936 LILIACE.E. 



HAB. Mt. Arisan : Taroyen, leg. B. HAYATA et TAKEO ITO, Mart. 1914. 



Near Heterosmilax Gaudicliaudiana MAXIM. (DC. Monogr. I. p. 44 and 

 BEKTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 370), but differs from it in the much longer peduncles and 

 in the greenish yellow flowers. H. Gaudicliaudiana MAXIM, has white flowers 

 (after DUNN and TUTCHER Fl. Hongk et Kwangt. p. 277). H.japonica KUNTH 

 has an ohovoid truncate perianth, while this new species has a fusiformed one. 



HoJidea BOTH. 



Rohdea Watanabei HAY ATA sp. uov. (= Tupistm Watanabei HAYATA) 

 Herha. Rhizoma ignotum. Folia circum basin scapi 7-8-conferta lanceolata 

 40-80 cm. longa 5-7 cm. lata apice modice acuminata basi gradatim longe at- 

 tenuata ad extremitatem plus minus dilatata se amplectantia sessilia utraque 

 pagine glabra in exsiccato tenuiter coriacea vel cliartacea, costis venis venulis in 

 exsiccato utraque pagine elevatis, nervis lateralibus priinariia 4-paribus, nervis 

 secundariis inter primarios 4, tesserulis circ. 1 mm. latis 3-6 mm. lougis, margine 

 Integra, pagina ^- formiter valde recurva apice fere ad terram attingenti. Scapi 

 inter fascicules foliormn siti circ. 16cm. longi, pedunculis 9cm. longis 4-5 mm. 

 in dianietro sectiouis teretibus, partibus floriferis 7cm. loiigis densissinie floriferis 

 glabris sub flore bracteis singulis instructis, bracteis lauceolatis glabris 13 mm. 

 longis 4 mm. latis integris apice acuminatissimis erecto-ascendentibus inter flores 

 valde exsertis basi plus minus contractis. Flores spicatiui dense dispositi sessiles 

 in apertienti hand clausi sed patentes. Perianthimn late campanulatum cras- 

 siusculuni, tubo late breveque urceolato-campanulato 3 mm. longo 5-6 mm. lato 

 basi rotunda to utroque glabro, lobis 6 bi-seriatim 3-meris imbricatis horizon - 

 taliter patentissimis apice plus minus interiore recurvis, exterioribus majoribus 

 utraque pagine glabris rotundato-rhornboideis 5mm. lougis 4| mm. latis apice 

 cuspidato-acutis basi plus minus contractis ad insertiouem 3 mm. latis margine 

 crenulato-denticulatis rarius lobatis, interioribus paullo minoribus. Stamina 6 

 lobis perianthii opposita, filarnentis basi loborum periauthii affixis circ. 1 mm. 

 longis basi valde dilatatis, partibus dilatatis cum perianthio perfecte connatis, 

 antheris rotundato-oblongis li mm. lougis 1* mm. latis utrinque emarginatis 

 dorsifixis introrsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium giobosum giabrum fundo calycis 

 tul.i iusitum 3-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatis. Bacca oblique gioboso-ellipsoidea 

 12 mm. longa 1-sperma rubescens glabra. Semina matura gioboso-ellipsoidea 



