98 EUPHORBIACE^E. 



coriacea, petiolis 5 mm. longis tenuiter hirsutis, stipulis lineari-lanceolatis 

 Lirsutis 24- mm. longis -I mm. latis acuminatis recnrvis. Flores dioecii spicati ; 

 spicis breve hirsutis 2-3 cm. loiigis, floribus pedicellatis basi 1-bracteatis, 

 bracfeis.'lanceolatis acnminatis glabris 1mm. longis. Sepala 4-5 lanceolato- 

 ovata glabra. Stamina 4. Eudimentum ovarii miuutum glabrum. 



HAB. Giyochi, leg. B. HAYATA, Aprili. 1916. 



Near A. japonic-urn ; but distinguishable from it in the much acuter sepals 

 and in the presence of rudimeutal ovaries. 



Antidesma hiiranense HAYATA sp. nov. Frutex; raini et ramuli graciles. 

 Folia obovata vel oblongo-obovata 4-5 cm. louga 2 cm. lata apice plus minus 

 cuspidata ad summum obtusa basi cuneata margine integra utraque glabra 

 sed subtus ad costas plus minus hirsuta tenuiter coriacea, petiolis 3 mm. 

 longis hirsutis, stipulis caducissimis iguotis. Flores dioecii ; spica3 fl. J termi- 

 nales vel rarius axillares plus minus ramosae vel simplices. Fl. pediceUati, 



pedicellis basi 1-bracteatis, bracteis ovatis 1 mm. longis laceratis vel 3-fidis mar- 

 gine subciliatis. Sepala 4. Stamina 4. Flores spicati, spicis terminalibus 

 simplicibus, floribns ignotis. 



HAB. Hiiranzan, leg. B. HAYATA et S. SASAKI, Juni. 1912. 



Near A. japonicum, but differs from it in the much thicker leaves which 

 are obovate, shortly caudate and obtuse at the apex. 



Antidesma rotundisepalum HAYATA sp. nov. Frutex ; rami et ramuli 

 minute liirsuti validi plus minus cinerascentes lenticellis minutis notati. 

 Folia oblonga vel ovoto-oblonga 6^-7-} cm. louga 3-i cm. lata apice acumiuata 

 vel triangulari-acuta ad summum obtusa ad centrum breve apiculata basi 

 obtusa margine integi'a tenuiter chartacea, venis venulisque utraque pagine 

 distiucte elevatis, utraque pagine glabra sed subtus acl costas minute hirsuta, 

 petiolis 3-4 mm. lougis minute hirsutis, stipulis lineari-lanceolatis 5 mm. longis 

 l^mm. latis liirsutis. Flores dioecii spicati, spicis termiualibus vel quasiter- 

 minalibus solitariis vel geminatis ; spicis fl. J simplicibus vel pauce ramosis 

 gracillimis suberectis 7-8 cm. longis hirsutis, sessilibus ; floribus pedicellatis, 

 pedicellis hirsutis 1 mm. longis basi bracteis singulis instructis, bracteis oblongo- 

 lanceolatis 1 mm. longis hirsutis. Fl. J : sepala 4 rotundato-ovata mm. lata 

 ^ mm. longa extus hirsuta apice triangulari-acuta ; stamina 4, filamentis glabris 



