iq6 cxxviii. EUPHORBiACEiE. [Actephila. 
Sepals in female flowers large ovate, ‘6 in. long . . (i) A. ovalis 
Sepals and petals minute. 
Leaves thin elliptic-lanceolate entire; flowers green (2) A, javanica 
Leaves thinly coriaceous broadly elliptic entire . (3) A. excelsa 
Leaves thick obovate crenulate; flowers orange . (4) A. aurantiaca 
(1) A, ovalis Gage, Rec. BoL Surv. Ind. ix. (2), 219. Dimor- 
phocalyx ovalis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 59, p. 178. 
Shrub, glabrous, shoots yellow pubescent. Leaves thinly cori¬ 
aceous opposite or sub-whorled at the ends of the branches lanceo¬ 
late acutely acuminate, base cuneate, blunt, obscurely undulate 
glabrous except for a few hairs at the base; nerves 14 pairs, in 
loops well within the margin; 3 to 6 in. long, i*2 in. wide; petioles 
•1 to -12 in. long. Male flowers not known. Female flowers 
solitary on capillary pedicels 1*5 in. long. Sepals 5, ovate obtuse 
light green, -6 in. long, *5 in. wide. Ovary conic pubescent; 
styles 2, unbranched free to base. Capsule globose black, covered 
with small white hairs -5 in. through. Hab. Woods in the north, 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Perlis, Bukit Telor Jambu, Kanga 
(Ridley). 
(2) A. javanica Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. i. (2), 356. 
Shrub 2 or 3 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves thin coriaceous elliptic- 
lanceolate, bluntly acuminate narrowed at base, entire; nerves 
about 10 pairs, elevate beneath; 6 in. long, 275 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles 1 in. long. Sepals coriaceous oblong. Petals in males 
broad rhombic-ovate, base cuneate, in females cuneate-obovate 
emarginate. Stamens, filaments connate at base. Female flowers 
larger than males. Disc 5-lobed. Styles short, thick bifid. 
Stigmas capitate. Capsules sub-globose slightly trilobed, -5 in. 
through on pedicels 1 in. long. Seeds mottled. Hab. Forests, 
Singapore (Wallich); Garden Jungle. Selangor, Batu Caves 
(Ridley). Penang, West Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Java, Borneo. 
(3) A. excelsa Mull. Arg. in Linncea, xxxii. 78; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. v. 282. 
A shrub 4 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves broadly elliptic-lanceolate to 
obovate, thinly coriaceous acute or acuminate, base cuneate thinly 
coriaceous glabrous; nerves 6 to 12 pairs; 6 to 8 in. long, 3 in. 
wide; petioles -5 in. long. Male flowers several in an axil. Bracts 
broadly ovate. Calyx sub-campanulate. Sepals oblong-ovate or 
broadly lanceolate, minutely hairy. Petals narrowly sub-spathu- 
late. Disc annular crenulate. Stamens free. Female flowers 
several together or solitary, rather larger; perianth as in male. 
Ovary sub-globose glabrous. Capsule 75 to 1-5 in. through, cocci 
breaking into 2 valves, pericarp crustaceous. Seeds triquetrous, 
back very convex. Hab. Woods and rocky spots, especially near 
limestone. Singapore, Sungei Morai. Selangor, Batu Caves; 
Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Tambun 
(Ridley). 
