adiilti glaiidiilis detrilis scal>riuseuli. Fulia mediocriler (2—3 cm) pcliolata, coriacea, cordato-sagiltata, 

 laiic'folala, acuminala, inargiiie, praesertim basin versus, sinualo-loluilata, remole mucronato-serrala, 

 diam. 10—12: 3—5 cm, utriiiquc praeter nervös hirtos glaberrima. Stipulae subulatae. integrae, caducae. 



Inflorescenliae laxae amplae supcrne virgatae rami inferiores patentes, elongali, fereS— 10 cm longi, 

 virgati, soqiienles breviores, thyrsoidci, omnes cum rhachide et calyce pilosvdi, glandulis breviter stipitalis 

 iiumili. Bracteae anguste lineari-lanceolatae, integrae, glanduloso-ciliatae. Flores secus ramos antlui- 

 rumque terminalem in axillis bractearum subglomerati, supremis singulis, lireviter pedicellati, parvi; calyces 

 vireiiles, pilis rigidis obsiti; sepalis ovatis albo-marginatis, integerrimis; petala oblonga, sepalis fere aequi- 

 longa, purpurea; slamina haud numerosa; carpophonim liispidum; carpella ca. 12, glabra, stylis basin 

 versus incrassatis; drupeolao maturao rubrao. 



Spccics slipiilis bracloisqiie sul)idatis integris ab onuiihus affinibus distincta, infloresccntiä R. 

 assamensi, cliroosepalo, tephrodi admodum similis. Foliorvim lol)i basales angulati esse solent; pili in totä 

 planlä parum conspicui; in pedicellis el in calyce pilis Incvibiis confertis nonnuUi rigidi longiores im- 

 mixti sunt. 



Central-China. Hupeh ( \. Henry). 



Hoc loco sequantur deseripliones specierum duanim mipcr deteclarum, quas R. ichangensi affines 

 esse suspicor. Autor de nccossiludine tacet. 



65. R. minimiflorus Leveille in Fedde Repert. IV, p. 332 (1907). 



DcsLi'iptio aiilmis: ,,l{amis glabris sinuatis, muricatis, aculeatis; aculeis reraotis et recurvis; folia 

 simi)licia, late cordata, petiolata, glabra, acuminata, duplicilei' dentata; supra atro-viridia, subtus palli- 

 diora; potiolis et ncrvis acnlcalis; iiiflorosconlia in paniculam flexuosam et compositam disposita; flores 

 inirmli, sepala parce glaiululosa, aiutaiiiata, e quibus duo vel tria margine hyalina petalis aequantia; polala 

 alba, nervata, ad apicein erosa; staminum coroUam aequantiiim antherae purpureae; styli stamina fere 

 aequantes." 



Cenlral-Chiiia. Kmiy Tcheou: Berge bei Pin-fa, ges. v. J. Cavalerie. 



66. R. Papyrus Lcvillt' in Fedde Repert. 1\', p. 332 (1907). 



Descriptio aiitoris: ,,Ramis glabris, muricatis parce aculeatis; aculei minuti, paulo recurvi; folia 

 simplicia, lanceolato-triangularia, cordata, rubro-maculata, glaberrima, coriacea et levissima, ita u1 in 

 eis scribi pos.sit (unde noiuen), siiujata, remotissiine ropaiido-deutata, petiolata; petioli glandulosi; inflorc- 

 srentia racomosa, olongata; podiinculi et sopala soloso-bispida; sepalis acuminalis coroUam aequantibus; 

 |ic-l;]ia ariiiiiinala, aiigusla; stamina coi^oUani :H'([uairlia; slyli staminilnis multo breviores; fructus siccus; 

 akeniis rubesccMilibus, magnis; stylo persistente." 



Centrnl-r.hina : Koiiy-'l'chöon, Rerge lioi Pin-Fa. ges. vdii .1. Cavalerie. 



67. R. sundaicus i'.lnnic Hijdr, Uli (1826). 

 i-^xcl. //. sHtuldicus pbiiiin. aulor. et coUector. 



Caules flagellares, seandeiites, ad 10 m longi; rami juniores pilosi, glabrescentes, aculeis brevibus 

 recurvis crebris urmali, saepe passim setas flexiles tenues glanduliferas gerentes. Folia mediocriter (4 — 5 cm) 

 petiolata, coriacea, late cordato-ovata, acuta vel breviter acuminata, praeter fundum pedatinervium utrin- 

 que 4— 6-costidata, ob.solete lobulaUi vel integra, inaequaliter crenato-dentata, diam. fere 15: 10 — 11 cm 

 (in ramis florenlibus vulgo minora), interdum angustiora, utrinque, nervis pilosis exceptis, glabra. subtus 

 prominule venosa et adulla saopc fusca. Stipularum caducarum lamina linearis, fimbriato-pinnatifida. 



Rami fertiles elongati, juniores arachnoidei, adulti glabri, pruinosi, nunc parce et minute, nunc 

 crebrius a<uleolati, infernc intordiun sparsim setigeri. 1 nflorcscentia terminalis angusta, simplex vel inferne 

 raiuo.sa, in tliyrsurn vel aiitbururn e fasciculis paucifloris dissitis compositum, vulgo nutantem vel pendulum, 



