Mallofus] XCVIII. EUPHOEBIACEiE 589- 



slender, shorter tlian I, capsule 3^-dymous, | in. diam., tomentose. densely covered 

 with long villous filaments. 11. M. Beddomei, Hook. f. Anamalais and Tinnevelli 

 Ghats. Very similar to 10, if speciiically distinct, petioles longer, 4-2 in. long, capsule 

 stellately pubescent and clothed with long soft spines. 12. M. stenanthus, Muell. Ai'g. 

 Western Ghats from North Kanara southwards. A small shrub, branchlets and 

 inflorescence more or less pubescent, 1. lanceolate, entire or sinuate-toothed, blade 4-8, 

 pet. ■^-J in. long, capsule with scattered short conical tubercles. 13. M. muricatiis^ 

 Bedd. — Syn. Claoxylon muricatum^ Wight Ic. t. 1886. Similar, but quite glabi*ous, 

 each coccus Avith two rows of tubercles. 



(2) Eastern species, branchlets hairy. 



14. M. Clellandii, Hook. f. Yern. Indaing thidin, Burm. Rangoon. Mu valley. Upper 

 Burma. A shrub, branchlets, petioles and inflorescence more or less clothed wdth 

 stellate hairs, 1. eglandular beneath, from elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, base rounded or 

 cordate, blade 4-5, pet. ^-2 in. long, stipules subulate, hairy, basal n. 3-5, tert. n. 

 parallel, prominent, as well as the reticulate veins. Fl. dioecious, <s racemes J-IJ in. 

 long, bracts subulate. ? racemes or corymbs pedunculate, few-fld., sepals 3 or 4, 

 coriaceous, linear, longer than ovary, afterwards reflexed, ovary with cylindrical 

 tubercles, densely clothed with long hairs. Capsules densely woolly, | in. diam., with 

 long hairy soft prickles. The Eangoon specimens, 6 , are in very young bud, and 

 the sepals are coriaceous, while in the S fep. from Upper Burma the sepals are 

 membranous. 



Of the following 3 species from Teiiasserim the 6 fl. only are known : 15. M. WallicM- 

 anus, Muell. Arg., also known from Eangoon. Branchlets and infl. with deciduous 

 stellate hairs, 1. alternate and opposite, elongate-elliptic, dentate, blade 4-6, pet. 1-1 J in., 

 3 basal nerves, underside closely covered with minute orbicular glands. ^ spikes- 

 slender, longer than 1. 16, M. flliformis, Hook. f. and 17. M. leptostacHyus, Hook. f. 

 Branchlets, petioles, underside of 1. and spikes softly tomentose, 1. alternate or upper- 

 most pair opposite, entire, elongate-elliptic, blade 5-10, pet. 1-2 in., sec. n. 4-6 pair, 

 the lowest pair basal, minute shining glands scattered on the underside, s spikes. 

 6-12 in. long. 



18. M. decipiens, Muell. Arg. — Syn. Ccelodisctis erlocarpoides^ Kurz. Tenasserim. 

 A shrub, branchlets, petioles, underside of 1., chiefly along n., as well as racemes 

 softly tomentose. L. often in unequal pairs, elliptic, acuminate, repand-toothed, 

 sec. n. 6-8 pair, the lowest pair basal, tert. n. parallel, blade 5-10, pet. ^-1 in. long. 



S racemes slender, fl. small, nearly sessile, stamens surrounding a minute pistillode. 

 Capsule J in. diam. 



(3) Eastern species, branchlets glabrous. 



19, M. Kliasianus, Hook, f . Khasi hills. Mu valley, Upper Burma. A small tree^ 

 glabrous except inflorescence. L. thinly coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, base usually 

 acute, more or less sinuate-toothed, eglandular beneath, blade 5-10, pet. |-1^ in., S 

 racemes 4-6 in. long, stellately tomentose, buds globose ^ in. diam. before opening^ 

 pedicels as long as fl., bracts short, broad-ovate. Capsule | in. diam., clothed with 

 slender prickles, pedicels | in. long, seeds brown, shining. 20. M. polyneurus, Hook, i, 

 Tenasserim. L. alternate, membranous, sinuate-dentate, elliptic, acuminate, blade 

 6-8, pet. 1-lJ in., sec. n. 10-12 pair, 9 racemes few-fld., peduncle long, slender. 21, 

 M. andamanicus, Hook. f. — Syn. If. w?<Hc«^^is, Kurz (not Muell. Arg.). Andamans. A 

 large shrub, almost entirely glabrous, young shoots, ovaiy and capsule densely covered 

 with minute orbicular golden glands, branchlets strongly compi^essed, almost flat. L. 

 elongate-elliptic, slightly sinuate-dentate, base acute, blade 3-7, pet. I in. 6 spikes. 

 sessile, dense-fld., catkin-like, bracts broadly ovate. Capsules tridymous, | in. diam.^ 

 with stiff scattered prickles. 



B. Capsule smootb, basal nei^ves 3. 



[ct) Petiole less than | tbe length of blade. Western species. 



22. M. distans, Muell. Arg. Tinnevelli ghats. A straggling shrub, branchlets^ 

 petioles, underside of 1. and inflorescence softly stellate tomentose. L. opposite, ovate- 

 or elliptic-oblong, blade 5-10, pet. 1-2 in. long, basal n. 3 and 3-4 pair of sec. n., tert. n. 

 parallel. S racemes short, fl. i in. diam. Capsule I in. diam., tridymous, densely 

 stellate tomentose, pedicels |-1 in., peduncles 4-5 in. long. 23. M. rliamnifolius, Muell. 

 Arg. Southern districts of the Western Peninsula, — Ceylon low country, common. 

 Branchlets, petioles and inflorescence pubescent, 1. opposite and alternate, lanceolate 

 or elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-5, pet. J-l in., 3 basal n., tert. n. parallel. S fl. clustered^ 

 on erect spikes 3-5 in. long. Cocci almost distinct, globose, finely stellate-pubescent. 

 24. M. atrovirens, Muell. Arg, Cochin, Travancore, low con.ntry. Quite glabrous, but 

 underside of 1., inflorescence,' sepals and ovary densely clothed with minute orbicular 

 scales. L. alternate, oblanceolate or obovate, scattered minute scales on the upper 

 surface, blade 2-5, narrowed into pet. i-| in. long. 



