Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. öl 



var. trichoclada Rehder et Wilson. At the end of this genus an 

 analytical key to the asiatic spccies and an enumeration are given. 

 In this enumeration we find: B. formosana Sehn, from Formosa 

 and B. Elmeri Sehn, from the Philippine Islands (distributed 

 sub nomine B. philippmensis Vidal, Coli. Eimer 11317). Chaydaia 

 Pitard with C. Wilsoni Sehn. In conneetion with the description of 

 this species the distinctive eharaeters of the genera Berchetnia, 

 Chaydaia and Rhaninella are given. The genus Rhanuiella has 

 hitherto been eonsidered monotypic {R. franguloides Weberbauer, 

 synonym: R. japonica Miq.). Sehneider describes three new spe- 

 cies from Wilson 's collections: R. Wüsonii Sehn., R. Julianae 

 Sehn and R. obovalis. In the enumeration of the species of this 

 genus he describes R. Mairei Sehn., from Yunnan (Maire's Col- 

 lection). He also adds Rhaynniis Martini Lev. as Rhamnella Mar- 

 tina Sehn. n. comb, to this genus, whieh now contains 6 species. 

 Several new species could be described in the genus Sageretia, an 

 analytical key and an enumeration of the asiatic species are added. 

 New names: 5. perpusilla Sehn., 5". pycnophylla Sehn., S. subcaudata 

 Sehn., 5. Cavaleriei Sehn. nov. comb. [Berchernia Cavaleriei Lev.), 

 these four are represented in Wilson 's collections, 5. omeiensis 

 Sehn. (Veitch Exped.), 5. apiculata Sehn. (Henry's coli.). Another 

 important eontribution is that to the genus Rhaninus with R. pani- 

 culißorus Sehn., a new description of R. Esquirollii Lev , additions 

 to the description of R. Hemsleyanus Sehn.. R. Sargentianus Sehn., 

 R. htipehensis Sehn., R. leptacanthus Sehn., R.dtinietorum Sehn, and 

 var. crenoserratus Rehder et Wilson, additions to the description of 

 R. iteinophyUiis Sehn., R. Wilsonii Sehn. Some more new species 

 are described in the enumeration of the species of Eastern Asia 

 and the Himalaya, to whieh an analytical key is also given: R. 

 Henryi Sehn. (Henr3^'s eollection), a new description of the type- 

 speeimen of i?. pseudofrangula Lev., and oi R. Bodinieri Lev., -with 

 a new forma: f. sitvicola Sehn.; a new description of R. Taquetii 

 Lev.; R. Meyeri Sehn, (from Meyer's collections), R. leptophyllus 

 Sehn. var. milensis Sehn, (from Henry's coli.) and several important 

 remarks on the other species. 



The Nyssaceae are determined by Wilson, no new species 

 are found. Remarks on fruits, habitat etc. of Nyssa sinensis Oliver, 

 Camptotheca aciiminata Dec., Davidia involucrata Baillon and var. 

 Vihnoriniana Hemsley. 



Oleaceae (Lingelsheim). New names: Fraxinus Sargentiana Ling. 

 and F. inopinata Ling. Jongmans. 



Stapf, O., Iburn and Fundi. Two Cereals of Upper Guinea. 

 (Kew Bull. Mise. Inform. N«. 8. p. 381-386. 1915.) 



The grass whieh has been known for some time previously as 

 "Iburn" etc. and cultivated in Nigeria has proved to be a new 

 species. It is described under the name Digitaria hurma, Stapf. 

 This plant resembles D. exilis, Stapf, but its botanical affinity is 

 with D. ternata, Stapf, from whieh it can easih?^ be distinguished by 

 its crowded, closely imbrieate spikelets whieh are at the same time 

 quite glabrous and slightly larger spikelets. 



"Fundi" has also been known as a cultivated cereal in W. 

 Afriea. It was first described as Paspalum exile by Kippist in 

 the Proc. Linn. Soc., where an aecount of the cultivation and uses 

 of the grass is also given, an aecount whieh is reprinted in the 



