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oblique-reticulata, nervis ad apicem convergentibus, venis laterali- 
bus arcte secus marginem ascendentibus, petiolis verticaliter (a 
facie) valde complanatis laminam in longitudine § plo equantibus 
24cm. longis 14 mm. latis supra sulcatis subtus angustissime 
alatis basi dilatatis stipuliformibus subamplexicaulibus — prope 
basin 2-cirrhis instructis, (cirrhis circ. 8 cm, longis — spiraliter 
revolutis), infra laminas tardius rumrentibus. Umbelle axillares 
solitariza longe pedunculatee, pedunculis 5 cm. longis, valde com- 
planatis 14 mm. longis. Fructus pedicellati, pedicellis aequilongis 
13 mm. longis plus minus complanatis apice plus minus dilatatis 
sub quoque pedicello 1-bracteatis, bracteis cuspidato-triangularibus 
1 mm. longis totiusque latis. Bacce oblique globose 8 mm. in 
diametro brevissime rostrate, rostris truncatis vel obtuse apicu- 
latis, 3-4-sperme. Semina quadrantiformia 44 mm. longa utrinque 
obtusa angulata, (angulis obtusis), rubescentia. 
Has. Kurarusha, leg. G. Naxawara, Dec. 1906, (No. 877). 
Near S. China Liyn., but differs from it in having much longer 
and flattened peduncles, 3-seeded black berries, aud ovate leaves 
which are acute at the apex and rounded at the base. 
Smilax prolifera Roxs.; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 312. 
Has. Banchoryo, Rokkiri, leg. G. Naxawara, Oct. 1905, (No. 
591); Rindkutsu, leg. 8. Kusano, 1909. 
Distris. Tropical and Western Himalaya; Deccan peninsula 
and Ceylon. 
Smilax randaiensis Hayatra sp. nov. Suffrutescens ut videtur 
30 cm. alta suberecta vel scandento-erecta, ramis subcomplanatis 
flavo-pallidis glabris valde flexuosis basi perulatis, perulis ovatis 
rotundato-apiculatis, ramos amplectantibus. Folia lanceolato-ovata 
