AMPELTDE.^. 107 



Stamina 5 cum lobis coroll* alterna, fauce tubi affixa, antheris sessilibus, 

 ova to- triangular! bus, apice acuto-obtusis, emarginatis, basi alte cordatis, ram. 

 longis totiusque latis. Ovarium brevissime conicum 1 .j mm. longum totiusque 

 latum, brevissime hirsutum, 1-loculare, 2-ovulatuni, ovulis pendulis ; stigma 

 ad apicem ovarii obliquum labelliforme ^ mm. longum apice acutum, horizon- 

 taliter situm. Drupa obovoideo-ellipsoidea nigra nitens, 34- cm. loiaga, puta- 

 mine crustaceo. Albumen, in lobos numeroso> arete oppresses divisum. 



HA}',. Koshun : Kurarn, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai., 30, 1912. 



Near G. tarlacense VID. ; differs from it by the much thicker leaves 

 which are pale yellowish green on the under surface in a dried specimen. 



Ampelideae. 



Cissus pteroclada HAYATA sp. nov. Herba sticculenta, glabra, prostrato- 

 scandeus, ad nodos radices non emittens. Caulis 4-angulatus (3 mm. in dia- 

 metro sectionis), ad angulos late alatus, (alis 1-2 mm. latis) internodiis su- 

 perioribus 5 cm. longis, ad nodos articulatis, in speciminibus essiccatis solutis, 

 cin-his oppositifoliis simplicibus vel apice furcatis, 5-6 cm. longis filiformi- 

 bus. Folia alterna, petiolata, glabra, in vivo nitida, crassiuscula, in exsic- 

 cato membranacea, petiolata, cordato-ovata, 9 cm. longa, 6 cm. lata, acuruinata 

 vel cuspidato-acumiiiata, basi concavo-truncata, margine sub-integra vel re- 

 mote minuteque serrulata, 3-5-nervia, venis primariis lateralibus utrinque 

 2-3, petiolis gracilibus 4 cm. longis, stipulis amplixicaulibus late ovato- 

 rotundatis 2-3 mm. longis latissimis, margine plus minus ciliolatis. Cyrnse 

 oppositifolisB cum peduuculis 3 cm. louga?, pedunculis li cm. longis apice 

 bracteolatis, 3-4-ramosis, ramis plus minus pubescentibus, bracteolis scariosis 

 rotundatis ciliolatis 1 mm. longis, pedicellis 1-2-3 mm. longis. Flores herma- 

 phrodati, apeiiiente.s non visi. Alabastrum florum globosum ; caljTc cupuliformis, 

 1 mm. longus, li mm. in diametro. Petala 4, duplicate- valvata, (in alabastro) 

 stylus columnaris, stigma punctiforme. 



HAB. Saukakuyu: Taihyo, leg. R. KANAHII:A, Juli., 1912. 



Near V. r&pem ; but differs by the distinct erect ]>etals and winged 

 stem. 



