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Yunuau : — Rocks of Lore-pou. Alt. 9000 ft. Tomentose. 

 flowers white. E. E. Maire. 15 1914. Herb. Edin. 



Saxifraga rufescens, Balf. til. 



S. cortusaefolia, Engler et Irmscher in Notes R.B.G. Edin., 

 V (1912), 128. 



Rhizoma tuberosum alabastris et vestigiis foliorum 

 obteetum. Folia petiolata ad 20 cm. longa ; lamina 

 cordato-orbicularis vel reniformis ad 10 cm. diam. j)etiolo 

 brevior sinu aperto vel lobis basalibus imbricatis ad tertiam 

 partem 9-11-lobata lobis inciso-dentatis, margins recurva 

 ecartilaginea pilis rulidulis ciliata, utrinque pilosa vel 

 hirsuta supra viridis subtus glauca ; petiolus carnosulus 

 validus ruber pilis plus minusve rufis dense hirsutus basi 

 vaginatus. Inflorescentia ad 45 cm. alta ; caulis plus 

 uiinusve ruber et glanduloso-hirsutus infra nudus a medio 

 ramosus ; rami rigidi breves plurimi racemose dispositi 

 ex axillis bractearum linearium par varum horizontaliter 

 patentes ubique dense rufo- et glanduloso-hirsuti 4-6-flori. 

 Florum alabastra rubra. Sepala 1'5 mm. longa '5 mm. lata 

 oblonga obtusa erubescentia puberula. Petala albida epunc- 

 tata sed erubescentia, majora linearia vel anguste lanceolata 

 acuta trinervia ad 1 cm. longa 1-1"5 mm. lata, minora 

 oblonga obtusa mucronulata 3 mm. longa 1*5 mm. lata 

 uninervia. Staminum filamenta clavata alba sepala duplo 

 superantia, antheris cinnabai-inis. Ovarium globosum disco 

 luteo circulari antice subsulcato cinctuin ; styli albi breves. 

 Fructus rubescens inter stylos horizontaliter deflexos 

 dehiscens. 



Species rhizomate tuberoso et inflorescentia pilis rufls 

 fere nigris gland ulosis vestita bene distincta. 



Yunnan : — Eastern flank of the Tali range. Lat. 27° 20' N. 

 Alt. 10,000-1 1,000 ft. Plant of 6-15 inches. Flowers white, 

 anthers brick red. On moss-covered rocks and banks in 

 shady pine and mixed forests. G. Forrest. No. 2401. 

 June 190(3. 



Yunnan : — Eastern flank of the Tali range. Lat. 25° 40' N. 

 Alt. n ,000-] 2,000 ft. Plant of 9-14 inches. Flowers white, 

 anthers brick red. Moist, shady, and rocky situations in 

 pine and mixed forests. G. Forrest. Nos. 4199, 5059. 

 Auirust 1900. 



