19M.] 



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minate, rounded or rounded-obtuse and often oblique at base, coriaceous, 

 3-6J cm. long, 1^-3 cm. wide ; veins 5-7 on each side ; petiole 2-3i mm. 

 long ; spine minute or deficient. Flower shortly pedicellate, 1| cm. long. 

 Calyx-lobes deltoid-ovate, shortly acuminate. Corolla-lobes deltoid-ovate, 

 obtuse. Stigraatic lacinas linear-oblong, obtuse. Berry about 8 mm. across. 



Nom. Jap. Oba-no-aridoshi (in sched. herb. So. Coll. Imp. Univ. 

 Tokyo), Oba-zyuzune-no-ki. 



Hab. Prov. Musashi : Tokyo, Koishikawa Bot. Card., cult. (Herb.! 

 8c. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, May 7, 1879, Oct. 27, 1882) ; Prov. Tosa : 

 Kamibun (T. Makinol Dec. 1891). 



y. giganteus Makino var. nov. 



Damnacanthus indicus var. macrophylliis Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, 

 XL (1897) p. 279; Matsum. in sched. herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 

 et in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XV. (1901) p. 15, excl. syn. 



Damnacanthus major var. macrophylliis Makino in sched. herb. Sc. 

 Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, non Maxim. 



Loosely branched. Leaves shortly petioled, lanceolate or lato-lanceolete, 

 sometimes subfalcate, gradually long-acuminate, cuneato-acute at the base, 

 entire and scarcely repand, coriaceo-membranaceous, glabrous, green above, 

 paler beneath, attaining 13cm. in length, 3^ cm. in width; midrib prominent 

 beneath ; veins 6-9 on each side, erect-patent and arcuate upwards ; petiole 

 4-7 mm. long; spine very minute or none. Flowers very shortly pedicellate, 

 12-15 mm. long. Calyx-lobes lato-deltoid, submucronato-acute. Corolla- 

 lobes deltoid. Anther narrowly oblong. Stigmatic lacinte narrowly oblong, 

 obtuse. Ovary (as is the calyx) thinly disparsed with minute pilosulate 

 hairs. Berry (immature) about 5 mm. scross, very shortly pedicellate. 



Norn. Jap. Nagaba-zyuzuncnoki (nov). 



Hob. Prov. Tosa: Nanokawa (T. Makino ! 1885; K. Watanabel 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, May 4, 1888). 



This differs from var. major forma macrophylla (=D. macrophylliis 

 Sieb.) by the larger longer and much more acuminate thiner leaves which 

 are acute at the base, more numerous lateral veins, and broader calyx-lobes. 

 It is found in the southern parts of this country. 



d. lancifolius Makino var. nov. 



Leaves lanceolate, sharply acuminate, cuneato-acute at base, crispulate 

 on margin, thinly coriaceous, attaining 5§cm. long, If cm. broad; veins 5-7 

 on each side; petiole l|-3 mm. long; spine attaining about Hem. in length. 

 Flower very shortly pedicellate. Calyx-lobes deltoid, acuminato-acute. 



Norn. Jap. Hosoba-zyuzuuenoki (nov.). 



