Puate 2791. 
ALNIPHYLLUM PTEROSPERMUM, Mais. 
STYRACEA. 
A. pterospermum, Mats. Bot. Mag. Tokyo Bot. Soc. vol. xv. (1901), 
p: 67 (species unica). 
rutex vel arbor usque ad 50-pedalis, ramis floriferis crassiusculis 
rigidis foliisque pilis stellatis ferrugineo-pubescentibus, annotinis gla- 
brescentibus. olia, ut videtur, decidua, alterna, petiolata, cras- 
siuscula, oblongo- gate ovata vel obovata, maxima 8 poll. longa, 
sepius multo minora, obscure glanduloso- petri eae 
subtus pallida, venis peimarits lateralibus numerosis conspicu 
albi, oso-racemosi, circiter 1 poll. diametro, stellato- pitheantitea: 
Calyc ersten 3 dentatus, dentibus brevibus acutis. Petala lanceo- 
lato-oblon tusa, basi pores stamina 10, glabra, fere a 
medium in ata, alterna filamentis brevioribus ; anther 
dorso affixee, biloculares, rimis longi dinalibus dehiscentes, Ovariwm 
liberum, basi constrictu m, styloque puberulum, 5-loculare, loculis pluri- 
brevissimis.—A. macranthum, Perk. in Engler. Jahr > vol, xxxi. ree 
. 488. — Fortunei, "Hemal. in Journ. Linn. Soe. 
(1889), p 
Formosa : mountains of Bankinsing, A. Henry, 430 ; Central District, 
| seintgee ex oays — moy, Fokien, R. Fortune, 27 ; 
Ha ainan, B. C. Hen in for at 4,500 to 5,000 ft., Szemao, 
alias, A. Henry, 10593, 11608, "11957, 11957 a 
I described this as a doubtful species of Halesia, the fruit 
and eee were unknown. Dr. J. Matsumura subsequently obtained 
complete specimens from Formosa and established the genus Ina- 
; is 
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rmosa, where, as well as se Hainan, it attains a —— y feet. 
Henry’s numerous Yunna specimens are labelled : 10, 15, 30, and 
40 ft. high ; but there is no dou ri that all the specimens ‘belong to 
one species. “_W. Borrine Hemsi 
Fig. 1, portion Ps calyx and pistil; 2, a stellate hair a the calyx; 3, portion of 
witli and star oa ched ; 4, a cross section of an ovary ; 5, longitudinal seston 
of the same; 6. ‘fru t entire and sehissing; 7, as seed 8, an embryo. ll except 6 
enlarged ; the aatoe natural si 
