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23 lin. longis, marginibus hyalinis integris undulatis. Petala 
lineari-lanceolata, basi longe attenuata, fimbriata, 5 lin. longa. 
Corona tenuiter membranacea, annuliformis, tenuissime laciniata 
laciniis pilosulis. Glandule 5, breves, clavato-filiformes. Fila- 
menta 3 lin. longa; anthere 3 lin. longs. Flores Q ignoti. 
Semina compressa, oblique ovata, 5 lin. longa, 3 lin. lata, secun- 
dum margines obscure tuberculata. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte. 
Begonia Whytei, Stapf (sp. nov.); habitu B. Scutulo, Hook. f., 
simillima, differt floribus minoribus, petalis flavis, filamentis basi 
in eolumnam connatis, capsulis multo magis basin versus attenu- 
atis 4-alatis. 
Caulis brevis, repens, radicans, hirsuto-villosus, cataphyllis 
ovatis tenuibus fimbriatis 2 lin. longis. Folia peltata, oblique 
ovata, acuminata, ad 5 poll. longa, ad 3 poll. alta, margine 
obscure repando-serrata, membranacea, supra pareissime infra 
et in marginibus copiosius setulosa (imprimis in nervis), circiter 
7-nervia, nervis seeundariis venisque tenuibus ; petioli ad 5 poll. 
longi, magis minusve hirsuti. Zaflorescentie terminales, cymis 
3-4-floris longe pedunculatis racemose dispositis, magis minusve 
hirsute ; rhachis communis ad 1 poll. longa; bractew ad pedun- 
culorum bases eataphyllis simillimz, bracteæ cy mas subtendentes 
ovate vel oblonge fimbriatw, quam inferiores multo minores; 
pedunculi graciles ad 3 poll. longi; pedicelli florum g 4-5 lin. 
longi, lorum 9 vix ulli. Flores d ante 9 aperti, mox decidui, 
plerumque 3 in unaquaque cyma: sepala 2, rotundata, flava, 
4 lin. diametro. Filamenta basi in columnam distinctam brevem 
connata, parte libera anthere equilonga, } lin. longa. Flos 9 
unicus in unaquaque cyma: sepala ut in d. Styli 4 simplices, 
basi connati. Stigmata 4, semilunaria, haud torta. Fructus 
obpyramidalis, basi longe attenuatus, ad 9 lin. longus, 4-alatus, 
alis apice obtusis ad 24 lin. latis. Placente integre. Semina 
ellipsoideo-globosa, laxe reticulata. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte. 
B. Scutulum, Hook.f., is described as having bipartite placentas. 
There is no female flower with the specimen which we have at 
Kew, and only one fruit, which I do not wish to sacrifice. I am 
therefore not able to decide whether the affinity of B. Whytei 
and B. Seutulum is really as great as their general similarity 
would suggest. 
