SALICACEAE. — SALIX 51 
mentis liberis 24 villosis, antheris flavis ovato-oblongis; bracteae late 
ovatae, apice rotundae, glanduliferae, flavo-brunneae, utrinque sericeo- 
villosae, filamentis duplo breviores; glandula ventralis oblonga, satis 
crassa, bracteis vix duplo brevior, saepe incisa, dorsalis paullo brevior, 
saepe bifida. 
Western Szech’uan: west of Kuan Hsien, Pan-lan-shan, thickets, 
2300-3000 m., June 1908 (No. 2155, type; very large bush or tree, 7-12 
m.; g); same locality, October 1910 (No. 4352; bush 2.6-4 m.; 
sterile). 
A striking species, exceedingly well marked by its very long and distinctly reticu- 
late leaves and by its long slender male aments. lt seems most nearly related to 
S. phaidima Schneider, which has the same long and narrow aments. 
The specific name is derived from davepós, distinct. 
Salix phaidima Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex 1.8-3 m. altus; ramuli initio sparse sericeo-villosi, mox glabri, 
purpureo-nigri; gemmae ovatae, purpureae, divaricantes, petiolis sub- 
duplo breviores. Folia lanceolata v. minora ovato-lanceolata, basi 
obtusa v. rotunda, rarius acuta, apice acuta v. acuminata, supra ut 
videtur intense viridia, initio sparse, costa distinctius, sericeo-villosula, 
deinde fere glabra, costa paulo impressa, nervis vix visibilibus, subtus 
etiam adulta dense molliter sericea, alba, micantia, tantum costa ele- 
vata glabriuscula, margine integra, interdum leviter undulata, minora 
3-7 em. longa, 1.2-2 cm. lata, maxima sensim acuminata 9-15 cm. 
longa et 1.3-2 em. lata; petioli 5-12 mm. longi, initio sericeo-villosuli, 
deinde glabri, leviter suleati; stipulae pleraeque nullae v. minimae, 
Sericeae. Amenta ramulis 1.5-3 em. longis subsericeo-villosis folia 
3-5 parva v. mediocra normalia gerentibus suffulta, elongata, gracilia, 
saepe curvata, rhachi villosa, & 8-10 cm. longa, circiter 5 mm. crassa, 
9 7-12 em. longa, circiter 8 mm. crassa, fructifera nondum visa; flores 
&' diandri, filamentis liberis ad apicem pilosis, antheris flavis ovato- 
elongatis; bracteae flavo-brunneae, oblongae, apice obtusae, utrinque 
sericeo-villosae; glandula ventralis oblonga, apice saepe bifida, bracteis 
duplo brevior, dorsalis subaequalis, saepe bipartita interdum cum 
ventrali quasi pseudodiseum 3-4-partitum formans; flores 9 : ovaria 
sessilia, ovato-oblonga, breviter sericea, stylo mediocri apice bifido 
stigmatibus angustis bifidis coronata; bracteae ut in floribus d; glan- 
dula una ventralis elongata v. filiformis, fere medium ovarii attingens. 
Western Szech’uan: Mupin, thickets, alt. 1700-2300 m., May 
and November, 1908 (No. 1409, type; 9 flowers and old leaves; No. 
1409", # co-type). 
