ERICACEAE. 145 



1-costata vel 1-nervia, utroque latere nervi 1-venulis parallelis teuuissimis 

 instructa. Petala 5 patentia concava rotundato-oblonga apice rotundata basi 

 obtusa 7-6 mm. longa 5-6 mm. lata basi ad iusertionem 2 mm. lata glabra 

 margine obscure denticulata 3-nervia vel obscure 5-nervia, nervis sub- 

 rectis, venis lateralibns utroque latere paten tibus tenuibus paullo-ramosis. 

 Stamina 10, per paria cum petalis opposita, filamentis basi recurvis 7-6 mm. 

 longis complanatis |-|- mm. latis 1-costatis apice brevissime subfurcatis 

 glabris supra basin dilatis circ. f mm. latis, antheris introrse retroflexis quasi- 

 pendulis apice (tit videntur) dorso cum filamentis affixis angustato-ellipsoideis 

 2J mm. longis 1 mm. latis apice 2-lobatis basi brevissime 2-apiculatis, 

 loculis 2 latere profunde 1-sulcatis apice gradatim in tubum 4 mm. longum 

 productis apice introrse 1-porosis basi apiculatis. Ovarium glabrum depresso- 

 globosum 3 mm. in diametro 2 mm. longum 5-lobatum apice depressum 

 (obcordatum in sectione verticali) 5-loculare, loculis multi-ovulatis, stylo decli- 

 nato versus apicem ascendenti columnar! 8-9 mm. longo apice clavato- 

 dilatato vel campanulato-dilato apice 1 mm. in diametro, stigmate in partem 

 campanulatam apicis stjli leveter exserto 5-lobato lobis, teretibus. Capsula 

 depresso-globosa 5 mm. in diametro 3 mm. longa 5-lobata locnlicide deliis- 

 cens apice profunde impressa (in sectione verticali profunde obcordata), 

 placentis spongiosis axe persistent! affixis, polysperma. Semina minuta, testa 

 utrinque producta truncta reticulata cellulari; albumine carnoso. 



HAB. Ad summum Bataiankei, leg. U. MORI, Juni. 1912. 



As original description is based on an imperfect specimen which lacks 

 flowers, I have taken this occasion to give the full description of this species 

 basing it upon a perfect specimen. 



Chitnaphila PURSH. 



Ghimaphila japonica MIQ. ; MATSUM. Ind. PI. Jap. IL-2 p. 448. 

 HAB. In Monte centrali, ad 10000 ped. alt,, leg. U. MORI, Dec. 1908. 

 No flowers ; as far as is concerned fruits and general appearance, it is 

 referable to this Japanese species. 



