JQg ART. 19. — ^B. HAYATA: 



of southern India such as Nilghiries at elevations of 3000-5000 ft., 

 and also in Ceylon at altitudes of 3000-5000 ft., (after Beddome) ; 

 but not found in Himalaya. It is very remarkable case that such 

 a southern element is found in the high regions of Formosa. 

 No species belonging to this genus has yet been known from 

 central China. 



Oveopanaoc Dcne. et Pl. 



Oreopanax formosana Hayata, sp. nov. (PI. XIV). Arbor ? 

 Rami cinereo-stellato-tomentosi et adpresse pilosi. Folia ampla 

 longe petiolata, petiolis primum adpresse stellato-pilosis demum 

 subglabris lamina 1-2 -plo longioribus basi dilatis, stipuhs parum 

 prorainulis acutis ad basin petiolorum connatis, laminis ambitu late 

 orbicularibus 20 cm. longis 23 cm. latis vel minoribus basi. late 

 truncatis vel cordate -truncatis margine obsolete 3-5-lobatis vel 

 grosse irregulariter dentatis, dentibus acutis inter dentes sinuatis, 

 5-7-nerviis, supra subglabris venis impressis, subtus pilis stellatis 

 et simplicibus dense obtectis venis et venulis prominentibus. 

 Florum capitula corymboso-paniculata. Panicula? terminales 15 cm. 

 longa? petiolum leiiuantes 13 cm. latse, pilis stellatis et simplicibus 

 dense obtecta?, ramis alternis angulo obtuso divaricantibus, capitulis 

 florum pedunciilatis remote instructis, et ad apicem ramorum 

 capitulis ternatis ; bractese basi pedunculorum late ovat£e 4 mm. 

 long9G ; bracteola? florum squamelliformes crassiusculae sub singulo 

 flore 3-na3, 1 subtendente majore late ovata 3 mm. longa, 2 

 lateralibus minoribus oppositis, pilis longis dense tectis et 

 barbis validis nigris sparce insertis. Capitula florum subglobosa 

 6-7 mm. in diametro sequantia, circ. 15-flora, pedunculis capitulum 

 2 -plo superantibus. Flores omnio villosi intra bracteas arete 

 sessiles in alabastro subturbinati 2J mm. longi. Calycis margo 



