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acuminate. Corolla-lobes elliptico-ovate, or deltoid-ovate, acutish or sub- 

 obtuse. Stigmatic lacina3 linear-oblong, obtuse. 



Nom. Jap. Hime-ariddslii. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Hakawa {T. Maldno\ 1885), Ochi {T. Mokmol 

 May 6, 1889), Godaisan in kochi (T. Makino\ 1892); Ajiami Oshima : 

 Honcha-toge {T. Uclmjama ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Dec. 11, 

 1900). 



/9. major (Sieb. et Zucc.) Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XI. (1897) p. 279. 



Damnacantlms major Sieb. et Zucc. in Abhandl. Akad. Muench. IV. 

 3, p. 177; Walp. Ann. T. p. 984; Kegel Gartenfl. (1868) p. 35; Miq. 

 Prol. FI. Jap. ]). 274; Franch. et Sav. Enun). PI. Jap. I. p. 211 ; Maxim, 

 in Mel. Biol. XL p. 796; K. Sebum, in Engl, et Prantl Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 

 IV. 4, p. 137, fig. 44 C, D. 



Leaves ovate or elliptical-ovate, sharply acute, rounded or rounded-ob- 

 tuse at base, coriaceous, about l|-4cm. long, l^-2icm. broad; veins about 

 3-5 on each side ; petiole 2-3 mm. long ; spine minute, or attaining 12 mm. 

 long, much shorter than leaves. Flower shortly pedicellate, about li cm. 

 long, 1 cm. across. Calyx-lobes deltoid, acute or acuminate. Corolla- 

 lobes ovato-deltoid, acutish. Stigmatic lacintB oblong-linear, obtuse. Berry 

 about 1 cm. across. 



Nom. Jap. Zytizune-no-hi . 



Hah. Prov. Kii : Mt. Nachi (Herb. ! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 

 19, 1883) ; Prov. Shima : Obama-mura [Z. Umemura ! May 1892) ; Prov. 

 OwARi : Taketoyo {T. MaMno ! Oct. 31, 1893) ; Prov. Suo : Ouchi-mura 

 {D. Nikai\ herb. ibid. Nov. 6. 1901); Prov. Tosa: Mt. Si^yemimizu {T. 

 MaUno ! Oct. 5, 1885), lyoki {T. Mahino ! Dec. 3, 1892). 



forma macrophyllus (Sieb.) Makino. 



Damnacantlms macrophyllus Sieb. herb, ex Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 274; 

 Franch. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 211. 



Damnacantlms major var. macrophyllus Maxim, in Mel. Biol. XL p. 796. 



Damnacantlms major var. /9. suhmitis Maxim, ex Kegel Gartenfl. 

 (1868) p. 35, tab. 570; Bretschn. Hist. Eur. Bot. Disc. Chin. p. 607. 



Damnacantlms indicus var. major Matsum. in sched. herb. Sc. Coll. 

 Imp. Univ. Tokyo, et in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XV. (1901) p. 15, excl. syn. 



Leaves elliptical-ovate, oblong-ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, shortly acu- 

 minate, rounded or rounded-obtuse and often oblique at base, coriaceous, 

 3-6| cm. long, l-J-3 cm. wide ; veins 5-7 on each side ; petiole 2-3J mm. 

 long; spine minute or deficient. Flower shortly pedicellate, l|cm. long. 



