May 20, 1918.] T. MARINO.— COXT RIB. TO FLORA OF JAPAN. 41 



Nom. Jap. Shima-sazankim, Mii/ama-sazankiva. 

 Hah. FOKMOSA. 



Camellia gnaphalocarpa (Hayat.) Makixo, nov. comb. 

 Thea f/ncphalccarjM Hatat. Ic. PI. Foraios. III. (1913), p. 44. 

 Nom. Jap. Sazanhva-modoki. 

 Hab. FORMOSA. 



Camellia parvifolia (Hayat.) ÄL^kino, nov. comb. 



Thea parvifolia Hayat. Ic. PI. Formos. III. (1913), p. 45, tab. 6. 



Thea transarismeyisis Hayat. I. c. V. (1915), p. 10. 



Nom. Jap. Taiimn-hime)<azankim (nov. nom.). 



Hah FORMOSA. 



Camellia shinkoensis (Hayat.) Makixo, nov. comb. 

 Thea shinkoensif^ Hayat. Mater. Fl. Formos. (1911), p. 45. 

 Nom. Jap. Shinko-sazank'wa, Shinko-fsuhati. 

 Hah. FORMOSA. 



Camellia tenuiflora (Hayat.) Makixo, nov. comb. 

 Thea teninflora Hayat. Mater. Fl. Formos. (1911), p. 46. 

 Nom. Jap. Wantaii-sazankwa. 

 Nab. FORMOSA. 



Arisaema Negishii jNIakixo, nov. sp. 



Erect, stout, attaining about 6 decim. high in flower, glabrous. 

 Corm napiform, with a series of the rather stout fibrous roots at the 

 neck, about 3-6 cm. across. Cataphylls several, short and membra- 

 naceous with roseo-rufous colour in the basal ones, but the rest longer 

 and membranaceo-herbaceous, green, with man}' nerves, mucronato- 

 rounded or mucronato-retuso-rounded at the apex, closely enclosed 

 the petiole, more or less rugoso-striate, the uppermost one attaining 

 about 3| decim. long. Leaves 2 ; pseud-stem stout, terete, light 

 green, not spotted, striato-smooth, with numerous green nerves, about 

 1|-2| cm. across, about 3 decim. in height in flower, somewhat com- 

 pressed laterally above, auriculate and membranaceous at the top of 

 the sheaths ; petioles erect, approximate, but sometimes apart, slender- 

 ly terete, but shallowly cajialiculated in front below, smooth, light 

 green, with rather fine green nerves, about 15-20 cm. long in flower, 

 slightly shorter in the superior one ; blade pedatisected ; petiolules 

 strongly divaricated ; segments 11-13 in number, sessile, lanceolate or 

 oblong-lanceolate, caudately acuminate at apex, acute at base, entire, 

 green ; the middle segment a little smaller than the I'est in the in- 

 ferior leaf but largest in the superior leaf ; lateral segments gi-adually 

 decreasing in size towards the apex ; midrib prominent beneath ; 

 veins erect-patent, numerous, rather close, connected each other 

 foiTuing a intramarginal vein near the margin. Spathe lower than 

 leaves, entirely light green, about 16 cm. long ; the lower portion 

 cylindrical, subauriculated at the top, 5^-Sh cm. long, 2-2^ cm. across; 

 lamina fornicate or subfornicate, elliptical or broad-ovate, acuminate 

 entire, thin, longitudinally many-nerved, with an intramarginal vein 



