572 XCVIII. EUPHORBIACE.E [Phyllanthus 



£ : Sepals 4 often toothed or lacerate (Reidia}. 



a L. less than 1\ in. long. 



21. P. longifloniE, Heyne.— Syn. Reidia ovtdifolia, Wight Ic. t. 1904 fig. 2 (on the 

 plate the names of fig?. 2 and 3 have been transposed). Courtallum. L. obliquely 

 oblong. J— | in. long. fl. mostly solitary, pedicels slender up to J in., sepals entire, of ~$ 

 i in., staminal-column slender ^j in. long. 22. P. Wightianus, Muell. Arg. — Syn. 

 Reidia fioribunda, Wight Ic. t.1903. Tvilgiris and Palnis. L. membranous, obliquely 

 oblong, 4-1 in. long. FL $ : pedicels 1 in., sepals hairy, triangular J in. long. Capsule 

 \ in. diam., hirsute with rust-coloured bristles. 23. P. Hamiltonianus, Muell. Arg. 

 Subhimalayan tract from Sikkini eastwards. Assam. L. membranous, glaucous 

 beneath, elliptic or ovate, j-lj in. long. FL ? on capillary pedicels up to 1 in. long. 



b L. 2-5 in. long. 



24. P. fimbriatus, Muell. Arg. — Syn. Reidia fimbriata, Wight Ic. t. 1904 fig. 1. 

 Nilgiris, Sispara Ghat. Quite glabrous, 1. ovate 2—3 in. long, sec. and tertiary n. 

 elegantly reticulate. IT. 3 and ? pedicelled, sepals laeerately toothed, £ in. long. 

 25. P. P^oxburghii, MuelL Arg. Silhet. Branehlets terete, rusty-pubescent, 1. glabrous, _ 

 lanceolate, 2-3J in. long. Fl. red, densely fascicled, pedicels up to i in. long, of 6 capil- 

 lary, of ? slender, sepals of i pectinately fimbriate, of $ serrate. 26. P. elegans, Wall. 

 Tenasserim. Quite glabrous, 1. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-4 in. long. Fl. bracteate, 

 i densely clustered on the branehlets below the!., pedicels short., ? sol itary, on slender 

 pedicels 1 in. long, in the axils of leaves or bracts, sepals of both lacerate. Capsule 

 h in. diam. 27. P. macrocalyx, Muell. Arg. — Syn. Reidia latifolia, Wight Ic. 1. 1904 fig. 3 

 (see 21). Bababudan and Shevagerry hills. Quite glabrous, 1. ovate- or elliptic- 

 lanceolate, acute, fl. solitary, S in the lower axils, pedicels ^, sepals \ in. long, $ 

 pedicels f in., thickened upwards, sepals \ in., in fr. much enlarged, J in. long. 



18. GLOCHIDION, Forst. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 305. 



Trees or shrubs, as a rule evergreen, 1. alternate, bifarious, entire, pet. short, 

 stipules often rigid. Fl. unisexual in axillary fascicles or clusters, perianth 

 simple, disk 0. $ as a rule on long slender pedicels, sepals 6, biseriate, 

 anthers sessile more or less connate, cells linear, connectives produced. ? 

 calyx persistent, carpels connate into a 3-15-celled ovary, ovules 2 in each cell, 

 styles usually lengthening after flowering, and connate into a globose conic 

 cylindric or clavate column, lobed or notched at the tip. Fr. a loculicidal 

 3-15-celled capsule, usually lobed, lobes often double -the number of cells. 

 Seeds red, testa often with a succulent coat. 



7'n masdk, Lower, and 77* itmalein ma, Upper Burma, are used indiscriminately 

 for several species. 



I. Styles connate into a more or less fleshy cylindric, conical, clavate or 

 globose column. 



A. Anthers 4 or more, usually 5-7. $> sepals 5-6, distinct, or only connate 

 at the base. 



a. Ovary 8-12-celled, style short globose or conical. 



1. G. multiloculare, Muell. Arg. Oudh forests. Sikkini Terai, F>uars. Behar. Chutia 

 Xagpur. Sambalpur. Chittagong. Burma, Upper and Lower, on river banks. Branch- 

 lets angular, pubescent, sometimes glabrous, 1. elongate-elliptic, elliptic-oblong or lanceo- 

 late, purplish grey when dry. Fl. g , sepals ^ in., pedicels stout, J in. long, anthers 4-12, 

 connective very short. ? , pedicels stout, sepals 6—12, J in. long, spreading, style broad, 

 convex with a hollowed top. capsules on short stout pedicels, orbicular depressed, |-1 in. 

 diam., 10-15-celled. apex orbicular, concave. 2. G. littorale, Blume. Malabar, near the 

 coast. Quite glabrous, 1. broadly elliptic, nearly orbicular, anthers 5-6, connective long, 

 acute. 3. G. coccineum, Muell. Arg. Pegu. Martaban, Tenasserim, common in deciduous 

 forests. A shrub or small tree, branehlets angular, pubescent, F. glabrous when 

 mature, elliptic-oblong, blade 3-7, pet. J in. Fl. $ glabrous or slightly hairy, pedicels 

 capillary \^\, sepals J in. long, connective short. ? sessile clustered, hairy, style 

 conical, truncate, ovary more or less hairy. Capsule sessile, much depressed, 16-20- 

 lobed. 4. A sx^ecies somewhat resembling G. hongkongense. Muell. Arg., of China, 

 Shwebo district, Upper Burma, common in swamps (pubescent, Tlritmaleinma) on edges 

 of marshes in the Engdain (glabrous, Sauk), Smales in 1900 and 1902. A shrub or small 

 tree, 1. firmly ehartaeeous, brown beneath, obliquely ovate-oblong, blade 4-5, pet. J-J 



