IIG AIÎT. li). — B. HAYAÏA : 



attennatis ad petioliim abeuntibus margine integerrimis 5 mm. latis 

 4 mm. longis, stipulis interfoliaceis valicliiisculis triangiilaribiis vellate 

 cuspidatis. Flores quasiterminales sessiles solitarii 2J mm. longi. 

 Calycis tubus ovoideus, limbo integro aimulato. Corolla tubulata 

 4-loba, lobis integerrimis margine sub microscopio minute cristatis. 

 Stamina 4, fdamentis disco insertis, antlieris late ovatis brevissime 

 apiculatis. Ovarium 2-loculare, sty lis 2 elongatis subercctis intus 

 cristato-stigmatosis. Drupso nigricantes globosa? 4^ mm. in dia- 

 metro aequantes carnosœ dicoccae (rariusmono cocea:'), calycis limbo 

 annulari coronatœ, coccis coriaceis ovatis intus plano-concavis 

 extus convexis 1-spermis. Semina ovata planp-convexa circ. 2 mm. 

 longa intus leviter sulcata. 



Hab. Tözan, in montibus Morrison, Oct. lOOO ; in monte Morri- 

 son, leg. S. Nagasawa, Nov, 1905. 



DiSTEiB. According to Mr. E. D. Meeeill, an allied Australian 

 species N. dcpressa Banks et Sol. occurs in the Pliilippine islands. 



Very mucli like N. dcpressa Banks et Sol. ; but diifers from it in 

 liaving entire lobes of corolla, black colored berries, and cristate stig- 

 mas. The occurrence of this Australian genus is very remarkable. 



JRiihia Linn. 



Rubia cordifolia Linn. ; DC. Prodr. IV. p. 588 ; Fiîaxchet, PI. 

 David, p. 155 ; Maxdi. Mel. Biol. IX. p. 266 ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Inch IIP 

 p. 202 ; MiQ. Pi. lud. Bat. IL p. 337 ; Poebes et Hemsl. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. 

 p. 393 ; DiELS, PI. Centr. Chin. p. 583 ; Matsum. iu Tokyo Bot. Mag. XV. 

 p. 39 ; Palibin, Conspect. PL Koreœ, I. p. 106 ; Matsum. et Hay ata, Enum. 

 PI. Pormos. p. 199. 



Hab. Toroku : Tohozan, Nov. 1905, (No. 1827), et in monte 

 Morrison, ad 7000 ped. alt., leg. T. Kawakami et U. Moei, Oct. 1900, 

 <No. 2058). 



