CXXVIII. EUPHORBIACE^E. 
[Alchornea. 
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base rounded acuminate, glabrous above, hairy on the nerves 
beneath; nerves 3 from base, midrib (central nerve) with 4 pairs 
of nerves; stipels 2 at base, ’i in. long, lanceolate; 8 in. long, 
4-5 in. wide; petioles 4 in. long, pubescent. Male racemes 2 to 4 in. 
long, pubescent. Bracts lanceolate subulate. Flowers very small, 
in clusters of 4 or 5, pubescent, buds globose, bursting irregularly. 
Female spikes below males, 1-5 in. long. Sepals subulate lanceolate 
pubescent. Ovary minutely tubercled. Styles free to the base. 
Capsule -5 to *6 in. long, 3-lobed, puberulous green with purple 
tubercles. Hab. Pahang, Labong, Endau (Evans). Disirib. India, 
Siam, Cochinchina. 
(3) A. adenophila Pax and Hoffm. Pflanzenreich , l.c. 251. 
Shrub ?, young branches ashy velvety. Leaves ovate cuspi¬ 
date acuminate, base blunt or obscurely cordate, glandular-toothed, 
membranous, nerves from base 3 to 5, above 5 or 6, above glabres- 
cent, beneath pilose; 4 to 5-5 in. long, 1-75 to 3 in. wide; petioles 
slender tomentose, *5 to 2*5 in. long. Male flowers unknown. 
Female racemes paniculate, 6 in. long; rachis velvety-pubescent. 
Sepals usually 6, with large glands alternating. Ovary shortly 
pubescent warty. Styles shortly connate. Hab. Perak (Scor- 
techini). 
(4) A. rhodophylla Pax and Hoffm. Pflanzenreich, iv. 147, 
p. 249. A. discolor Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 421 ( not of Endlicher). 
Shrub, about 8 or 10 ft. tall; branchlets finely pubescent. 
Leaves lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate long-acuminate, base long- 
narrowed, serrate glabrous purple beneath; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, 
and 1 pair from base, transverse nervules parallel; 4 to 5 in. long, 
1 to 175 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long; stipels at base of blade 
lanceolate. Male racemes slender, 2 to 4 in. long, axillary puber¬ 
ulous. Sepals 3, stamens 8. Female raceme terminal. Styles 3, 
connate half-way. Capsule -25 in. through, glabrous, slightly 
3-lobed. Hab. Thin hill-woods; Pahang, Telom (Ridley). Penang 
Hill (Wallich, Curtis and all collectors); Balik Pulau (Curtis). 
(5) A. javensis Mull. Arg. in Linncea, xxxiv. 170; in DC. 
Prod. 905; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 422. 
Glabrous shrub. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate 
narrowed to base, no stipels; nerves 10 pairs slender, transverse 
nervules parallel; 6 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles none 
to -5 in. long. Male spikes terminal about 8 together slender, 
7 in. long; flowers minute in distant clusters. Sepals 2 or 3, ovate. 
Stamens 6 or 8; filaments connate at base. Female spikes shorter, 
stouter. Flowers very shortly pedicelled. Sepals 6, broad. Ovary 
3-lobed puberulous. Style arms twice as long as ovary. Capsufe 
3-lobed glabrous. Hab. Woods, Singapore, Serangoon; Changi. 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Selandor and Chabau (Cantley); 
Machap Tebong Road (Derry). Disirib. Burma, China, Malay 
islands. Native names ; Julong Jantan; Rabu Kumbang. 
