 2-3-lobed ; styles stout, smooth, 

 deeply bifid, arms recurved. Capsule %-% in. long, obovoidly 3-dymous ; cocci 

 oblong, crustaceous, sparsely strigose or glabrous. Seeds in. long, oblong, smooth, 

 mottled. 



2. B. sinuatum, Muell. Arg. in Flora xlvii. (1864) 470, and in 

 DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 1125 ; dioecious, stem stout, leaves shortly petioled linear 

 or obovate-oblong sinuate-toothed acuminate often subpinnatifid lobed 

 above the middle with spreading or recurved triangular acuminate lobes, 

 male racemes narrow longer than the leaves, fruiting calyx accrescent, 

 ovary glabrous. 



UPPER ASSAM ; Mishmi and Patkoye Hills, alt. 4000 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 

 4740). 



A .shrub, 6 ft. Leaves 6-8 by 1^-3 in., glabrous, base narrowed acute or 

 rounded, 2-glandular, upper sessile, lower with petioles 1-2 in. Racemes interrupted ; 

 male fl. in. diam. ; sepals and glands as in B. axillare; stamens 20; fern, sepals 

 5, ovate- lanceolate, unequal, glabrous; ovary smooth. Fruit not seen. 



3. B. calycinum, Muell. Arg. in Flora xlvii. (1864) 470, and in 

 DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 1126 ; dioecious, branches petioles and panicles finely 

 pubescent, leaves long-petioled oblong acuminate sinuate-toothed or serrate, 

 male panicles longer than the leaves copiously branched, fruiting calyx 

 accrescent, ovary strigose. 



UPPER ASSAM ; in the Mishmi Hills, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4744). 



Habit of B. sinuatum, branches reddish yellow when dry. Leaves 6-10 by 

 2 i-3^ in-> glabrous except the finely pubescent nerves beneath ; base acute or 

 rounded, 2-glandular or 2-auriculate ; petiole 2-4 in. Male panicles erect, long- 

 peduncled, with slender erect alternate and fascicled branches; bracts minute or 0; 

 male fl. i in. diam. ; sepals orbicular, concave, membranous; disk-glands fleshy; 

 stamens 20, filaments sometimes connate. Fern, panicles shorter, con mbiform, with 

 short fewer-fld. branches and leafy bracts; flowers in. diam., stoutly pedicflled ; 

 sepls 5, linear-lanceolate, in. long in fruit. Capsule 1-3 in diam., of 3 globose 

 cocci. 



4. B. micranthumj Muell. Arg. in Linn&a xxxiv. 215, and in DC. 

 Prodr. xv. ii. 1126 ; dioecious, branches slender and petioles and racemes 

 finely pubescent, leaves long-petioled membraDous oblong or lanceolate 

 acuminate sinuate-toothed, male panicles contracted very slender equalling 

 or exceeding the leaves, fruiting calyx small, ovary glabrous. Wall. Cat. 

 7715 A. 



