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Hab. ill valle Sliukoraii, ad 11117 ped. alt., in monte Morrison, 

 leg. S. Nagasawa, Nov. 1905, (No. Gil). 



DiSTRiB. Type : Kiushiu, southern part of Japan. 



The present variet}^ differs from the type in having many- 

 flowered peduncles ; this never has uni-flowered peduncles as tlie 

 type. 



Clematis longisepala Hayata, sp. nov. Caulis lignoso-scandens 

 glaber striatus. Foha pinnatim 5-foliolata longe petiolata glaber- 

 rima, cum petiohs 15-20 cm. longa, petiolis volubilibus striatis, 

 foliolis petiolulatis, petiolulis 1.5-2 cm. loiigis, oppositis ovato- 

 oblongis apice acutis basi rotundatis integris 3-5-nerviis sub- 

 membranaceis subtus pallidioribus 5 cm. longis 2^ cm. latis, 

 stipulis connatis ad nodes cauhs peltam formantibus. PanicuLT 

 axillares, folio subsequilongre 5-8-florata3. Flores majusculi patentes 

 6-7 cm. in diametro sequantes, ad basin pedicelh 1-bracteati, 

 bracteis pinnatim 3-sectis 3-4 cm. longis longe stipitatis, segmentis 

 oblongo-lanceolatis, pedicelHs 7-10 cm. longis. Sepala 4, lineari- 

 lanceolata 3 cm. longa vel longiora apice obtusa carinato-mucronata, 

 intus subglabra atro-purpurea, extus eburnea velutinosa paralleli- 

 multi-nervia. Petala 0. Stamina multi-seriata (circ. 5-seriata), 

 extima longiora 2 cm. longa, filamentis linearibus sursum leviter 

 crassiusculis ad basin antherarum constrictis deorsum tenuibus 

 dilatis glabris, antheris linearibus 2 mm longis apiculatis, stamina 

 intima sensim breviora 7 mm. longa. Carpella longe sericeo- 

 plumoso-caudata, circ. 1 cm. longa. 



Hab. in monte Morrison, ad (5000 ped. alt., leg. T. Kawakami 

 et U. MoKi, Oct. 1900, (No. 2018). 



Comes very closely to Clematis crassifulia Bentu. I'M. Ik)iigk. 

 p. 7 ; but differs from tliat in having leaves of the round base. 



