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F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Gluytieae. 



Monsungebiet: Araukarien-Provinz; schattiger Mischwald. — Queensland: 

 Rockingham Bay (Dallachy), Rockhampton (O'Shanesy), Moreton Bay (F. v. Müller!), 

 Inland Laguna Bay (Diels n. 8 42 3!). — Neu- Süd- Wales, Hastings- und Macleay 

 River (Beckler!), Clarence und Richmond River (Moore), Illawarra (Cunningham). — 

 Lord Howe's Island (Milne!). — Norfolk (Cunningham!). — Neu-Galedonien 

 (Vieillard n. 6, 1148), Lifu (Deplanche n. 27, Balansa n. 4 890), Gipfel des Nekou, 

 600 m (Balansa n. 1 192). 



Nota. B. lacida est species unica mihi nota foliis oppositis praedita. 



2. B. pulchella Schlechter, n. spec. — Frutex; ramuli lignosi, modice crassi. Folia 



alterna, sed saepe in ramulis valde approximata et quasi decussata; petioli breves, 



5 — 6 mm longi; limbus spathulatus, vel lanceolato-spathulatus, coriaceus, glaber, integer, 



5 — 7 cm longus, 2 — 2Y2 cm latus, margine recurvus; costae utrinque paulo prominentes. 



Dioica. Racemi alterniflori unisexua- 

 les; q? terminales, 6 — 8 cm longi, 

 laxi; bracteae lineares, ciliatae; pe- 

 dicelli 2 — 25 mm longi, supra me- 

 dium bibracteolati , satis graciles. 

 Calyx 4 mm longus, glaber; lobi 

 obtusi; petala obovato-oblongä, ob- 

 tusa, 7 — 8 mm longa, intus basi 

 barbulata; discus irregulariter loba- 

 tus; stamina numerosa, ultra 40, 

 basi brevissime vel vix monadelpha. 

 Flores Q et fructus ignoti. 



Monsungebiet, Araukarien- 

 provinz: Neu Galedonien, Mont 

 Dzumac, 600 m (Franc n. 437!). 

 3. B. Bureavii (Baill.) Schlech- 

 ter in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXXIX. 

 (1906) 152 f. 12. — Codiaewn 

 Burcaoii Baill. Adansonia XI. (1873) 

 74. — Frutex 4 — o-metralis; ra- 

 muli crassi, rugulosi. Folia alterna; 

 petioli 5 — 8 mm longi; limbus lan- 

 ceolatus, apice obtusatus, basi longe 

 angustatus, integer, revolutus, coria- 

 ceus, 5 — 8 cm longus, \ 1 / 2 — 2 cm 

 latus, juvenilis ciliatus, mox glabra- 

 tus; nervus medius subtus paulo 

 prominens; costae secundariae vix 

 conspicuae. Dioica. Racemi (J 1 ter- 

 minales, ad 1 cm longi, laxi; seri- 

 ceo-pilosi; pedicelli 1 — 3 mm longi; 

 bracteae lineares, pubescentes. Flores 

 12 — 13 mm diametientes; sepala petaloidea, obtusa; petala longiora, lanceolata, basi intus 

 barbulata; discus annularis, irregulariter lobatus; stamina numerosa, brevissime mona- 

 delpha. Racemi Q breves; flores fere subumbellati; pedicelli crassiores; perianthium 

 maris; ovarium lutescenti-hirsutum; styli repetito-partiti. — Fig. 4. 



Monsungebiet, Araukarienprovinz: Neu-Caledonien, südl. Bezirk; Wald 

 zwischen Bourail und Kanala (Balansa n. 1202), Bergkämme am Ngoye, 900 m 

 (Schlechter n. 15223!); exponierte Abhänge am Mt. Humboldt, 1400 m (Schlechter 

 n. 15323!). 



4. B. Balansae (Baill.) Pax. — Codiaeum Balansae Baill. Adansonia XI. (1873) 

 77. — Frutex 4 — 5-metralis, glaberrimus; rami rugosi. Folia alterna; petioli 8 — 



Fig. 3. Baloghia lucida Endl. Ramulus fructiger. 

 (Icon origin.) 



