E« L. Diels. — Menispermaceae. 



1,8 mm lala: pelala 5 — 6 tencra late ovata vel transverse laliora 0,8 mm longa, 

 ca. 1 mm lata; stamina ca. 9, 0,5 mm longa. Pedicelli g permulti fasciculaii, uni- 

 flori, 5 mm longi. — [Drupae adhuc ignotae.] 



Nordwestmalayische Provinz: Ost-Bengal (Griffith n. 79!) — Assam 

 (Simons u. a.!), Khasia Hills (Kurz u. a.!), Dekho Valley, steril im März (Rep. Econ. 

 Prod. India n. 11 069!), Dhekiajuli, blüh, im April (Chatterjee!), Sillet, q? blüh. 

 Wallich n. 49 61 — Original der Art! n. 4961 A!), Nang po (King's Samm- 

 ler!), Lushai, Changsil (Prazer!), Cachar (Prazer!), Ghittagong (Schlich!, Lister!). 



6. P. macrocarpa Diels n. sp. — Frutex alte scandens. Foliorum petiolus 

 ca. 4 cm longus; lamina coriacea in utraque facie glaberrima, oblongo-elliptica, basi 

 rotundata apice acuminata, ca. 15 cm longa, 6,5 cm lata, nervi primarii laterales 

 utrinque ca. 5 arcuato-adscendentes subtus prominentes, secundarii prominuli. — 

 [Flores et q? et g adhuc ignoti.] — Drupae peramplae 3 — 4 cm diamet. stipite 5 mm 

 longo praeditae; exocarpium subcoriaceum rubrum, mesocarpium pulposum, endocarpium 

 subfabiforme linea dorsali subelevata praeditum ceterum sublaeve, ad insertionem se- 

 minis foraminibus duobus perforatum; condylus subnullus. Semen endocarpio conforme 

 2 — 2,5 cm longum, 1,4 cm latum. 



Südchina: Yünnan, Szemao, Wälder südostwärts bei 1200 m, frucht. (Henry 

 n. 12 810 — Original der Art!). 



7. P. manillensis Vidal in Revis. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 45. — Rami oli- 

 vacei striati. Foliorum petiolus sub lamina incrassatus 3 — 4 cm longus; lamina sub- 

 coriacea supra lucida, (sicca) inter nervös convexa bullata, subtus pilosula, ovato- 

 elliptica, basi obtusa, apice subito acuminata, 13 — 20 cm longa, 6,5 — 8 cm lata, nervi 

 laterales primarii ca. 5 — 7 utrinque adscendentes supra insculpti subtus prominuli. 

 Inflorescentiae q? fasciculatae subaxillares vel in ramis vetustis e nodis ortae, 2 — 3 cm 

 longae, dense pilosulae; sepala 7, extima minuta bracteoliformia pilosa, 0,5 — 1 mm longa, 

 5 interiora majora membranacea dorso parce pilosula ceterum glabra coneava, 1,5 — 

 2 mm diamet.; petala ca. 3 obovata, 1 — 1,2 mm longa; stamina subsessilia 8 — 10 

 coacervata. Pedunculus fruetifer ca. 0,8 — 1,2 cm longus. Drupae ellipsoideo-globosae 

 10 — 15 mm longae, 8 — 12 mm latae. Semen in latere ventrali excavatum, ca. 9 mm 

 longum, 7 mm latum. 



Philippinen: Malamani (Moseley!); Luzon: Prov. Manila: San Juan del Monte 

 (Vidal n. 1778 — Original der Art!); Rizal, Antipolo, frucht., blüh. (Ramos in 

 Bur. Sc. n. 1826!, n. 3346!, n. 3371 !); Mindanao: Zamboanga, frucht. im Januar 

 (Whitford in Forestr. Bur. n. 9239!). 



8. P. cauliflora (Miers) Diels nom. nov. — Antitaxis cauliflora Miers in Ann. Nat. 

 Hist. 3. ser. XX. (1867) 13 n. n., in Contrib. Bot. III. (1871) 356. — Pycnarrhena 

 pleniflora Boerl. in Cat. PI. Bogor. (1899) 4 3. — Rami striolati teretes vel subangu- 

 lares, glabri, ramuli teretes novelli puberuli adulti glabrati. Foliorum petiolus gracilis 

 tenuis, subpuberulus, 1,8 — 2 cm longus; lamina papyracea vel submembranacea, subtus 

 pallidior, glaberrima, elongato-oblonga, basi obtusa, apice breviter (acumine saepe re- 

 curvato) acuminata, 8 — 20 cm longa, 3,5 — 7,5 cm lata, nervi primarii laterales utrin- 

 que 3 — 6 adscendentes supra tenuissimi subtus cum seeundariis prominentes, nervuli 

 reticulati prominuli. — [Flores rf adhuc ignoti.] — Cymae Q pedicelli 3 — 6 fasci- 

 culati uniflori, ca. 8 mm longi. Drupae pisiformes dense pilosulae, ca. 9 mm diamet. 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Sumatra: Padang, Ajer mantjoer, 360 m 

 ü. M. frucht. August 1878 (ßeccari n. 757!). — Java: o. n. O., mit Früchten 

 (Horsfield n. 898 — Original der Art!), o. n. O. (Kurz!). Preanger: Soeka- 

 boemi, Palaboeanratoe, g blüh. (Koorders n. 33 158/Ü). 



In Kultur im Botan. Garten zu Buitenzorg XVI. D 62!, 62a!. 



9. P. Merrillii Diels n. sp. — Rami striati (sicci) luteo-olivacei minute pilosuli. 

 Foliorum petiolus 2 — 2,5cm longus; lamina coriacea subtus minutissime puberula ceterum 

 glabra, in ulraque facie minute reticulata, oblonga vel lanceolato-oblonga, utrinque angustata 



