498 MR. S. TROYTE DUNN ON 
Ai-féng, a contracted form of Ai-fang-féng and meaning Cliff 
Fang-féng, which suggested the trivial name preruptorum. 
Aralia Searelliana, Dunn; ab A. dasyphylla, Migq., floribus 
pedicellatis differt. 
Arbor 15-pedalis. Folia bipinnata, ad 8 ped. longa, in omnibus 
partibus fulvo-strigosa; petioli aculeis paucis armati; foliola 
sessilia, preter ea juxta rachidis nodos brevipetiolata, ovata, 
acuminata, cordata, 7-8 poll. longa, serrata. Panicule corym- 
bose, ad 6 ped. longe, ubique preter flores et antice bracteas, 
strigis aculeisque fulvis vestite, bracteis 4-15 lin. longis. Flores 
umbellati, bracteis sepe superati 1-14 lin. longi, pedicellis 
3-4 lin. longis. Sepala 5, ovata, decidua. Petala 5, viridula, 
alabastro imbricata. Ovarium 4—5-loculare ; styli 4-5, liberi. 
Yunnan: between Puerh and Szemao and in forests south of 
Szemao, at 4000 ft., 4. Henry, 18426. 
I have the honour to commemorate in connection with this fine 
Aralia the name of Miss Searell, who devoted some time to the 
study of botany during the period of her missionary work in 
China, a work in which she nobly sacrificed her life during the 
recent Boxer risings. 
Pentapanax verticillatum, Dunn; a P. parasitico, Seem., 
foliis ternatis, floribusque verticillatis differt. 
Frutec tripedalis, cortice levi papyraceo. Folia glabra, trifolio- 
lata, petiolos duplo excedentia, exstipulata ; foliola subcoriacea, 
ovata, 2-3 poll. longa, apice basique subito acuta, supra reticulata, 
subtus glauca, margine integro revoluto. Panicula rubro- 
pubescens, 2-3 poll. longa, sepius in parte inferiore ramosa, basi 
rachidis et ramorum bracteis magnis cymbiformibus membranaceis 
induta ; umbelle in rachidi et ramis terminales et etiam laterales 
sessiles verticilla simulantes. Flores rubri, pedicellis articulati, 
bracteolati; pedicellis 3-6 lin. lonyis, bracteatis. Sepala 5, parva, 
dentiforma. Petala 5, in alabastro leviter imbricata. Ovarium 
5-loculare ; stylus in fructu juvenili simplex. Fructus maturus 
ignotus. 
Yunnan: Mengtze, south-west mountains at 7000 ft., 
A. Henry, 9284. 
Heptapleurum Hoi, Dunn; H. racemoso, Bedd., affinis, foliolis 
oblongis, panicula majore floribusque minoribus distincta. 
Folia glabra, digitata, petiolos excedentia ; foliola subcoriacea, 
oblonga, acuminata, basi rotundata vel acuta, 2-7 poll. longa, 
