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termiuales 3 cm. longse totiusque latae, ramis patentibus 2| cm. longis apice 

 3-natim florem gerentibus, peclicellis (ramis ultioribus) 6-7 mm. longis. 

 Perianthium campanulato-bypocratheriforme 4 mm. longum, tubo 1 mm. longo 

 totiusque lato, limbo 6-lobato, lobis obloiigis extus glabris intus dense 

 hirsutis 2 mm. longis apice obtusis basi contractis. Stamina perfecta 

 9, fauce tubi affixa 2 mm. longa, filamentis basi liirsutis l mm. longis vel 

 subglabris, antlieris traucato-oblongis 1 mm. longis apice truncatis vel 

 emarginatis, counectivis nou productis, ordinis primarii et secundarii introrsum 

 4-locellatis, ordinis tertii extrorsum 4-locellatis ; stamina ordinis tertii medio 

 filamentorum utroque latere glandula sessili (glaudulis antherseformibus oblongis) 

 instructa ; staminodia ordinis quarti 1 mm. longa apice dilatata sagittseformia 

 hirsuta. Ovarium ovoideum 1 mm. longum, apice ad stylum l mm. longum 

 abeuns, stylo apice dilatato infuiidibuliformi 3-lobato. 



HAB. Monte centrali, leg. U. MORI, Dec. 1909. 



Near C. Dcederleinii ENGL., differs from it by the glabrous flowers and 

 ovately oblong leaves. 



Cinnamomum Kanahirai HAYATA sp. nov. Kami validiusculi, ramulis 

 validiusculis glabris fusco-purpurascentibus in exsiccato. Folia coriacea 

 oblouga ovato-oblonga usque ad 7 cm. longa usque ad 4 cm. lata apice 

 subito acuminata vel acuminata basi obtusa rotundata acuta ad extremita- 

 tem subito-acuta piunivena vel 3-nervia vel 5-nervia, (nervis basilaribus 

 tenuissimis, nervis lateralibus supra basin usque ad 3 mm. connatis), 

 supra subuitida, costis et venis utraque pagiue tenuiter elevatis, venu- 

 lis minutissime reticulatis vix couspicuis, petiolis 1-2 cm. longis sursum 

 subalatis supra late sulcatis. Mores ignoti. Tubus perianthii fructifer 

 persistens campanulato-cupuliformis 1 cm. in diametro. Bacca depresso-globosa 

 13 mm. longa 15 mm. in diametro apice depresso-truncata. Semina globosa 

 10mm. in diametro testa Crustacea. 



HAB. Nanshoshicho : Kali-zenzau, ad 4000 peel, alt., Oct. 1912, leg. 

 li. KANAHIRA. 



Near C. micranthum HAYATA, but differs from it by the much larger 

 fruits and in the leaves which are sometimes 3-nerved, and strong scented. 



