506 197. CUPULIFERX€: QUERCINE E. 
(A. Henry, 68, 68 A, 553, 968, 1279, 1899, 2292, 2293); Hunan: 
Shihmen (A. Henry, 7945 !) ; Surnst: various localities (Giraldi !); 
Kansun (Szechenyi ex Kanitz); SzECHUEN: near Tchenkeoutin 
(Farges!); Yunnan: Hotha (Anderson), Mengtze (A. Henry, 
9394, 9394 A, 11298, 11499 !), Piiouse, above Tapintze, and 
Kiaochetong (Delavay !); COREAN ARCHIPELAGO (Oldham, 757 !). 
Mus. Brit.; Mus. Paris.; Herb. Florent. ; Herb. Kew. 
India and Japan. 
v Var. urticefolia, Skan. 
Quercus Griffithii, Hook. f. et Thoms., var. urticefolia, Franchet in Journ. 
de Bot. 1899, p. 148. 
Yunnan: near Heechanmen (Delavay!). Mus. Paris. 
v 2. Quercus (§ Lithocarpus) amygdalifolia, Skan, n. sp. 
Ramuli juniores teretes, glabri, passim griseo-punctati. Folia 
petiolata, eracilia, ovato-lanceolata, 3-4 poll. longa, 3-1 poll. lata, 
integerrima, apice longe attenuata, basi cuneata, glabra, supra 
subnitida costa subplana nervis primariis inconspicuis, infra pal- 
lidiora costa brunnea elevata sulcata, nervis primariis lateralibus 
utrinque circiter 12 prominulis intra margines curvatis anasto- 
mosantibus venis tenuibus obscuris connexis ; petioli 6 lin. longi, 
glabri supra plani. Flores desunt. Fructus maturi in ramulis 
validis glabris subterminales, foliis breviores, 2-3 dissiti. 
Cupula globosa, apice leviter depressa, basi brevissime attenuata, 
incrassata, 8 lin. longa, 7 lin. diametro, glandem fere tegens, extus 
paullo furfuracea ; squame inferiores omnino concrete, superi- 
ores adpressm, incurve, acute. Glans depresso-globosa, parum 
umbonata, apiculo cupulam non superante. 
Formosa: South Cape (A. Henry, 1254!). Herb. Kew. 
Closely allied to Q. truncata, King, but differing in foliage, 
and in having the fruits quite free from one another. 
3. Quercus attenuata, Skan, n. Sp. 
Quercus Eyrei, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1884, p. 229, non Champion. 
Hoxexowe: Happy Valley woods (Ford!) Mus. Brit.; 
Herb. Kew. 
Dr. Hance published a. description of this plant in the belief 
that it was Q. Eyrei, Champ.; but the longer petioles, and the 
entire leaves with a less prominent venation, clearly distinguish 
it from Champion's species, 
