424 F. Fedde und K. Schuster: Index novorum Siphonogamorura. [112 



Azalea atlantica Aslie var. luteo-alba Coker in Journ. P^lisha Mitchell Scientif. 



Soc. XXXVI (1920) p. 98, pl. I. — South Carolina. 

 A. neglecta Ashe in Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XLVII (1920) p. 581. — South 



Carolina. 

 Diplycosia celebensis J. J. Sm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3. Ser. I (1920) 



p. 406, Tab. LIII. — Celebes (Rachmat u. 884. 914). 

 D. gracilipes J. J. Sm. 1. c. p. 407, Tab. LIV. — Celebes (Rachmat n. 886. 



904. 905). 

 Erica Haroldiana Skan in Curt. Bot. Mag., 4. Ser. XVI (Jan.-March 1920) 



Tab. 8835. — South Africa. 

 Gaultheria celebica J. J. Sm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3. Ser. I (1920) 



p. 404. — Celebes (Rachmat n. 887). 

 G. sanmartansis Rusby, Descript. 300 new si^ec. South Amer. plants (New York 



1920) p. 73. — SanLorenzo Ridge (Herbert H. Smith n. 626). 

 G. tetriches Rusby 1. c. p. 74. — Bolivia (O. Buchtien n. 2930). 

 G. Fendleri Rusby 1. c. p. 74. — Colombia (Herbert H. Smith n. 1719). 

 Macleania robusta Rusby, Descript. 300 new spec. South Amer. plants (New 



York 1920) p. 75. — Colombia (Herbert H. Smith n. 1722). 

 M. arcuata Rusby 1. c. p. 76. — Colombia (Herbert H. Smith n. 2789). 

 M. recurva Rusby 1. c. p. 76. — Colombia (Herbert H. Smith n. 1964). 

 Neopierris Britton gen. nov. in Britton et Brown, 111. Flora North U. S. and 



Canada, 2. Ed., vol. II (1913) p. 690. 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, persistent or tarduly 



deciduous, petioled, entire, firm in texture. Flowers mostly white, in 



axillary bracted. umbels, the pedicels commonly 1 — 3-bracteolate. Calyx 



deeply 5-parted, the lobes ovate, acute, valvate in the bud, soon spreading, 



persistent. Corolla urceolate-cylindric, 5-toothed, the teeth recurved. 



Stameus 10, included; filaments narrow, glabrous, pubescent or ciliate, 



2-toothed or 2-spurred at or below the apex, anthers oblong or ovoid, 



the sacs opening by large terminal oval pores, awnless. Disk 10-lobed. 



Ovary 5-celled; ovules numerous; style columnar; stigma truncate. 



Capsule globose or ovoid, 5-angled, 5-celled, the sutures thickened. Seeds 



numerous, linear- oblong, not winged, clavate or falcate, the testa smooth, 



membranous. 

 N. nitida (Bartr.) Britton 1. c. p. 690, Fig. 3243 (= Andromeda nitida Bartr. 



= Pieris nitida Benth. et Hook.). — Southeastern Virginia to Florida 



and Louisiana. 

 N. mariana (L.) Britton 1. c. p. 691, Fig. 3244 (= Andromeda mariana L. 



= Pieris mariana Benth. et Hook.). — Rhode Island to Florida, Tennessee, 



Arkansas. 

 Psammisia elegans Rusby, Descript. 300 new spec. South Amor, plants (New 



York 1920) p. 78. — Coloml)ia, (Herbert H. Smith n. 1554). 

 Rhododendron {Haematodes) aemulorum Balf. f. in Notes Roy. Bot. (iard. 



Edinburgh Xll (1920) p. 86. — W. Yunnan (G. Forrest n. 17853. 17995. 



18354), N.E.Burma (Farrer n. 815). 

 R. agglutinatnm Balf. f. et Forrest 1. c. p. 88. — S.W. Szecliwan (G. Forrest 



n. 16319. 16435. 16459), N.W. Yunnan (G. Forrest n. 16489). 

 R. (Faleoneri) arizclnm Bali', f. et Forrest j 1. c. p.90. — W. Yunnan (G. Forrest 



n. 15857. 15898); Yunnan (G. Forrest n. 15982); N.E.Upper Burma 



(R. Farrer n. 863, F. Kingdon Ward n. 3101). 



