1925] MERRILL, THE FLORA OF HAINAN 139 



vaceis, subtus paullo pallidioribus, glaberrimis, anguste oblongis ad 

 oblongo-oblanceolatis, 8 ad 10 cm. longis, 2 ad 3 cm. latis, apice acutis, 

 obscure obtuseque acuminatis vel obtusis, deorsum angustatis, basi 

 cuneatis, margine cartilagineis, leviter undulato-crenatis crenulis apiculatis, 

 costa supra leviter impressa, subtus prominula; nervis primariis utrinque 

 8 ad 10, adscendentibus, tenuibus distinctis obscure arcuato-anastamosan- 

 tibus; petiolo 6 ad 8 mm. longo; inflorescentiis spicatis, axillaribus et in 

 axillis defoliatis, brevibus densis paucifloris 0.8 ad 1.5 cm. Iongis : plerumque 

 4- ad 8-floris, axi bracteolisque dense ferrugineo-pubescentibus; floribus 

 flavidis 10 ad 12 mm. diametro, bracteolis ovatis 2 mm. longis, calyces 

 in volucrantibus ; calyce glabro, tubo 1.5 mm. longo, lobis 5 patulis ovatis 

 ad oblongo-ovatis obtusis, tubo aequantibus vel paullo brevioribus; 

 petalis ellipticis glabris apice rotundatis circiter 4.5 mm. longis et 2.5 mm. 

 latis; staminibus circiter 70, filamentis glabris, deorsum vix connatis, 

 obscurissime pentadelphis, 3 ad 7 mm. longis; stylis 5 mm. longis, glabris; 

 ovario 3-loculare. 



Hainan: Lotus Range near Nodoa, W. Y. Chun, no. 642, January 15, 

 1920, in ravines along small streams, altitude about 600 m. 



A well marked species belonging in the group with Symplocos garcini- 

 folia Guillaumin but with smaller leaves which are not slenderly acuminate, 

 their margins obscurely undulate-crenate, although the crenulations are 

 glandular-apiculate. The flowers are larger than in Guillaumin's species, 

 while the calyx-tube is about as long as the lobes. It seems to be equally 

 distinct from other species in this group such as Symplocos congesta Benth. 

 and S. cuspidata Brand. 



Symplocos fasciculiflora, sp. now (§ Bobua, Lodhra). 



Arbor parva, circiter 5 m. alta, bracteolis ferrugineo-pubescentibus 

 exceptis glabra, ramis ramulisque teretibus, ramulis 1.5 ad 2 mm. diametro; 

 foliis in sicco utrinque viridibus opacis chartaceis vel subcoriaceis oblongis 

 ad oblongo-ellipticis, 5 ad 8 cm. longis et 2 ad 3.5 cm. latis, integerrimis, 

 acutis vel abrupte breviterque acuminatis, basi cuneatis, costa supra 

 leviter impressa, subtus valde prominula; nervis primariis utrinque 8 ad 

 10 tenuibus haud perspicuis; petiolo circiter 1 cm. longo; inflorescentiis 

 axillaribus paucifloris fasciculatis in ramulis ultimis dispositis; floribus 

 albis sessilibus 5-meris 6 ad 8 mm. diametro bracteolatis, bracteolis 3 

 late ovatis circiter 1 mm. diametro, ferrugineo-pubescentibus; calyce 

 glabro, tubo circiter 1 mm. longo, lobis late ovatis rotundatis tubo sub- 

 aequantibus; petalis oblongo-ellipticis rotundatis 3 mm. longis, basi leviter 

 connatis; staminibus circiter 30, filamentis glabris liberis 2 ad 4 mm. longis; 

 stylis crassis glabris 4 mm. longis, sursum incrassatis, distincte clavatis. 



Hainan: northwest slope of Five Finger Mountains, W. Y. Chun, no. 

 1873, June 4, 1920, in forests, altitude indicated as 1800 m. which is 

 probably too high. 



A species in the general group with Symplocos cuspidata Brand and S. 



