98 63. RUBIACEJE. 



IlAB. Ako, Churei, Bieranzan. 



DISTRE. Tropical Asia, Africa, America, Australia and Polynesia. 



25. Lasianthus JACK. 

 Diclw/tomom Knj to the Formosan Species. 



( 1 ) Bracts conspicuous more than 1 cm. in length. (2). 

 Bracts inconspicuous minute or nearly none. (3). 



( 2 ) Leaves neary glabrous above, hirsute beneath, elliptical, cordate at the 



base, acuminate at the apex, bracts subulate or linear, ciliate, 



branches yellowish-hirsute L. Walliclm. 



Leaves much larger, reddish hirsute on both surfaces, elongately ob- 

 long, acute at the base, acuminate at the apex, bracts broader, 

 oblong, acuminate, hairy, branches nearly glabrous or hirsute with 

 reddish hairs L. cyanocarpus. 



( 3 ) Brandies nearly glabrous, calyx nearly glabrous or very slightly 



hairy. (4). 



Branches hairy, calyx hirsute with rigid hairs. (5). 

 ( 4 ) Corolla large nearly 1 cm. in length L. cJdnensis. 



Corolla smaller, 3-4 mm. in length L. Tashiroi. 



( 5 ) Branches nearly hirsute. L. formosensis. 



Brandies tomentose L. formosensis var. Idrsntus. 



Sp-'<-ie* 'nitjH rfictlti l-Hoicn to me. 



Lasianthus japonicus Miy. ; given in HENRY List. PL Formos. p. 50 

 and also in MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 197, is not yet re- 

 presented in the Governmental collections. 



Lasianthus chinensis BENTH. ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Euum. PI. Formos. 

 p. 195. 



HAB. Pachinn, Kelung, Tensonpi, Botansha, Maruyama, Kusshaku, 

 Koko. 



DISTRIB. Eastern India, Malaya. 



Lasianthus cyanocarpus JACQ. : MATSUM. et HAYATA, I.e. p. 196. 



