Phyllanthus.] cxxvm. euphorbiaceal 205 
3*5 in. long, 1*75 in. wide; petioles under 1 in. long. Male flowers 
minute, -i in. wide, panicled on short capillary pedicels. Sepals 
pale red ovate fimbriate. Female flowers large solitary, *3 in. 
wide; pedicels 1*5 to 2 in. long. Sepals toothed. Stigmas minute. 
Capsule 1 in. long, sub-globose, trilobed, lobes inflated, light green, 
valves thin, on pedicels 1-5 to 2 in. long. Seeds curved trigonous 
rugose small. Hab. Hilly jungle, Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi 
(Ridley); Bukit Tangga. Perak, Chanderiang; Larut and Kota 
Bharu (Kunstler). Distrib. Siam. 
9 . PHYLLANTHODENDRON, Hemsl. 
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate thinly coriaceous, 
large. Flowers in small axillary tufts. Bracts numerous ovate 
acute glabrous. Male flowers small pedicelled. Sepals 5 or 6 . 
Petals much smaller linear setaceous. Stamens 5 in 3 - column. 
Pistillode conic. Disc. o. Females larger, longer pedicelled, 
perianth as in males but sepals usually larger keeled Ovary 
ovoid glabrous or pubescent adnate to sepals at base. Styles 3 > 
bifid. Fruit large bladdery, dehiscent. Species 6 , Malay Penin¬ 
sula, Cambodia, Siam, China. 
Erect shrub. Leaves elliptic, 5 to 6 in. long, thin . . (1) P* dubium 
Climbing shrub. Leaves stifl glaucous, 2 to 3 in. long, 
oblong-elliptic.< 2 ) p - coriaceum 
(1) P. dubium Gage, Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. ix. (2), 219. Cleis- 
tanthus ? dubius Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 168. 
Gloehidion flavum Ridl. Lc. p. 173. 
Erect shrub. Glabrous, bark dark brown; branchlets often 
zigzag. Leaves thinly coriaceous elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate 
acuminate, base narrowed; nerves conspicuous, 5 to 8 pairs in 
arching; (drying dark brown above, red-brown beneath), 5 to 6 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles thick, *12 in. long. Male flowers *12 in. 
long on pedicels -12 in. long. Capsule *5 in. through on a short 
stalk. Hab. Forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills. Dindings, Telok 
Sera (Curtis). Kedah Peak (Ridley, Robinson). Lankawi, Gunong 
Raya (Curtis); Kwah (Ridley); Sungei Batu Asap (Hamff). 
(2) P. coriaceum Gage Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. ix. (2), 219. Cleistan- 
thus ? minutiflorus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59 > P* I ^ 9 - 
Climbing shrub 30 to 40 ft. long, branches at first puberulous. 
Leaves oblong-elliptic coriaceous glabrous glaucous; nerves very 
conspicuous, 7 to 10 pairs; 2*5 to 3 in. long, i*5 i n - wide, petioles 
thick -i in. long. Male flowers in very small clusters, pedicels 
slender. Sepals 6, imbricate, base lanceolate, tip filiform. Petals 6, 
very small, spathe-like. Stamens 3 > connate in column. Female 
flowers larger. Sepals 6. Ovary globose hairy ; stigmas 3, short. 
Hab. Limestone rocks, Pahang, Kota Glanggi (Ridley). Perak, 
Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. Annam, Siam. 
Dr. Keith describes this as a climbing shrub hanging on boles of trees. 
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