RANUNCULACE.E 23 



the stamens of the outermost series are the longest, while the anthers of 

 the same series are the shortest. 



10. Clematis taiwaniana HAYATA (PI. TV.) Materials for a Flora of 

 Formosa p. 17. Pubescent, stem striate. Leaves tri parted or bi-trifoliolate, 

 triangular in outline, 20 cm. long as broad, petioles 12 cm. long, leaflets ovately 

 cordate, cuspidate, grossly dentate, pubescent on bo!;h sides. Panicles 

 axillary, 15 cm. long 7 cm. broad, pubescent or toinentose. Flowers small 

 nearly 1 cm. in diameter, 8 mm. long ; sepals 4, ovate, or spatlmlate obtuse, 

 pubescent outside, glabrous insile ; stamens 2-3-seriate, Elaments dilated, 

 anthers oblong ; achenes pubescent, styles long barbate, beards whitish. 



HAB. Taichiichd : Paiboho, Eioritsu : Taiko. Taihoku : Shi/.angan. 



One of the commonest spscies of Clematis in Formosa ; the leaves of the 

 plant are extremelv varial.)le. It comes near C. trilolta HOOK. ; but differs 

 from it in having leaves grossly dentate or incise 1 lobes. Also it is very 

 like C. Vita'.ba LT\\. var. javanica 0. Kz\, fro n wliich it is distinguishable 

 by its more rounded fruits. 



11. Clematis Owatarii HAY ATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 

 17. Stem slender, striate, glabrous. Leaves 14 cm. distant, pinnate, 

 leaflets 3-5, rotundately ovate, or triangularly ovate, roundel or emargi- 

 nate at the apex, truncately rounded at the base, but abruptly acute at 

 the extremity of the . base, 4 cm. long, 3.1 cm. broid, glabrous, entire, 

 petioles Ocm. long, petiolules l.jcm. long. Flowers axillary soh'tiry, long 

 pedunculate, peduncles 7 cm. long, incrassato at the apex, 2-4-bracteate 

 at the base, bracts minute, spatlmlate or ovate. Achenes complanate, barbate, 

 t:iils 5 cm. long, barbate, beards transversely patent, 4 mm. long, white. 



HAB. Formosa. 



The present plant differs from C. recta and also from C. panicnlata 

 in having longer tails .1 fruits and much more rounded leaves. The 

 leaves have generally three or sometimes five leaflets, then the distance 

 from the first pair to the second pur is nearly as long as the petioles. 



12. Clematis paniculata THUNIJ. ; HAYATA Materials for a Flora of 

 Formosa p. 18. 



