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1. A. Bunius, Sprang.; Benth. FI. Hongk. 318. Common in 



Little Hongkong woods ; Lantao Island on low ground, 

 and Maonshan Valley, Hongkong New Territory ; near 

 Wongchuki. Fl. May. 



2. A. Pordii, Hemsl. Enum. PI. China, ii. 430. Maonshan, 



Hongkong New Territory ; Lienchow Kiver ; Lofoushan. 

 Fl. June— August. 



3. A. microphyllum, Hemsl. 1. c. 432. Happy Valley woods, 



and Mt. Gough south, Hongkong ; Lantao Island and 

 Maonshan, Hongkong New Territory. Fl, January — 

 April. 



4. A. Ghaesembilla, Gaertn. ; A. paniculatum, Roxb. ; Benth. Fl. 



Hongk. 318. On the Pokfulam Road, in a valley at 

 Aberdeen, and at West Point, Hongkong ; Hahang, 

 Hongkong New Territory ; Pakhoi. Fl. July. 



5. A. gracile, Hemsl. Enum. PI. China, ii. 431. Lienchow River ; 



West River. Fl. June. 



6. A. japonicum, Sieb. et Zucc. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 318. Near 



Victoria fort West Point, Victoria Peak, Happy Valley, 

 and Black's Link, Hongkong ; Lantao Island, Hongkong 

 New Territory. Fl. April — June. 



16.— MICRODESMIS. 



1. M. caseariaefolia, Planch. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 380. 

 Loting River. Fl. May. 



17.— JATROPHA. 



Key to species. 



Petioles glabrous 1. Curcas. 



Petioles glandular 2. glandulifera. 



1. J. Curcas, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 309. In hedges and 



near villages, Hongkong ; Lantao Island, and Lukking, 

 Hongkong New Territory. Fl. yellow. May. 



2. J. glandulifera, Roxb. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 382. Near 



Pokfulam. Fl. greenish yellow, July. 



18.-ALEURITES. 

 Key to species. 



Leaf glands stalked; fruit sculptured 1. cordata. 

 Leaf glands sessile ; fruit smooth ... 2. Fordii. 



1. A. cordata, Steud. ; DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 724, Cultivated in 



Hongkong; occasionally near villages, Hongkong New 

 Territory ; near Chaochaufu ; Tingushan on the West 

 River, Fl. white tinged with pink, April, 



2, A. Fordii, Hemsl. in Hook. Ic. PI, t, 2801 et t. 2802. Cultivated 



in Hongkong and Kwangtung. Fl, white tinged with 

 pink, April, 



