FLOE A MONTANA rORMOS.E 159 



stylo filiformi pilosissimo, stigmate capitate. Fructus (immaturi ?) 

 carnosi cylindracei apice truncati. 



Symplocos modesta Br.\nd, iu Engl. Pfl.-reicli, IV. 242 Symploc p. 66. 



Symplocos myrtacea Hemsl. in Forbes et Hemsl. Ind. Fl. Sin. n. p. 

 73 ; Matsum. et Hayata, Enum. PI. Formes, p. 230. 



Hab. Taito : Iryokukakusha, Dec, 1906, (No. 2151), in monte 

 Morrison, ad 6500 ped. et ad 7000 ped. alt., (Nos. 2020 et 1712), 

 leg. T. Kawakami et U. Moki, Oct. 1906 ; Arizan, in montibiis 

 Morrison, leg. Gr. Nakahaea, Nov. 1906. 



DiSTEiB. An endemic plant. 



As the original description of Mr. Brand seems to have been 

 drawn from an imperfect specimen, a complete account relating 

 to flowers is much desirable. The following description is, there- 

 fore, may properly be added here. 



Frutices arborescentes glaberrimi, ramuHs graciUimis. Folia 

 chartacea oblonga longe cuspidato-acuminata vel abrupte ad acumen 

 2J cm. longum attenuata 7 cm. longa 2 cm. lata basi cuneata, supra 

 costis impressis venulis leviter prominentibus, subtus costis et 

 venulis prominentibus. Piacemi ad axillas foliorum inferiorum 

 ramulorum novellorum solifcarii laxiflori vel densiflori folio breviores 

 graciUimi. Flores longe pediceUati, pedicelhs 1-2 cm. longis basi 

 pedicelli 2-bracteatis, bracteis parvis ciliatis triangularibus costatis. 

 Calyx longe campanulatus glaber viridis 3 mm. longus, lobis 5 

 rotundatis margine cihatis. Corolla patens 5 J mm. longa, tubo 

 brevissimo, 5-loba, lobis ovatis apice rotundatis margine obscure 

 ciHolatis imbricatis. Stamina numerosa oo-seriata, exterioribus lon- 

 gioribus coroUam excedentibus, ad basin corolloo adnata basi connata, 

 filamentis subcomplanatis. Ovarium inferius 3-loculare, loculis 

 2-ovulatis, stylo filiformi, stagmate truncate. Fructus ignoti. 



