204 cxxviii. EUPHORBiACEiE. [Phyllanthus . 
(15) P. gracilipes Mull. Arg. Linncea, xxxii. 47. P. con- 
cinna Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br, 59, p. 171. 
Shrublet about 4 ft. tall; branchlets hairy (red when dry). 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate usually inequilateral, 
base broad rounded unequal, tip acuminate acute, glabrous above 
except the midrib beneath paler downy; 2*5 in. long, 75 in. wide; 
petioles ’05 in. long, hairy. Stipules lanceolate acuminate glabrous, 
•05 in. long. Male flowers in small axillary tufts with numerous 
pale ovate bracts, tipped red; pedicels filiform, *25 in. long. 
Sepals triangular with long cilia crimson, *05 in. long. Stamens 4. 
Female flowers solitary in the upper axils, -25 in. wide; pedicels 
2 in. long, hairy. Sepals longer and narrower than in male. Fruit 
globose pale green woolly, *25 in. long. Seed reniform black. Hab. 
Open woods. Lankawi, Telaya Tujoh, Burau (Curtis, Robinson, 
Ridley). Terutau (Robinson). Distrib. Java, Sumatra.. 
(16) P. Hamiltonianus Mull. Arg. Linncea, xxxii. 48; in 
DC. Prod. xv. (2), 425; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 304. P. secundiflora 
Ridl. Journ. Roy. , 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 170. P. perlisensis Ridl. 
l.c. 171. 
Shrub; branchlets crowded at top of branches, glandular pubes¬ 
cent with white hairs. Leaves distichous elliptic acute unequal 
sided, herbaceous pubescent on both sides, paler beneath and more 
thickly pubescent, 1-25 in. long, -5 in. wide; petioles -08 in. long. 
Stipules lanceolate subulate. Male flowers solitary or in tufts 
of 2 or 3 together minute; pedicels filiform, -12 in. long. Sepals 
purple triangular acuminate lacerate. Stamens 4. Capsule globose 
dark brown, scurfy, *1 in. long. Hab. Open country, Perlis, Kanga 
(Ridley). Distrib. Assam, Himalayas, Burma. 
(17) P. Hullettii Ridl. Kew Bulletin, 1923, p. 363. 
Shrub. Branches red, scurfy. Leaves membranous coriaceous, 
glabrous oblong oblique sub-acute, base narrowed, grey beneath, 
nerves faint, 7 pairs; 1*5 in. long, -5 in. wide; petioles -08 in. 
long, red, scurfy. Stipules very short lanceolate acuminate scurfy. 
Male flowers -i in. across, dark red on filiform pedicels *n in. 
long, hairy. Sepals 4, connate ovate red with white lacinke, hairy 
on the back. Stamens 4, filaments very short; anthers sub-globose. 
Female flower -15 in. across, pedicels *4 in. long, scurfy hairy. 
Sepals 5, oblong-lanceolate blunt, fimbriate, with a raised central 
nerve, dull red. Disc of 5 fleshy oblong quadrate truncate lobes. 
Ovary semi-ovoid, 6, grooved. Styles 6, short tying on ovary. 
Hab. Mountains, Malacca, top of Mt. Ophir (Hullett). 
A striking plant with the habit of P. frondosus, but the leaves are much 
smaller and blunt. 
(18) P. gomphocarpus Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 301. 
Shrub, 6 to 8 ft. tall; branchlets pubescent. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, glabrous obliquely ovate or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 
base acute or cuneate, very unequal; nerves 6 pairs very slender. 
