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diametro, interdum brevissime miguiciilatis. Staminum columua 1 mm. alta, 

 apice peltatim dilatata, peltis rotundatis circ. 1 mm. in diametro margine 

 antheras aiinulares gerentibos. 



HAB. Keltmg, leg. S. SASAKI, 1911, Aprili. 



Near Stcpliania tetrandra MOOEE, but differs from it by the quite gla- 

 brous leaves with rounded peltate bases. 



Berberideee. 



Herberts LINN. 

 Berberis aristato-serrulata HAY ATA sp. nov 



Fig. 5. 



Berberis aristato-serrulata HAYATA. 1, a part of a branch ; 

 2, an outermost sepal ; 3, a flower ; 4, the same, seen from 

 above ; 5, an outer sepal ; 6, an inner sepal ; 7, a petal ; 

 8, 9, 10, 11, stamens ; 12, an ovary ; 12', the same, walls 

 partially taken off, ovules are seen. Fig. 1, natural size ; 

 others enlarged. 



(Fig. 5). Kami graeillimi 

 striati ciuerascentes acu- 

 leati, aculeis ternatis, 4 

 mm. longis alternis a se 

 5-6 cm. distantibns, ramis 

 foliiferis brevissimis 5 

 mm. longis, basi perulis 

 triangulari-cuspidatis suf- 

 fultis ad axillas aculeorum 

 sitis. Folia ad ramos 

 brevissimos ternatim dis- 

 posita, laiiceolata, 5| cm. 

 longa 17 mm. lata, utrin- 

 que acuta, costis supra 

 impressis, subtus elevatis, 

 venis et venulis supra 

 tenuissime, subtus promi- 

 nente elevatis, teiiuiter 

 coriacea margine serru- 

 lata, semilis aristatis as- 

 cendento-erectis, petiolis 



Flores 



5 mm. longis. 



