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et vénis prominulis, petiolis 5 mm. Jongis a facie complanatis 
sapra sulcatis juxta laminas tardius articulatim rumpentibus basi 
stipulatis, stipulis lanceolatis 3 mm. longis a medio deorsum 
petiolo connatis apice liberis. 
Has. Giran, Chirei, leg. T. Kawaxamt et U. Mort, 1906, 
Juni. (No. 1379). 
Near S. megalantha, S. hypoleuca Benru. and S. stans Maxm., 
but differs from them by the leaves which are acute on both 
ends. 
Smilax lancezefolia Roxs.; Forses et Hemsu. Ind. Fl. Sin. IIL. 
p. 99; Marsum. et Hayata Enum. Pl. Formos. p. 435. 
Has. Randaizan, (No. 7026); Nantd: Kurokozan, (No. 3169) ; 
Horisha, (No. 35); Uraisha, (No. 2707), leg. T. Kawaxamr et U. 
Morr; Ako: Tanasha, leg. G. Naxanara, 1907. 
Smilax liukiuensis Hayara sp. nov. Rami teretes glabri 
inermes. Folia ovato-acuminata vel ovato-lanceolata 5-74 cm. 
longa 2-34 cm. lata apice acuminata basi rotundata utrinque glabra 
d-nervia, inter nervos reticulata utraqne pagine distincte elevato- 
reticulata, margine nervis marginalibus marginata, tenuiter coriacea 
subtus pallidiora, petiolis 5-10 mm. longis prope basin 2-cirrhiferis, 
stipulis angustissimis cum petiolis connatis. Flores umbellati, 
umbellis pedunculatis, pedunculis solitariis axillaribus 14 cm. 
longis valde complanatis basi 1-perulatis, perulis ovatis 4 mm. 
longis pedunculum amplectantibus. Baccee depresso-globose 
6 mm. in diametro 3-5-sperma, pedicellis 6 mm. longis, sub quoque 
1-bracteatis, bracteis late triangularibus acutis 1 mm. longis. 
Semina quadrantiformia facie acuta dorso rotundata 34 mm. 
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longa 23 mm. lata rubescentia subnitida. 
