ARISTOLOCIIIACE 2E. 



139 



Somewhat allied to Aristolochia Fordiana HEMSL. in Journ. Bot. (1885) p. 

 286, and Aristolochia Kc&mpferi, but differs altogether from them in having 

 deeply 7-9-lobate leaves. 



Asarum LINN. 



Asarum albomaculatum HAYATA. 

 sp. nov. (Fig. 51). Rhizoma repens dense 

 radicans, radicibus teretibiis incrassatis 

 circ. 2mm. in diametro, cicatricibus foli- 

 orum semi-annnliformibns uotatnrn apice 

 caulescentes. Caulis subcrectus circ. 1cm. 

 longus subglaber 2-3-foliatus, foliis ge- 

 neraliter sursiim cougestis cum. squamis 

 intermixtis, squamis 2-3 caducissimis tri- 

 angidari-oblongis apice acutis membrana- 

 ceis in exsiccato semi-hyaliuis reticulato- 

 nervosis basi latissimis caulem amplectan- 

 tibus. Folia longe petiolata, petiolis 3-6 

 cm. longis subglabris terctibus 1-1^ mm. 

 in diametro basi plus minus dilatatis cau- 

 lem semi-amplectantibus intus subsulcatis 

 ad sulcos breve pubescentibus, lamina cor- 

 dato-oblongo-triangulari (ab apice petioli 

 usque ad apicein laminte) 7-5 cm. longa 

 5^-3^ cm. lata apice triangulari-acuta vel 

 plus minus cuspidato-acuta ad sumnium 

 breve apiculata basi auriculato-cordata, 

 auriculis vel lobis cordis (a fundo sinus 

 inter lobos cordis usque ad apicem lobi 

 cordis) 2-2icni. longis 1^-2^ cm. latis 

 apice rotundatis, sinibus inter lobos cor- 

 dis $v-formibus latioribus interdum an- 

 gustioribus, margine remote brevissime 



Fig. 51, Asarum albomaculatum 

 HAYATA; a, a leaf; b, a flower; c, 

 perianth, expanded ; d, a stamen ; e, 

 .stigmata and anthers ; f, g, h, a stigma, 

 seen from different sides. 



hirtella, pilis ascendentibus ^mm. lougis n-formibus, pagine utraque subglabra 



