168 LAURINE.E. 



intus glabris extus versus marginem glabris patentibus dorso subcarinatis ad 

 carinam hirsutis. Stamina perfecta 8-10, filamentis filiformibus 4 mm. longis 

 barbatis, autheris oblongis 1 mm. longis ^ mm. latis apice acutis vel obtusis 

 4-locellatis, ordinis III. glandulis auctis, glandulis irregulariter quadrangularibus 

 mm. longis breve stipitatis. Rudimentum ovarii nullum. 



HAB. Kinkiho, leg. S. SASAKI, Mart. 1911, (fl. $). 



Near Litsea akoensis HAY AT A, but different from it in having less elevated 

 veinlets on tlie under surface of the leaves. 



Litsea Nakaii HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 58-c). Arbor ; ramuli teretes ful- 

 vescentes dense tomentosi. Gemma? foliifene elongato-oblongo? apice acuta? 

 perulis rotundatis dorso sericeis ad marginem subglabratis erosis castaneo-colora- 

 tis. Folia tenuiter coriacea oblanceolata lineari-oblanceolata 14-15 cm. longa 

 33 mm. lata apice breve acuminata, acumine obtusissimo, margine hand recurva, 

 costa supra tenuiter impressa deorsum canaliculata subtus prominente elevata, 

 venis venulis supra hand elevatis vel hand impressis obscure visis hand distinctis 

 subtus prominente elevatis stramineo-coloratis, venis lateralibus primariis princi- 

 pal! bus utroque latere costa? 10-14, mediis a costa augulo 45' egressis subrectis 

 sursum subarcuatis prope marginem attingentibus, venulis inter venas oblique 

 transversis reticulatis, pagine supra glabra in exsiccato pallido-viridia subtus 

 fulvo-glaucescentia breve hirsuta, petiolis complanato-teretibus primum tomen- 

 tosis fuscentibus intus planis tenuiter sulcatis extus convexis deorsum 3 mm. 

 latis. Flores 11011 visi. Fructus prematurus ellipsoideus ; cupula obconica dense 

 sericeo-fulvo-hirsuta ad orem irregulariter fissa vel dentata. 



HAB. Taito : Aratraransha, leg. S. NAKAI, Dec. 1912. 



Near Litsea dolichocarpa and Litsea acutivena, but distinguishable from 

 them by the oblanceolate leaves with louge cuneate base. 



Litsea obovata HAYATA (Fig. 58-a). Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 252. Descri- 

 ptio auctata : Gemma florifera -9- globosa perulis involucrata pedunculata, 

 pedunculis 5 mm. longis vel brevioribus fulvo-pubescentibus, perulis 5 rotundatis 

 interiore valde concavis sub flore apertienti deorsum reflexis subpersistentibus 

 6-7 mm. in diametro intus subglabris extus sericeo-pubesccntibus margine longe 

 barbatis; capitulis floruni 5-floratis. Flores -9-: brevissime pedicellati, pedicellis 

 fulvo-pubescentibus 1 mm. longis validiusculis. Calycis tubus brevissime tubulo- 



