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CUPULTFEE^. 



alta 2.1-3 cm. in diametro basi ro- 

 tundata intraque pagine dense fulvo- 

 tomentosa, (pilis longis), extus 9-10 

 annulis concentricis instructa, annulis 

 inferioribus obtuse dentatis, superi- 

 oribus integris. Glans ellipsoidea 

 24- cm. longa 14- cm. lata apice acuto- 

 apiculata basi rotundata, cicatricibus 

 minoribus 7 mm. in diametro, apice 

 breve tomentosa cseterum glabra. 



HAB. Formosa : Loco non in- 

 dicato, leg. S. NAKAI. 



Near Q. Editlvz SKAX (HooK. 

 Ic. PI. t. 2661), but differs from it 

 by the much smaller acorns with 

 broad campanulate cups. Also near 

 Q. pacliylornn SEEM, from winch our 

 new plant is distinguishable by the 

 glabrous loaves and much larger cups. 



Quercus rhombocarpa HAYATA 



sp. nov. (Fig. 34) ; Pasania rhombo- 

 carpo HAYATA in Schid. Herb. Tai- 

 holcu. Kami et ramuli recti in exsiccato 

 atro-purpurascentes glabri, lenticellis 

 minutissimis, longitndinaliter rugosi. 



Foh'a coriacea utraque opaca subtus glauco-cinerascentia ovato-oblonga 8-10 

 cm. longa 26 mm. lata apice acuminata ad summum obtusa, (acuminibus 

 falcatis vel rectis), basi acuta ad basin subito atteuuata, costis et venis 

 supra planis subtus distincte elevatis, venis lateralibus primariis utroque 

 latere costse 7-8-9 mediocribus a costa angulo 40 egressis, venis secundariis 

 non conspicuis, petiolis 2 cm. longis semi-teretibus basi incrassatis. 

 Fructus ad spicam valde incrassatam aggregatim dispositi. Cupula 



Fig. 33. 



Quercus tomentosicupula HATATA. 1, a leaf 

 2, ncupula; 3, a glans. Natural . size. 



