130 LAURINE^. 



HA.B. Toakarankei, leg. T. KAWAKAJEI et U. MORI, Aprili., 1910. 



Resembles tlie type in having axillary spikes, and three nearly distinct 

 carpels ; but differs from it by the acuminate or nearly caudate oblong 

 leaves, much longer anthers, and more recurved carpels. 



Sarcococca pruniformis LINDL. var. dioica HAYATA n.v. Frutex, ramis 

 gracilibus fnscentibus, minute pubescentibus, vel subglabris, teretibus. Folia 

 alterna, exsiccato fusco-rubescentia, lanceolata, pinnivena, breve petiolata, 

 8 cm. longa 2 cm. lata. utrinque acuminata, vel apice acuminata, basi attenuata 

 ad petiolum brevem 1-| cm. lougum abeuntia, coriacea, margine Integra, 

 recurvata, costis supra impressis A~el elevatis, supra glabra, subtus sub 

 microscopic minute lepidota, rubroferruginea vel pallidissima, venis primariis 

 lateralibus utrinque inconspicuis primum rectis, prope marginem abrupte flexuosis 

 recurvis ascendentibus venam superiorem attingentibus. Flores ? spicato- 

 racemosi, racemis brevibus 1-2 cm. longis, cum pedicellis 9 mm. longi, pedicellis 

 <3 mm. longis, 1-bracteati, bracteis lanceolatis, 8-bracteolati, bracteolis oppositis, 

 4-seriatim imbricatimque dispo^itis, obovatis breve cuspidatis in forma sepalum 

 sub-sequantibus gradatin ad sepalum abeuntibus. Sepala 4, obovata breve 

 obtuseque cuspidata 3 mm. longa If mm. lata, margine ciliolata. Ovarium 2- 

 carpellare, glabrum cum stigmatibus 3 mm. longum, stigma plus mins re- 

 curvatum. Fructus ignotus. 



HAB. Montibus Centralibus, leg. U. Mom Aprili., 1910. 



Near S. pr tin it or mis LINDL. (FORBES et HEMSL. In. Fl. Sin. II. p. 418) = 

 S. triuti'cia WIGHT, Ic. t. 1877 ; but differs from the type by the much longer 

 pedicels of female flowers and by the lanceolate leaves. 



Laurinese. 



Machiius micrantha HAYATA sp. nov. Arbor, rami in exsiccato fusco- 

 purpurascentes, glabri, lenticellis notati. Folia alterna, oblonga, vel elliptica, 

 10 cm. longa vel longiora, 5 cm. lata, apice breve acuminata, basi acuta, integra, 

 coriacea, pinninervia, costis supra plan is subtus elevatis, venis lateralibus pri- 

 mariis utrinque 7-8, tenuibus, petiolis 3-4 cm. longis. Alabastrum inflorescentise 

 oblongum obtusum, perulis imbricatis, extus sericeo-pubescentil>us, iis inferioribus 



