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are longitudinally linear-oblong and placed at tlie outside of 

 the deeper portion of colour towards the throat, paler on thej 

 under surface ; pedicel usually shorter than the calyx, viridescent ; 

 bracteoles 4, close, opposite, adpressed to the basal portion of 

 the calyx, viridescent but scarious on the margin, abruptly 

 attenuato-acuminate, very minutelj^ short-ciliolated, very slight- 

 ly connate at the base, those of the lower pair oval-ovate, 

 5-7 mm. long, those of the upper pair somewhat larger, 

 elliptical-oblong, 8-9 mm. long. Calyx straight, erect, tubular, 

 cylindrical, about 2 cm. long, 3i mm. across in flower but 

 4i mm. across in fruit, viridescent but often slightly shaded 

 with purple, finely substriate in fresh, many-nerved ; lobes 5, 

 erect, deltoid-subulate, or ovately deltoid-subulate, acuminate, 

 scarious and ciliated on margin, about 5-6 mm. long. Petals 

 5, long-ungulculate; lamina horizontally patent, broadly cunei- 

 form, subemarginate, wide-rounded and eroso-crenulated with 

 short obtuse or acutish irregular deltoid or short-broad-ovate 

 teeth in front margin, entire otherwise, 10-12 mm. long, 10- 

 13 mm. wide, thinly pilose at the throat ; unguis linear, 

 gradually attenuated below, entire and not ciliated, white 

 shaded with light green, longer than the lamina, slightly 

 carinate dorsally and longitudinally ridged ventrally. Stamens 

 10, slightly exserted, about 18mm. long; filament white, fili- 

 form, glabrous ; anther linear-oblong, obtuse at the apex, bifid 

 at the base, purplish-caeruleous ; pollen ceeruleous. Styles 2, 

 slightly exserted, somewhat higher than the steniens, filiform, 

 glabrous, pubescent and purplish on the stigmatose side. 

 Ovary straight, cylindrical, glabrous, smooth, obtuse at the 

 apex, about 5^ mm. long ; gynophore short, about 2-2i mm. 

 long. Capsule cylindi-ical, enclosing with the persistent calyx, 

 very slightly exserted, about 2 cm. long, coriaceous, shortly 

 dehiscent into 5-valves at the top. Seeds many, black, com- 

 pressed, obovato-oval, 2-2^ mm. long, 



Nom. Jap, Hime-hamanadcshlko (nov.). 



Hab. Prov, Osumi : Shimadomari (T, Makinol Aug. 26, 

 1910), Konejime (T. Makinol Aug. 28, 1910). 



A littoral species. 



