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antheris aclnatis linearibus apice connectivis leviter procluctis obtusis ; stylo 

 columnari-filiformi cum staminibus sequilongo apice clavato. Fl. ? non visi. 

 Rhachis teres 3 cm. in diametro sectionis dense pubescens. Frnctus pi'se- 

 maturi insequaliter tetragon! stipitati, stipitibns dense pubescentibus. 



HAB. Kotosho : in montibus, leg. Y. TASHIKO, Aug. 1912. 



Near M. paradisiaca which is distinguishable from our plant by its 

 entire free tepal and glabrous rhachis ; also near M. flava which differs by 

 its broader bracts. This bears some resembrance to M. cdebica which is 

 however separable from our plant by the umbouate berry. Our plant is also 

 near M. Balceri, but differs from it by the distinct stalked fruits. Fruits 

 of this new species are full of seeds, and therefore not eatable. 



Musa textilis var. Tashiroi HAYATA n. v. Caulis, folia et inflorescentia 

 ut typicte. Bractea extus purpureo-fuscens iutus coccinea (fide TASHIRO), 

 ovato-elliptica 15 cm. longa valde concava, versus apicem inflorescentias 

 obovata apice obtusissima basi subcuneata. Fl. J : Rhacliis glabra ; flores 8- 

 clustati basi connati, supra ovarii rudimenta liberi. Rudiment um ovarii 1 cm. 

 longum 3 gono-obconicum. Perigonium 4 cm. longum apice 5-lobatum, lobis 

 3 exterioribus et 2 interioribus ; exterioribus 2 lateralibus apice dorso corni- 

 culatis triangularibus apice cucullatis, (cornibus 2-3 mm. longis reflexis), lobo 

 exteriore centrali apice dorso corniculato, cornibus brevioribus verticaliter 

 latis ; lobis interioribus oblongis 4 mm. latis apice cucullatis dorso breve et 

 tenuiter corniculatis, Petala lanceolato-oblonga 3 cm. longa 23 mm. lata apice 

 truncato-emarginato-cuspidata vel apice brevissime 3-cuspidata, (cuspidibus 

 lateralibus obtusis, centralibus acutis 1 mm. longis), margine sursum obscure 

 tenuissime remotissime serrulata. Stamina 5 cum sepalis sequilonga 3 J- cm. 

 longa, filamentis subcrispatis complanatis 1 J cm. longis basi antherarum 

 clavatim incrassatis, antheris linearibus, (loculis undulatis) apice obtuse 

 apiculatis 2 cm. longis ; stylo cum staminibus sequilougo columnari-filiformi, 

 stigmate clavato densissime villoso. Fructus trigono-cylindracei recurvi glabri 

 oo-spermi 7-8 cm. longi 2 cm. in diametro sectionis apice breve rostrati 

 (rostris 5 mm. longis) basi stipitati, stipitibus 1 cm. longis cum rostris brevis- 

 sime pubescentibus. Semina oo nigra angulato-rotundato-disciformia 5 mm. 

 in diametro, subnitida. 



