572 XCVIII. EUPHOEBIACEiE [Phyllanthm 



(^ : Sepals 4 of tea toothed or lacerate (Eeidia). 



(a) L. less than IJ in. long. 



21. P. longiflorus, Hejiie.— Svn. lieidia ovalifoUa, Wight lo. t. 1904 fig. 2 (on tlie 

 plate tlie names of figs. 2 and 3 liave been transposed). Courtallnm. L. obliquely 

 oblong, J-J in long,ii. mobtl^T- solitary, pedicels slender np to | in., sepals entire, of $ 

 ^ in., staminal-colnmn slender ^ in. long. 22. P. Wightianus, Muell. Arg. — !Syn. 

 Meldia Jiorihumla, Wiglit Ic. t.l903. Nilgiris and Palnis. L. membranous, obliquely 

 oblong, J-1 in. long. f^l. $ : pedicels 1 in,, sepals liairy, triangular |f in. long. Capsule 

 ^ in. diani , hirsute with rust-coloured bristles 23. V. Hamiltonianus, Muell Arg. 

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

 beneath, elliptic or ovate, J~1J m. long. PL ? on capillaiy loedicels up to 1 in. long. 



(b) L. 2-5 in. long. 



24. P. fimbriatus, Mnell. Arg. — Syn. lieidia fimhriafa, Wight Ic. t. 1904 fig. 1. 

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

 elegantly reticulate. PI 6 and $ pedicel led, sepals lacerately toothed, I m. loi g, 

 25. P. Eoxburgliii, Muell. Arg. Silhet. Branclilets terete, rusty-pubescent, 1. glabrous, 

 lanceolate, 2-3 J in. long. ¥1. red, densely fascicled, pedicels up to I in. long, of s capil- 

 lary, of ? slender, sepals of S pectinately fimbriate, of $ serrate. 26. P. ele^ans, Wall. 

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

 S densely clustered on the branchlets below the 1 , ^pedicels short, ? sol itary, on slender 

 pedicels 1 in. long, in the axils of leaves or bracts, sepal=? of both lacerate. Capsule 

 I in. diam. 27. P. macrocalyx, Mnell. Ai^g, — Syn. Meidki latifolia, Wight Ic. 1. 1904 fig. 3 

 (see 21). Bababndan and Shevagerry hills. Qu.ite glabrous, h ovate- or elliptic- 

 lanceolate, acute, fl. solitary, S in the lower axils, pedicels J, sepals I in. long, ? 

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



18. GLOCHIDION, Porst. : M. Brit. Ind. v. 305. 



Trees or shrubs, as a rule evei-green, 1. alternate, bifarious, entire, pet. short, 

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

 simple, disk 0. c? 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. 



Tamasdk^ Lower, and TJiitinaleinmajUfpeT Burma, are used indiscriniiraately 

 for several species. 



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

 globose column. 



A. Anthers 4 or more, u.sually 5-7. $ sepals 5-6, distinct, or only eotnnate 

 at the base. 



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



1. G. multiloculare, Muell. Arg. Oudh forests. Sikkim Tex-ai, Duars. Beliar. Clnhtia 

 Nagpur. Sambalpur. Cliittagong. Burma, Upper and Lower, on river banks. Bra nch- 

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

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

 connective very short. ? , pedicels stout, sepals 6-12, ^ 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 th^« 

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

 acute. 3, 6. coccineum, Muell. Arg. Pegu, Martaban, Tenasserim, common*in deciduou^ 

 forests. A shrub or small tree, branchlets angular, pubescent, L. glabrous when 

 mature, elliptic-oblong, blade 3-7, pet.| in. PI. ^ glabrous or slightly hairy, pedicel* 

 capillary J-J, sepals J in. long, connective short. ? sessile clustered, haii?y, style' 

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

 lobed. 4. A species somewhat resembling G. lion^kongense' Muell. Arg., of China, 

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

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

 tree, 1. firmly chartaceons, brown beneath, obliquely ovate-obl6ng, blade 4-5, pet. J-J 



