100 AIÎÏ. 13. — B. HAYATA: 



Cucurbitaceae. 

 Thladiantha Bunge. 



Thladiantha formosana Hayata, sp. nov. (PL XL). Herbae scan- 

 dentes vel voliibiles, ramulis floriferis graciliusculis sulcatis pilosis, 

 pilis longis, cirrhis 2-partitis. Folia longe petiolata, petiolis lamina 

 sequilongis vel brevioribiis pilosis, laminis cvassiusculis membra- 

 naceis angularibus rotunclato-cordatis vel ovato-cordatis 10 cm. 

 longis 7 cm. latis acute acuminatis margine minute remoteque 

 denticulatis supra scabridis subtus villoso-pubescentibus. Flores J 

 puberuli racemosi, racemis longis petiolo 2-3 -plo longioribus, 

 bracteis parvis cito deciduis. Calycis tubus brevis late campanu- 

 latus, lobis ovato-lanceolatis 5 mm. longis. Petala patentia ovato- 

 lanceolata 11 mm. longa. Stamina 5 aequalia, antlieris 1-locula- 

 ribus recti s, filamentis liberis. Ovarii rudimentum giobosum. 

 Appendicula brevis petaloidea obtusa discum centrale liorizontaliter 

 tegens. 



Hab. Tözan, in montibus Morrison, leg. G. Nakahaea, Oct. IDOG. 



DisTEiB. An allied species, T. nudiflora Hemsl., occurs in central 

 China. 



Very much resembles T. nudißora Hemsl. ; but differs from it 

 in having peduncled racemes, and smaller flowers which are as 

 half as those of the alHed species. 



Gynostenima Blume. 



Gynostemma pedatum Blume ; Walp. Rep. I. p. 98 ; Miy. FL lud. 

 Bat. I.-l, p. (JS3 ; Clarke, in Hook. f. FL Brit. lud. IT. p. G33 ; Cogx. iu DC. 

 Monogr. riianerog. III. p. 913 ; Feanchet, PL David. I. j). 13G ; Forbes et 

 Hemsl. Ind. FL Sin. I. p. 320 ; Ito et Matsum. Tent. FL Lutch. p. 519 ; 

 Diels, Fl. Centr. Chin. p. 604 ; Hayata, iu Tûkyù Bot. Mag. XX. p. 53. 



