EUPHOEBIACE^E. 171 



Pachy sandra MICH. 



Pachysandra axillaris FEANCH. var. tricarpa HAYATA (Fig. 23) Ic. 

 PI. Formos. p. 129. 



OBSEEV. Frutescens, 20-30 cm. alta ; caulis simplex teres glaber sub lente 

 brevissime pubescens sursum foliatus. Folia longe petiolata alterna ovato-oblonga 

 vel olongato-oblonga 7-8 cm. longa 3^ cm. lata apice acuta abrupte acuminata 

 vel caudata basi rotundata plus minus obliqua raargine sursum pauce sub- 

 dentata deorsum Integra, dentibus brevibus, subtriuervia vel pinnivena sub- 

 coriacea vel membranaceo-coriacea utraque pagine subglabra sub lente minute 

 pubescentia, venis utrinque prominentibus. Flores monoecii spicati, spicis 

 axillaribus 1| cm. longis dense floratis (floribus infimis unicis ?. reliquis $) 

 breve pedunculatis, pedunculis 4 mm. longis. Fl. : subsessiles 1-bracteati, 

 bracteis subtriangularibus breve pubescentibus 1| mm. longis. Perianthii 

 segmenta 4, 2-seriatim oppositimque disposita oblonga 3 J- mm. longa 2|- mm. 

 lata apice rotundata basi contracta crassiuscula mar-gine ciliata concava 

 obscure 5-nervia subglabra. Stamina 4, segmentis perianthii opposita dis- 

 tincta 6J mm. longa validiuscula erecto-patentia, filamentis complanatis 4i 

 mm. longis glabris ^ mm. latis, antheris 2 mm. longis 4- mm. latis adnatis 

 obscure apiculatis. Rudimentum ovarii brevissimum quadrangulare f mm. 

 latum. Fl. ? : subsessiles 6 mm. longi 1-bracteati 4-bracteolati, bracteolis 

 valde imbricatis. Perianthii segmenta 5, imbricata 3 mm. longa oblonga 

 apice obtusa margine ciliolata. Carpella 3 basi connata extrorse recui-vata, 

 stigmatibus linearibus sub lente minute pubescentibus, ovulis 2 in carpellis 

 singulis. Fructus ignoti. 



HAB. Tonkarankei, leg. T. KAWAKAMI et U. MORI, Aprili., 1910. 



Resembles the type in having axillary spikes, and three nearly distinct 

 carpels ; but differs from it by the acuminate or nearly caudate oblong 

 leaves, much longer anthers and more recurved carpels. 



