FLORA. MONTANA FOEMOS/T^ 109 



obsolete dentatus. Petala 5 valvata intus glabra ovato-triaiigularia 

 IJ mm. longa vel longiora caducissima. Stamina 5, filamentis 

 brevissimis, antheris oblongis ; discus explaiiatus. Ovarium 2- 

 loculare, loculis 1-ovulatis, stylis 2 brevibus distinctis ercctis, 

 stigmatibus terminalibus. Fructus late globosi 4^ mm. longi 5 mm. 

 lati la3ves abortu 1-spermi compressiusculi tomentulosi drupacci, 

 stylis persistentibus valde recurvis. Semina ovoidea subtriquetra 

 4 mm. longa, albuminibus ruminatis. Embiyo liilo proximus 

 minutus. 



Hab. Taito : Bataiankei, ad 6000 ped. alt,, leg. N. Konishi, 

 Juni. 1902, (No. 34, A); Arizan, in montibus Morrison, leg. Gr. Na- 

 KAHAEA, Oct. 1906 ; in monte Morrison, ad 8000 ped. alt., leg. T. 

 Kawakami et U. Mori, Nov. 1900, (Nos. 1871 et 1709); Taito: in 

 monte Iryokukaku, leg. T. Kawakami et U. Moei, Dec. 1906, (No. 

 1914. 



In " Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. PI. I. p. 939 ", it is stated that the 

 ovary of the genus Orcopanax is 5-celled. But, in "Engl, und Peantl, 

 Nat. Pfl.-fam. III.-8, p. 39 ", the generic character of this genus is a 

 little broadened in such an extent that the ovary is sometimes 2- 

 celled and the flower is usually hermaphrodite. Accepting the latter 

 statement, the present plant which has two cclled-ovaries sliould 

 be referred to Oreojjanax, on account of capitate and sessile 

 flowers, ruminate albumens, simple leaves, and the existence of 

 three bracts under each flower. The style of this plant is 

 exceptionally short. The occurrence of this genus in the island 

 is very remarkable. So far as I am aware, we liave had no 

 representative of this American genus in any otlier region on 

 tlie o-lobe. 



