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pruinosae. Folia orbiculari-ovata, subito acuminata, basi oblique 

 cordata v. truncata, argute serrata dentibus porrectis aristato-acu- 

 minatis, 15-20 cm. longa et 11-15 cm. lata, supra saturate viridia, 

 glabra, subtus fere glabra v. sparse stellato-pubescentia, in axillis 

 nervorum et nervulorum conspicue barbulata, nervis utrinsecus 7-9, 

 subtus ut trabeculae satis approximatae manifeste elevatis, venulis 

 ceteris minus elevatis; petioli crassiusculi, 4-6 cm. longi, glabri. 

 Cymae 2-5-florae; pedunculi et pedicelli angulares, sparse stellato- 

 pilosi; bracteae anguste oblongae, apice rotundatae, basi abrupte con- 

 tractae, fere sessiles, subtus sparse, supra sparsissime stellato-pilosae, 

 infra medium pedunculo adnatae; sepala anguste triangulari-ovata, 

 acuta, 6 mm. longa et 3-4 mm. lata, extus satis dense breviter stellato- 

 pilosa, intus apice et basi villosa; petala concava, ovato-lanceolata, 

 apice truncata v. leviter erosa, basi cuneata, 7-8 mm. longa et circiter 

 3 mm. lata; staminodia 5, petaloidea, spathulata, petalis aequilonga; 

 stamina glabra, petalis dimidio breviora; pistillum 7 mm. longum, 

 ovario subgloboso obtuse angulata tomentoso, stylo crasso glabro 3.5 

 mm. longo, stigmate simplice v. fere simplice. Fructus ovoideus v. 

 leviter obovoideus, 10-12 mm. longus et 7-9 mm. diam., 5-angulatus 

 angulis saepe acutis, apiculatus, dense adpresse tomentosus. 



Western Szech'uan: Wa-shan, woods, alt. 2600 m., July and 

 October 1903 (Veitch Exped. No. 3285, type); same locality, alt. 

 2300-2600 m.. October 1908 (No. 2326); Hung-ya Hsien, Wa-wu-shan, 

 woods, alt. 2300 m., September 14, 1908 (No. 2327). 



This very distinct species has the largest leaves of any of the Chinese Lindens 

 and is apparently most closely related to T. chinensis Maximowicz, which has 

 smaller leaves clothed on the under side with a pale gray felt, very much smaller, 

 densely pubescent bracts, and smaller and more globose fruit. This new species 

 has a very local distribution and is not common. 



Tilia chinensis Maximowicz in Act HorL Petrop. XI. 83 (1890). 



Tilia Baroniana Diels in Bot Jahrb. XXIX. 468 (1900); XXXVI. Bdhl 

 LXXXII. 75 (1905). — Schneider, III. Handh. Lauhholzk. II- 387, fig. 259 h 

 (1909).— V. Engler, Monog, Tilia, 132 (1909). 



Western Szech'uan: southeast of Sung-pan, valley of Honton 

 River, alt. 2600-3000 m., August and October 1910 (No. 4295; tree 

 10-15 m. tall); same locahty, alt, 2800 m., August 1904 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 3286); west of Kuan Hsien, Pan-lan-shan, woods, alt. 

 2300-3000 m., June 1908 (No. 2323; tree 6-13 m. tall, girth 1-1.5 m.). 

 Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien woods, alt. 2500-3000 m., June and 

 October 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 2333; tree 10 m. tall, very rare). 



