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herb. ibid. Oct 4, 1891); Prov. Tsushima: Kuta (K. Hiratal Oct. 17, 

 1902). 



Closely allied to Polygonuin muricaium Meisa., but my plant has the 

 spike capitate and densely many-flowered, and the akene entirely wrapped 

 in the perianth. 



Flatanthera (Bifoliae) Takedai Makino, sp. nov. 



About 17-22cm. in height, glabrous. Tuber perpendicular, radiciform, 

 thicker towards the base and elongate towards the end ; roots few ; turio 

 one, sessile. Stem erect, angulate, with 2 membranaceous cataphylls at 

 the base. Leaves 2, remotely placed ; the lower one normal, placed in 

 the middle of the whole plant, ovato-oblong to narrowly oblong, obtuse, 

 aniplexicaul and not sheathing at the base, 3i-7cm. long, l|-2cm. or 

 more wide, with 3 main nerves; the upper one bract-like, ovato-linear to 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, green. Kaceme 3-6cra. long, loosely 

 8-10-flowered ; rachis angulate, green ; bracts subulato-liuear, acuminate, 

 green, the inferior ones longer than the flowers and the superior ones 

 shorter than them. Flower viridescent, inodorous, about 9mm. in vertical 

 diameter. Outer perianth : the upper one erect, lato-ovate, obtuse, 4mm. 

 long, 3mm. broad, 3-2-nerved ; lateral ones turned downwards, lato- 

 linear, obtuse, longer than the upper one, 5mm. long, 2-nerved. Inner 

 perianth erect, nearly as long as the outer-upper perianth, obliquely narrow- 

 deltoid-ovate, acute, pale-viridescent, 1-nerved. Labellum simple, pendulous, 

 shghtly longer than the outer-lateral perianth, deltoid-linear, gradually 

 attenuated above, obtuse at the end, thickish, green, 6mm. long ; calcar 

 extremely short, small, shortly conical, green, 1mm. long. Gynostemium 

 broad, deeply emarginate at the apex ; anther-cells obliquely and distantly 

 placed, pale ; gland small, discoid, yellow ; pollinia clavate, stipitate, pale ; 

 rostellum very short, broad. Ovary cylindrico-oblong, about 6mm. long. 



Hah. Shimotsuke : Mt. Nyoho in Nikko {H. Takeda ! July 20, 1902, 

 July 1903). 



This is closely allied to Flatanthera ophrydioides Fr. Schm., but the 

 calcar is very different ; or a variety of it ? 



Sedum hakonense Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XV. (1901) p. 35. 



Add. Stems nigro-purpurascent. Leaves semiterete, green, very 



minutely nigro-purpurascent-punctate in the lower ones, 1-sulcate in centre 



