100 ART. 19. — B. HAYATA : 



C ucurbitaceae. 

 Thladiantha Bunge. 



Thladiantha formosana Hayata, sp. nov. (PL XL). Herbse scan- 

 dentes vel volubiles, ramulis floriferis graciliusculis sulcatis pilosis, 

 pilis longis, cirrhis 2-partitis. Folia longe petiolata, petiolis lamina 

 sequilongis vel brevioribus pilosis, laminis crassiusculis membra- 

 naceis angularibus rotundato-cordatis vel ovato-cordatis 10 cm. 

 longis 7 cm. latis acute acuminatis margine minute remoteque 

 denticulatis supra scabridis subtus villoso-pubescentibus. Flores J 

 puberuli racemosi, racemis longis petiole 2-3 -plo longioribus, 

 bracteis parvis cito deciduis. Calycis tubus brevis late campanu- 

 latus, lobis ovato-lanceolatis 5 mm. longis. Petala patentia ovato- 

 lanceolata 11 mm. longa. Stamina 5 sequalia, antlieris 1-locula- 

 ribus rectis, filamentis liberis. Ovarii rudimentum globosum. 

 Appendicula brevis petaloidea obtusa discum centrale horizontaliter 

 tegens. 



Hab. Tozan, in montibus Morrison, leg. G. Nakahaea, Oct. 190G. 



DiSTEiB. An allied species, T. niidijiora Hemsl., occurs in central 

 China. 



Very much resembles T. nudiflora Hemsl. ; but differs from it 

 in having peduncled racemes, and smaller flowers which are as 

 half as those of the allied species. 



Gynostetnrna Blume. 



Gynostemma pedatum Blume ; Walp. Hep. L p. 98 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. I.-l, p. {JS3 ; Claeke, iii Hook. L Fl. Brit lud. H. p. 633 ; Cogn. iu DC. 

 Monogr. Phanerog. HI. p. 913 ; Feanchet, PL David. I. p. 13G ; Foebes et 

 Hemsl. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 320 ; Pro et Matsum. Tent. FL Lutcli. p. 519 ; 

 DmLS, FL Ceutr. Cliiu. p. G04 ; Hayata, iu TOkyc') Eot. Mag. XX. p. 53. 



