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HAD. Kotosho, leg. K. MIYAKE, 1889 ; S. SASAKI 1913. 

 Near R. fraxinifolim POIR., but differs from it by the unarmed branches 

 and petioles, and much smaller flowers. 



Rubus laciniato-stipulatus HAYATA sp. nov. Rubus moluccamts 

 HAY ATA Ic. PI. Formos. I. p. 228, (uon LINN.). Kami dense piloso-villosi 

 aculeolati, aculeis 2-3 mm. longis descendento-patentibus recurvatis 

 basi longitudinaliter dilatatis. Folia in ambitu cordato-orbicularia 10-5 cm. 

 longa totiusque lata 5-lobata (lobis brevioribus) margine duplicato-denticulata 

 vel grosse dentata (dentibus denticulatis) apice obtusa basi late cordata, supra 

 fuscentia rugosissima, (venulis impressis reticulatis, areolis reticulorum elevatis 

 ad centrum areolarum pilo recto uno instructis) supra pilosa, (pilis adpressis), 

 subtus tomentoso-villosa albicantia, (venis venulisque subtus elevatis reticulatis, 

 areolis reticulorum subtus impressis), 5-nervata, nervis rectis supra inermis subtus 

 basi aculeolatis, petiolis dimidium laminae folii sequantibus villosis aculeolatis, 

 stipulis 9-10 mm. longis profunde laciniatis, laciniis 7-6 mm. longis lineari- 

 filiforniibus, extus tomentosis intus glabris. Racemi brevissimi petiolo breviores 

 vel sequilongi axillares pauciflorati, floribus 2-3 rarius solitariis, pedicellis circ. 

 1 cm. longis bracteis 2-3 instractis, stipulis conformibus seel minus laciniatis 

 valde angustioribus. Calyx patens subplanus extus basi dense pilosus 

 5-lobatus, lobis ovatis 7 mm. longis apice cuspidato-acuminatis 5 mm. latis 

 iutegris vel pauci-serratis extus medio dense pilosis versus marginem villosis, 

 intus breve villosis. Petala 5 ovata 8|- mm. longa 6| mm. lata apice obtusa ad 

 centrum retusa basi late cuiieato-contracta ad unguiculum circ. 1 mm. longum 

 abeuntia margine obscure crenulata utrinque glabra. Stamina oo, 2-3 seriatim 

 disposita 4|- mm. longa, filamentis glabris 4 mm. longis i mm. latis sub- 

 complanatis, antheris orbicularibus connectivis longe barbatis. Receptaculum 

 carpelloi-um convexum glabrum vel paucissime pilosum. Carpella 1 cm. longa, 

 stylis filiformibus. Ach?enia semi-cordata 2 mm. longa, exocarpiis tenuibus 

 exsiccatis, pyrenis dorso profunde transverse rugosis facie in-egulariter rugosis. 



HAB. Sokeiton, leg. G. NAKAHARA. 



Near 7?. c/lcecefoH/is POIR. and R. gllvus FOCKE ; but differs from them 

 in having very slenderly laciniate stipules. 



