220 L. Diels. — Menispermaceae. 



Mindoro: Baco, (f blüh, im Januar (E. D. Merrill n. 1247.'); Balaba (Regino Garcia!). 

 Mindanao (Clemens n. 78!) u. a. 0. (Herb. Manila!). 



Austromalayische Provinz: Amboina: Q blüh. (Dolleschal n. 390!). — 

 Timor: tf blüh. (Forbes n. 3626!, n. 4045!). 



Einheim. Namen: »currung« (Sumatra, nach Blume); »aroy geureung« 

 (Java, nach Blume und Hallier), »day loi tien« (Cochinchine nach Gagnepain). 



2. P. aduncus Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3. sei*. XIV. (1864) 371 n. n. , in Gontrib. 

 Bot. III. (1871) 119. — Kami adulti glabri cortice alrofusco obtecti. Foliorum petiolus 

 gracilis atratus juxta marginem laminae insertus 4 — 5,5 cm longus; lamina papyracea, 

 supra glabra lucida subtus pallidior pilosa, e basi truncala vel rotundata suborbicularis 

 apice acuminata mucronulata, 4,5 — 12 cm longa, 5 — 12 cm lata, nervi primarii 5-pal- 

 mati subtus prominentes. Paniculae q? axillares vel complures ramum abbreviatum 

 parce foliatum vel subaphyllum efficientes, rami cymosi 1 — 1,5 cm longi, omnino ferru- 

 gineo- vel cinereo-pilosi ; bracteolae oblongae 2 — 4 ; sepala 6 valde inaequalia utrinque 

 zb pilosa, exteriora angusta, interiora obovato-dilatata, 1,5 mm longa, 0,3 — I mm 

 lata; petala membranacea glabra rhomboideo-obovata apice nonnunquam rostrato-api- 

 culata margine altero vel duobus inflexa 1 — 1,5 mm longa; stamina 6 libera 1 mm 

 longa, antherae parvae erectae. — [Flores 2 adhuc ignoti.] — Drupae pedicellatae: 

 pedicellus circ. 5 mm longus; ipsa (sicca) 8 mm longa, 7 mm lata; endocarpium 6 mm 

 diamet. valde compressum basi excisum dorso carinatum atque ab illo costis transversis 

 decurrentibus apice acutis quasi echinatum. 



Tropischer Himalaya: Sikkim: Darjiling (Griffith — Original der Art!); 

 unterhalb Semonbong (j* und Q (J. D. Hooker!); Khasia (J. D. Hooker!); Shillong 

 (G. B. Glarke n. 44157!); Sadija, häufig, <J blüh, im März (Gammie n. 724!). — 

 Hinter-Indien: Birma (Beddome!). 



Nota. Species aliquantum dubia, quae cum praecedente formis intermediis conjuncta 

 esse videtur. 



3. P. membranaceus (Wall.) Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3. ser. XIV. (1864) 122 n. n., 

 in Gontrib. Bot. III. (1871) 122. — Cocculus membranaceus Wall. Cat. (1828) n. 4967. 

 — Ramuli scandentes graciles teretes sparse pilosi hinc inde in axillis barbati. Fo- 

 liorum maiorum petiolus puberulus usque ad 2,5 cm longus, lamina obsolete peltata 

 ad 5 cm diamet.; plurimorum multo minorum petiolus brevior lamina subpalata 0,5 — 

 1 cm longa, omnium tenuiter membranacea praeter marginem ciliatam et nervös pu- 

 berulos glaberrima basi rotundata, subcuneato-angustata vel sinuata, apice mucronata, 

 nervi primarii 5 vel 3 basales cum secundariis tenuiter prominuli. — [Flores et q 1 et 

 Q atque drupae adhuc ignota.] 



Südwestmalayische Provinz: Malakka: Penang (Gaudichaud in Herb. De 

 Candolle!, Wallich n. 4967 — Original der Art!). — Java: Buitenzorg, im Dickicht 

 am Bach über dem Tjapoes-Ufer, steril (Hallier!); ebendort, an Kalkfels in sehr 

 schattigen Lagen, steril (Ko Orders!). 



Nota. Quae planta nonnisi sterilis cognita ordini atque generi nostro gravi cum dubio 

 adjungimus; ulterius observanda est, an non status quidam speciei alius habenda sit. — Forma 

 similis exstat in collectionibus Hookerianis: Chittagong, steril (J. D. Hooker!). 



4. P. heterophyllus (Lour.) Diels nom. nov. — Pselium heterophyllum Lour. Fl. 

 Cochinch. (1790) 621 partim; edit. Willd. (1793) 762 partim. — Ps. ambiguum Miers in 

 Contrib. Bot. III. (1871) 123, pl. 112. — Ramuli tenues pubescentes. Foliorum petiolus 

 quam lamina dimidio brevior 2 — 3,5 cm longus, lamina supra parce puberula subtus 

 pallidior puberula reniformi-orbicularis vel subtriangularis basi truncata vix cordata, apice 

 rotundata emarginata et mucronata 3— 5 cm longa, 4 — 6,5 cm lata, nervi (in icone 

 Miersiana haud recte referti primarii 5-palmati, subtus prominuli, praeterea utrinque 1 

 lateralis adscendens. Cymae binae vel ternae axillares 1,2 — 1,8 cm longae; flores q? 

 minuti pedicellati, in corymbum brevem aggregati; sepala (ex icone Miersiano) anguste 

 obspathulata quam petala circ. 4-plo longiora; stamina coalita. — [Flores Q et drupae 

 adhuc ignota.] 



