20 lUNUNCULACE^E. 



3, Anemone LINN. 



Anemone vitifolia HAM. ; HAYATA Fl. Mout. Formos. p. 39, (iu note). 



Anemone luzoniensis ROLFE ; HAYATA in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XX. p. 73 ; 

 and Fl. Mont. Formos. p. 39. 



HAB. Shiutiku : Goshorin. 



DISTRIB. The Himalayas and the Philippine islands. 



The present plant was first mentioned as Anemone luzoniensis ROLFE in 

 my paper above cited. A little later, I was informed by Mr. E. T). 

 MERRILL of the Bureau of Science, Manila, that when he was in the Kew 

 Herbarium, he and Mr. ROLFE compared the Philippine material with the 

 Himalayan specimen, and came to the conclusion that the Luzon plant is 

 not distinctive from Anemone vitifolia HAM. The description of Anemone 

 luzoniensis ROLFE has never been published. I think that the Formosan 







plant above mentioned is exactly the same as the Luzon plant, and Mr. 

 MERRILL has the same opinion. After considering all the al>ove cases, 

 I am much inclined to think that my plant should be referred to Anemone 

 vitifolia HAM. 



4. Ranunculus LINN. 

 Dicltotomous Keif to the Formosan Species. 



Plants usually small, less than 15 cm. high, d i 

 Plants usually larger, 30-40 cm. high (3) 



(1) Leaves densely hirsute JR. taisanensis. 1 



Leaves nearly glabrous or slightly hirsute. (2) 



(2) Leaves broadly orbicular, slightly lobulate It. Kawakamii. 2 



Leaves teruately lobed, lobes linear B. ternalm. 3 



(3) Syncarps globose 7?. acris. 4 



Syncarps elougately glolxxse /?. japonicus. 5 



1. Ranunculus taisanensis HAYATA (PL V.) Materials for a Flora 

 of Formosa p. 20. Perennial, stem ascendent, hirsute, few-branched, 14 cm. 

 long. Radical leaves long petiolate, hirsute, petioles 4 cm. long, dilated at 



