TERNSTRCEMIACE^E. 



2 mm. longis ^ latis apice obtusis, basi attenuata alba. Stamina 10, filamentis 

 filiformibus hyalinis circ. 2 mm. longis, anthcris minutis reniformi-globosis. 

 Ovarium ovoideum trigonum vel 



hexagonum 1 mm. longum mm. 

 latuni glabrum, stylis 3 apice re- 

 curvis ^ mm. longis. Capsula ovoidea 



3 mm. longa a medio sursum 6- 

 valvatim dehiscens. Semina minuta 

 oblonga mm. longa plus minus 

 complanata ntrmcjue obtnsa rubes- 

 centia rugosa. 



HAB. Taiheizan, leg. S. SASAKI 

 ct B. HAYATA, Mai. 1917. 



Near S. micrantha HAY.; but 

 differs from it by the ovate or 

 nearly cordate leaves. The leaves of 

 S. micrantha are much narrower 

 than those of this new ri pecies. 



Fig. i, Stellaria reticulivena HAYATA; a, 

 a flower ; b, a sepal ; o, corolla with stamens, 

 expanded ; d, stamens ; e, a portion of a style. 



Ternstroemiacese. 



Thea LINN. 



Thea (Sect. Camellia] hozanensis HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 2) Arborescens. 

 Truncns plus minus tortus. Kami et ramuli validiusculi cinerascentes hand 

 lenticellati. Folia alterna coriacea oblonga vel obovato-oblonga 8-9 cm. 

 longa 3^-4 cm. lata apice subito acuminata ad summum obtusa basi acuta 

 rnargine serrulata utraque glaberrirna, costa supra hand vel vix elevata subtus 

 hand elevata, venis primariis lateralibus utroque latere 7-8 rnediis 50 a 

 costa egressis rectis apice furcatim rarnosis, petiolis 8-7 mm. longis giabris. 

 Flores terminales solitarii vel geininatim siti infundibuliformes 4 cm. longi 

 4^ cm. lati pallido-rosei. Sepala coriacea rnulta exteriora rninora interiora 

 majora, extima minuta lunuliformia 3 mm. longa 6 mm. lata, intima 

 rotundata 12 mm. longa totiusque lata apice rotundata extus intusque sericeo- 

 pubescentia margine membranacea glabra ciliolata. Corolla campanulato- 



