12 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Gluytieae. 



muticae, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarii rudimentum nullum. Fioris Q quam q? 

 majoris sepala et petala maris. Discus hypogynus annularis. Ovarium 3-loculare; 

 styli usque ad basin bipartiti; loculi 1-ovulati. Capsula leptodermis, in coccos 2-valves 

 dissiliens. Semina globosa; testa marmorata, crustacea. — Frutex stellato-pilosus, 

 demum glabrescens. Folia petiolata, membranacea, penninervia, basi breviter subtri- 

 nervia. Flores laxe paniculati, subcapillaceo-pedicellati. 



Species nota unica centrali-africana. 



M. paniculata Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XL1II. (1909) 3 19. — Frutex altus; 

 ramuli apice confertim foliosi. Petiolus 6 — 10 cm longus, gracilis, lamina brevior, 

 glabrescens; limbus 18 — 30 cm longus, 5 — 9 cm latus, tenuiter membranaceus, lanceo- 

 lato-oblongus, basin rotundatam versus angustatus, apice caudato-acuminatus, obtuse 

 serratus, subtus secus nervös parce stellato-pilosus; costae secundariae utrinque zh 10; 

 stipulae 6 — 7 mm longae, filiformes, stellato-pilosae, caducae. Panicula paulo supra- 

 axillaris, longe pedunculata, laxa, t^f 10 — -12 cm longa, Q 20 — 30 cm attingens; rhachis 

 glabrata, tenuis; pedicelli capillaceo-filiformes , (j 1 5 — 6 mm longi, Q 3 cm longi; 

 bracteae lineares, stipulis similes. Flores albi, <J 5 mm, Q 8 — 1 mm diametientes. 

 Sepala late triangularia, acuta, extus stellato-pilosa; petala q^ ovata, Q orbiculari- 

 ovata, saepe abrupte acuminata, basi inaequilatera et supra basin barbulato-villosa; 

 ovarium hispidum. Capsula verrucosa, stellato-pilosa ; grisea, 3 cm diametiens; seinen 

 5 mm diametiens, griseum, badio-marmoratum, ecarunculatum. — Fig. 2. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Centralafrikanische Zone; Ituri-Bezirk, 

 Njia-panda, Hochwald (Mildbraed n. 2920 !, 3189!, 3197!). 



Nota. Genus Paracrotoni affinis est. 



2. Paracroton Miq. 



Paracroton*) Miq. Fl. Ind. bat. I. 2. (1859) 382; Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 1112; Benth. in Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. III. (18 80) 299; Pax in Engler u. Prantl, 

 Pflzfam. III. 5. (1890) 85. 



Flores monoici, petaligeri. Sepala q? 5, imbricata. Petala 5. Disci glandulae 

 alternipetalae. Stamina numerosa, 15 — 20; filamenta monadelpha; antherae extrorsae. 

 Fioris Q ovarium trigono-pyramidatum, 3-loculare; styli liberi, 2-fidi; loculi 1-ovulati. 

 Capsula crassa, lignosa, in coccos 2-valves dissiliens. Semina latiora quam longa; 

 albumen copiosum ; cotyledones latae, planae. — Arbor. Folia petiolata; alterna, repando- 

 serrata, basi 2-glandulosa. Racemi terminales, elongati, penduli; pedicelli fasciculati. 



Species nota 1 , javanica. 



P. pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. Fl. Ind. bat. I. 2. (l 859) 382 ; Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) 1113. — Croton pendulus Hassk. PI. jav. rar. (1848) 266. — Arbor mediocris; 

 rami crassiusculi. Petioli 3 — 12 cm longi, puberuli; limbus 20 — 35 cm longus, 5 — 10 cm 

 latus, lanceolatus, utrinque attenuato-acutus, repando-serratus, basi biglandulosus, supra 

 atro-viridis, sublucidus, subtus secus nervös parce puberulus. Racemi gigantei, 1 — 1 Y2 m 

 longi, terminales, penduli, puberuli; pedunculus compressus; flores alternatim fasciculati; 

 pedicelli 2 — 5 mm longi, cum calyce stellato-puberuli. Petala oblonga, nitida, viridi- 

 lutescentia; filamenta basi in columnam connata; ovarium pubescens. Capsula trigono- 

 globosa, tomentosa, viridis. Cotyledones amplissimae, reniformes, flabellato-nervosa. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Java, Prov. Bantam, Urwälder, 160 — 300 m 

 (Hasskarl, Teysmann). 



3. Baloghia Endi. 



Baloghia**) Endl. Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. (1833) 84; Benth. in Benth. et Hook. f. 

 Gen. III. (1880) 300; Pax in Engler u. Prantl, Pflzfam. III. 5. (4 890) 86. — Codiaeum 



*) 7T(iQ(( (= apud, juxta) ; Croton, genus Euphorbia cearum. 

 **) Genus dicatum in honorem Josephi Balogh, medicinae Doctoris Transsylvani , qui 

 catalogum stirpium Transsylvaniae anno -1779 contexuit, deinde Guyanam batavam botanices 

 causa peragravit. 



