3 o8 cxxviii. euphorbiacEjE. [Tragia. 
free to base velvety pubescent. Disc large circular papillose. 
Stamens 3, filaments short thick, as long as disc; anther cells 2 
separate on a broad thickened connective. Female flower at base. 
Sepals larger green oblong narrowed at the base, blunt, white-hairy. 
No disc. Ovary pubescent; style stout short with 3 fleshy arms 
with thick papillae on the upper face. Capsule deeply 3-lobed, red- 
brown pubescent, *2 in. through. Hab. Lankawi, Dayong Bunting 
(Robinson). Flower greenish, stings but not badly. 
59. SPHiEROSTYLIS , Baill. 
Woody climbers, stout, branches slender. Leaves elliptic 
cuspidate acuminate entire, glabrous or membranous. Flowers 
very small apetalous in axillary unisexual racemes. Male flowers 
minute. Calyx ovoid, 3-lobed half-way, tube obconic lined with a 
thickened disc, lobes ovate blunt. Stamens 3, filaments short 
thick; anthers triangular-ovate, base intruded. Female flowers; 
calyx of 5 linear-lanceolate sepals somewhat enlarged in fruit. No 
disc. Ovary 3-lobed, 3-celled, hairy, cells i-ovuled; style column 
very large, globose contracted at the base, 3-lobed to the middle, 
lobes round, not spreading. Capsule 3-lobed pubescent of 3 bivalved 
woody cocci. Seeds globose mottled. Species 1, Malay Peninsula. 
(1) S. malaccensis Pax, Pflanzenreich, iv. 147, ix. 106. Megisto- 
stigma malaccense Hook. fil. Ic. PL 1. 1592; F.B.I. v. 467 Cnesmone 
glabrata Kurz. Flora 1875 p. 31 (e descr.). 
Stem thick. Branches slender pubescent stinging. Leaves 4 to 
6 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide, membranous, base sub-acute or round, 
not cordate; nerves 1 pair basal, 3 or 4 from midrib; petioles *5 to 
1 in. long, slender pubescent. Racemes male 1 to 3 in. long, very 
slender. Bracts minute. Male calyx hairy. Anthers trigonous. 
Female flowers larger on shorter racemes. Styles forming a 3- 
lobed cup bright yellow larger than the ovary. Capsule -5 to 75 in. 
wide. Hab. Woods climbing on trees, Singapore (Lobb); Nassim 
Road; Garden Jungle. Malacca (Maingay); Chabau; Panchur 
(Ridley). Negri Sembilan, Burunang (Cantley). Native names : 
Akar Jelatang Bulan; Akar Chemkian. 
60. PTEROCOCCUS, Hassk. 
Twiners, slender slightly woody. Leaves alternate membranous, 
often cordate toothed or entire. Flowers in axillary or leaf-opposed 
slender racemes apetalous, males minute fascicled above; females 
below male flowers. Sepals 4- or 5-valvate. Stamens 8 to 30 on a 
prominent receptacle; filaments short free; anthers erect. Pistil- 
lode 0 or filiform. Female flowers; sepals imbricate. Ovary 3- 
or 4-celled, cells i-ovuled; styles connate in a fleshy globose mass. 
Capsule depressed, flattened on both sides large of 3- or 4-bivalved 
cocci. Seeds globose or lenticular. 
Species 3, the 2 others African. 
