STYRACEAE. — STYRAX 293 
elevatis; petioli stellato-pilosi, 2-3 mm. longi. Inflorescentia racemosa, 
2-3-flora, interdum infra floribus solitariis axillaribus, in apice ramulo- 
rum perbrevium lateralium; pedicelli 3-5 mm. longi; calyx campanula- 
tus, 5-6 mm. longus et 4-5 mm. diam., ut pedicelli albido-tomentosus 
et insuper pilis stellatis fulvis majoribus instructus, intus glaber mar- 
ginem versus tantum pilis minutis obliquo-stellatis conspersus, minute 
et irregulariter denticulatus; corolla in aestivatione imbricata, alba, 
circiter 2 cm. longa, lobis oblongis acutis 15 mm. longis et 6.2 mm. 
latis extus intusque stellato-pilosis, tubo intus glabro extus tantum 
basin versus glabro; stamina petalis paullo breviora, filamentis quam 
antherae anguste oblongae margine stellato-pilosae duplo longioribus 
triente superiore excepto parce stellato-pilosis; ovarium subglobosum, 
tomentosum, imperfecte triloculare; stylus petalis fere aequilongus 
V. ea paullo superans, in quadrante inferiore tantum parce stellato- 
pilosus. Fructus ovoideus, circiter 8 mm. longus, apice breviter 
mucronatus, stellato-tomentosus, calyce persistente sustentus. 
Western Szech'uan: near Wa-shan, thickets, alt. 2000 m., July 
and September 17, 1908 (No. 2576). 
"This species seems to be nearest related to S. officinalis Linnaeus, which is easily 
distinguished by the obtuse and entire leaves, the larger subglobose fruit with usu- 
d a large part of the style persistent and the homomorphous tomentum of the 
calyx. i 
Styrax Wilsonii Rehder, n. sp. 
Frutex 1-2-metralis ramis divaricatis gracilibus; ramuli hornotini 
dense minute stellato-pilosi, demum glabrescentes, annotini cinereo- 
brunnei, vetustiores obscure grisei; gemmae flavo-stellato-tomentosae. 
Folia membranacea decidua, rhombico-ovata v. ovalia v. obovata, 
acutiuscula v. obtusa, ea innovationum saepe breviter acuminata 
acumine obtuso, basi cuneata v. late cuneata, 1-2.5 cm. longa et 7-10 
mm. lata, triente inferiore marginis excepto denticulata v. pauci- 
dentata, ea innovationum saepius grossius angulato-dentata et ad 4 cm. 
longa et 2.6 cm. lata, supra obscure viridia, sparse stellato-pilosa, 
demum glabrescentia, interdum pilis sparsis rigidis accumbentibus 
praedita, subtus albida, dense minuteque stellato-tomentosa, interdum 
ad nervos praesertim in foliis inferioribus pilis fasciculatis majusculis 
fulvis praedita, nervis utrinsecus 4-6 rectis, supra leviter impressis 
subtus elevatis; petioli 1-2 mm. longi, stellato-tomentosi. Inflorescen- 
tia racemosa, 3—5-flora, circiter 2 cm. longa, in apice ramulorum latera- 
lium perbrevium 3-4-foliatorum; pedicelli 2-3 mm. longi; calyx 
campanulatus, 5 mm. longus, 3.5 mm. diam., distincte 5-dentatus, 
