Mallotus.] CXVII. EUPHOElBtACE^. 1449 



7. Vn. repandus (repand), j\[uell. Arg. in Linnaa xxxiv. 197, and in D.C. 

 Prod. XV. ii. 981 ; Benth. Fl. Austr. vi. 142. A large tree, the young branches 

 inflorescence and underside of the leaves softly stellate-tomentose, with longer 

 hairs often intermixed. Leaves on rather long petioles, broadly ovate rhomboidal 

 or almost orbicular, acuminate, entire or obscurely sinuate-toothed, 2 to 4in. 

 long, sliglitly peltate, 8 or rarely 5-nerved at the insertion of the petiole, the flat 

 glands of the upper surface obscure or obsolete, the minute glands ot the 

 underside almost concealed by the tomentum, darker and more glabrous above. 

 Flowers dioecious, the racemes in terminal panicles, the central one in the males 

 often 6in. long. Males flowers clustered, the pedicels 1 to 2 lines long. Stamens 

 numerous ; anther-cells attached to a small connective. Female flowers (in 

 Indian specimens) solitary within each bract, the perianth turbinate with 3 or 4 

 lanceolate lobes. Styles about 1 line long, the inner surface very densely 

 fringed. Capsule 2-celled, about 4 lines broad, coriaceous, closely tomentose, 

 without processes. 



Hab.: Bookhampton and Eookingham Bay, Dallachy. 



The species is also widely spread in tropical Asia. Bentham says : " The Australian speci- 

 mens are all males ; they agree better wilh the tomentose ones from the East Indian 

 Peninsula, than with the more glabrous ones from Timor and New Caledonia." 



8. VtL. nesophilus (an island plant), P\ v. M.; Muell. Arg. in Linnica xxxiv. 

 196, and in DC. Prod xv. ii. 981 ; Benth Ft. Austr. vi. 148. A tall shrub, the 

 branches inflorescence and under side of the leaves whitish or slightly ferruginous 

 with a close stellate tomentum. Leaves alternate, very broadly ovate or orbic- 

 ular, mostly obtuse and entire, rarely sinuate and very shortly acuminate, the 

 larger ones sometimes 4in. long on petioles as long, but usually about half that 

 size, and on lateral shoots much smaller on short petioles, 3-nerved or obscurely 

 5-nerved at the base, the upper surface very sparingly tomentose or at length 

 glabrous, with two flat glands, the under surface minutely glandular, the primary 

 veins and transverse reticulations prominent. Flowers dicecious, in single 

 racemes in the lower axils of young shoots, the males 2 to Sin. long, with clus- 

 tered flowers on very short pedicels, the female racemes shorter, the flowers solit- 

 ary within each bract. Stamens numerous, the anther-cells attached to a small 

 connective. Female perianth narrow-turbinate, divided to about the middle into 

 8 or 4 lanceolate lobes. Styles short and broad, very densely fringed on the inner 

 face. Capsule covered like that of M. jihilippinensis with an orange-red tomentum 

 but smaller and most frequently didymous and 2-celled, rarely 8-celled. — Echinus 

 nesophilus, Baill. Adans. vi. 814. 



Hab.: Albany Islands, )K. Hill; and Cape York, Daemel (with longer male pedicels) ; Caps 

 Flinders, A. Cunninglidm. 



9. IVI. discolor (2-coloured), F. v. M. ; Benth. Fl. Austr. vi. 143. A tall 

 tree, the branches inflorescence and underside of the leaves white with a short 

 close tomentum, with more or less of longer hairs on the principal veins under- 

 neath. Leaves on rather long petioles, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acum- 

 inate, thinner and smoother than in ill. repandus, 2 to 3in. long, becoming quite 

 glabrous on the upper side, rounded or acute and 3-nerved at the base, not at all 

 peltate, the flat glands rather prominent, the small glands of the under surface 

 very numerous as in the three preceding species. Male racemes slender, simple, 

 3 to 4in. long, in the lower axils of the young shoots as in M. repandus. Flowers 

 smaller than in that species, very shortly pedicilate. Stamens numerous, the 

 anther-cells attached to a small connective. Female flowers unknown. — Rottlera 

 discolor, F. V. M. in Coll. Northern Woods N.S. Wales Lond. Exhib. n. 82 ; 

 Macarangamallotoides var. F. v. M. Fragm. iv. 140. 



Hab.; Eockhampton (rare), O'SlMuesy; Moreton Bay, Queensland Woods, London Exhibition, 

 1862, 71. 83, ir. Hill. 



The capsules give a bright-yellow dye. 



Wood light-yellow, close in grain, and tough. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods. No. 380a. 



