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plus dense villosa, veimlis reticulatis, pctiolis circ. 3 em. longis villosis. Flores 

 axillares solitarii, pedicellis 2-3 em. longis villosis inctlio 1-bracteatis, bractcis 

 ovatis apiee obtusissimis basi latis pedicellum amplectantibus 5 mm. longis 4 mm. 

 latis extus sericeo-villosis intus subglabris. Ovarium infertim subnutans densis- 

 sime pateiitissime villosum (pilis 1 mm. longis) 8 mm. longnm 2 mm. latum 

 profunde 6-sulcatnm 6-locularc, (locnlis 1 -seriatim ovuliferis), suleis mm. 

 latis, angulis obtnsissimis in seetione rotuiidatis. Periaiithium u-formitcr 

 recurvum extus minute brcvissime villosum simul longe hirsutum intus 

 deorsum minute tuberculatum sursum glabrum Iseve, tubo U-formi 2 cm. 

 longo c basi supra medium 6 mm. lato supra medium usque ad apicem angus- 

 tato 3-4 mm. lato, limbo ad apieem tubi oblique vcrticaliter sito 1J cm. longo 

 totiusque lato piano parce minuteque hirsute V~f rm i eentro circum orem 

 tubi oblique minute elevato-amiulato reticulato. Stamina 6 cum styli connata 

 sessilia, antheris linearibus inter strias stigmatiferas styli geminatim sitis 

 2 mm. longis f mm. latis apicc brevissime apiculatis. Stylus columniformis 

 crassus 3mm. longus cum antheris 1J -mm. crassus apice 3-lobatus supra 

 antheras 1 mm. productus, lobis semi-rotuudatis 1 mm. longis l mm. latis. 



HAB. Shimpo, Shiiichikucho, leg. Y. SHIM ADA, Dec. 15, 1915. 



Near Aristolochia Kccmpfcri AViLLD., but distinguishable from it in much 

 longer leaves and smaller flowers. Also resembles A. Fordiana HEMSL., but 

 differs from it in having quite obtuse leaves. 



Laurineee. 

 Seilscliiniedia NEES. 



Beilschmiedia erythrophloia HAYATA Ic. PL Formos. IV. p. 20 et 

 V. p. 150. Descriptio aucta : Flores pallido-flavescentes laxe paniculati ; 

 paniculis ad ramulos hornotiiios lateraliter vel axillariter dispositis divaricatis 

 cum pcduiiculis 6 -8 cm. longis (pcdunculis 2-3 cm. longis), ramis panicularum 

 patentissimis, pedicellis ultimis 5-10 mm. longis toto glabris. Perianthii tabus 

 obconicus f mm. longus 1J mm. in diametro glaber, lobis 6 subtequalibus 

 oblongis 2 mm. longis 1 mm. latis apice obtusis basi vix vel hand contractis 

 extus glabris intus glabris concavis margine vix ciliolatis vel hand ciliolatis. 

 Stamina ordinis I. et II. requalia, fiamentis late linearibus | mm. longis -|- mm 



