Homalanthus. 49 



truncatae vel irregulariter sinuatae, basi multiglandulosae. Sepala q^ 2, reniformia, 

 41/2^!'^ longa; calycis Q lobi semiorbiculares : stamina 6; ovarium late ovoideum; 

 Stylus brevissimus: Stigmata crassiuscula, subtus apice glandula minuta onusta. Capsula 

 parva, 7 mm longa et lata, didyma, viridis. 



Papuanische Provinz: Neu Guinea, Kaiser VVilhelmsland (Bamler n. la!, 

 Lauterbach n. 234!), Sattelberg (Hellwig n. 555!, Warburg!), Bismarck-Ebene 

 (Lauterbach n. 2487!), Bismarck-Gebirge (Rodatz u. Klink n. 4 05), Stephansort 

 (LewandovFsky n. 4!), Wälder um Wobbe (Schlechter n. 4 6 269!), Tami-Mündung 

 (Schnitze n. 33!). — Niederländ. Neu Guinea, am Noord-Flusse (Versteeg 

 n. 402'!, 4806!). — Bismarck-Ar chipel, Neu Mecklenburg (Peekel n. 463!). 

 — Wahrscheinlich auch auf Neu Pommern (Schlechter n. 4 3764!?). 



Einheim. Namen: In Neu Guinea: Kagulip, demeng sesakele; in N^u 

 Mecklenburg a posoba. 



9. H. acuminatus (Müll. Arg.) Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXV. (1898) 648. — 

 Carumbium aeuminatum Müll. Arg! in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (4 866) 14 44. — Arbor 

 procera, succo venenoso praedita, omnino glabra. Petiolus gracilis, 3 — 4 cm longus, 

 apice supra valide biglandulosus ; limbus 9 — 4 cm longus, longior quam latus, mem- 

 branaceus vel demum rigidulus, rhombeo-oblongus, basi acutus, cuspidato-acuminatus, 

 subtus canescenti-paUidus. Inflorescentia unisexuahs (?), 3 — 4 cm longa, gracilis, spici- 

 formis; bracteae (J^ uniflorae, breves, truncatae, concavae, basi biglandulosae ; glandulae 

 oblongae, a bractea longius superatae, basi se invicem tegentes; pediceUi brevissimi vel 

 flores subsessiles (examinati valde juveniles). Sepala (^f 2, subaequalia, reniformia, 

 Integra; stamina circ. 4 0; ovarium biloculare. Fructus (sec. Müller-Arg.) baccatus, 

 majusculus, ellipsoideus, acuminatus, basi acutus, 21 mm longus, 4 5 mm latus. 



Melanesische Provinz: Samoa (Wilkes), Upolu, Savai (Reinecke n. 41 O!). — ■ 

 Gesellschaftsinseln, Tahiti (nach Müller-Arg.). 



Einheim. Name: Mamala. 



Nota. Affinis H. longistylo novoguineensi, sed calyce (3 disepalo, staminibus satis numerösis, 

 fruetu pro genere jnsigniter magno et bractieis <5 unifloris inter species generis distinctissimiis 

 videtur. Species forte dioica. 



Sect. 2. Monosepali Pax. 



Bracteae basi biglandulosae. Sepalum (^ tantum 4 evolutum, anticum, posticum 

 reductum, nullum. 



4 0. H. polyandras (Müll. Arg.) Cheesem. — Carumbium polyandrum Müll. Arg. 

 in Flora XL VII. (1864) 43 4; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (4 866) 4 4 46. — Arbor ad 4 m 

 alta, omnino glabra. Petiolus 5 — 8 cm longus, apice. non vel vix glanduHfer; limbus 

 7 — 8 cm longus, fere aeque longus ac latus, firme membranaceus, e basi late et aperte 

 cordata vel cordato-truncata cordatus, integer, acutus, glaber, subtus leviter pallidior» 

 Inflorescentia zb 42 cm longa; bracteae (^ orbiculari-ovatae, rotundato-obtusae, den- 

 ticulatae, biglandulosae, uniflorae; glandulae orbiculares, inter se distantes, a bractea 

 longius superatae ; pedicelii (^ breves, quam flores 2 mm longi breviores ; pedicelli Q. 

 2 cm longi, ad basin inflorescentiae plures. Sepalum rf 4, anticum, reniforme; an* 

 therae 40 — 50, fere sessiles, minute papilloso-asperulae; ovarium triloculare; styli basi 

 breviter connati. Fructus majusculus videtur. 



Araukarienprovinz: Kermadec-Inseln (Gillivray n. 976). Kult, in Gärten 

 von Auckland auf Neuseeland (Diels n. 6484!). 



4 4. H. Hoerenhoutianus (Müll. Arg.) Benth. ex Drake, Illustr. ins. maris pacif. 

 (4 892) 293. — Carumbium MoerenJioutianum Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (4 866) 

 4 4 46; Drake, Fl. Polynesie fran?. (1893) 488. — Homalanthus nutans Guillemin 

 in Ann. sc. nat. 2 ser. VII. (1837) 4 86. — Arbor. Folia petiolata, cordato-triangu- 

 laria, acuta, supra pallide vii'idia, subtus canescentia ; petiolus laminam aequans. Racemji 

 validiusculi, firmi; bracteae minutae, biglandulosae, uniflorae; glandulae parvae, orbicu- 

 lares, se invicem subtegentes, a bractea vix superatae. Sepalum rj* 4 , anticum, reni- 



A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich. IV. (Embryophyta siphonogama) 147. V. 4 



