300 cxxviii. euphorbiace^e. [Macaranga. 
base, subulate above. Capsule trilobed, *3 in. wide, top flattened, 
with base of style in centre and 4 glandular patches on the top of 
the carpels. Hab. Low swampy ground, Singapore, Tanglin; 
Changi. Malacca (Griffith). Pahang, Pekan, Perak (Scortechini); 
Goping (Kunstler). 
(6) M. hypoleuca Mull. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. (2), 992; Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. v. 448. 
Tree 60 ft. tall with white bark, stem 12 in. through. Leaves 
peltate, trilobed, lobes ovate-oblong acuminate, white beneath; 
nerves 9 pairs; lobes 6 in. long, 3 in. wide, cut down nearly to 
the petiole; petioles 6 in. long. Male panicles rather slender lax 
spreading, 12 in. long, glabrous. Flowers small in heads with 
several ovate toothed bracts. Sepals 3. Stamen 1; anther 
4-celled, Female panicles stout, 4 in. long, shortly branched red- 
tomentose. Bracts larger than in males, obovate toothed, strongly 
ribbed. Calyx cupular toothed. Ovary glabrous. Styles subu¬ 
late. Capsule *3 in. wide, globose trilobed with 6 glandular ridges 
on the top. Seeds dotted. Hab. Secondary growth, common. 
Singapore, Tanglin, etc. Malacca, Selandor (Cantley, Griffith). 
Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; common 
all along the railway from Johor. Perak, Tapah (Wray). Penang 
(Wallich). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native name: Mahang putih. 
(7) M. Kingii Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 541. 
Small tree, branches fistular, quite glabrous. Leaves sub- 
membranous, broadly peltate, 5-lobed, lobes ovate-lanceolate 
acuminate, widely sinuate toothed, midlobe much the longest; 
4 in. wide; 20 in. long, 24 in. across the lobes; nerves prominent, 
12 to 15 pairs on midlobe; petioles 12 in. long, stout, swollen at 
base. Stipules lanceolate acuminate boat-shaped, 75 in. long. 
Capsules numerous on a stout peduncle and rachis, 2 in. long, 
axillary. Pedicels *i in. long, each capsule -5 in. long, smooth 
obscurely 4-lobed glandular with 2 glandular patches on each 
carpel. Styles 4-25 in. long, connate at base. Seed sub-globose. 
Hab. Johor, Jaffaria (King). 
(8) M. quadricornis Ridl. Kew Bulletin , 1923, p. 367. 
Small tree. Leaves large trilobed peltate, lobes lanceolate 
acuminate, glandular denticulate, median 6 to 7 in. long, 375 to 
4 in. wide, 12-nerved, lateral lobes 4 in. long, 275 in. wide. Whole 
leaf 13 in. long; nerves and midrib beneath hairy, transverse 
nervules parallel elevate; petioles 6 to 9 in. long, thickened at 
both ends. Flowers not seen. Fruit in heads on a panicle, of 
3 short stout branches 3 in. long, branches 75 in. long. Capsules 
glabrous sessile, turbinate, top flattened with 4 glandular horns 
at the comer. Sepals broad rounded. Style-base short. Seeds 
globose, transversely elliptic, aril red. Hab. Hill forests, Selangor, 
Semangkok Pass (Ridley); Telok Reserve, Klang (Burkill). 
Near M. Hullettii. but leaves trilobed, hairy, and fruits panicled. 
