Plate 1754. 



BERBEKIS (Mahonia) GKRACILIPES, Oliv. 



Berbekidacej:. 



i f' O^alonia) gracilipes, Oliv. (sp. novj ; glaberrima, foliis 7-folio- 



a «s, foliolis oblanceolatis apice spinoso-acuminatia basin versus 



cuneatim angustatis utrinque supra medium 3-6-spinuloso-dentatia 



conaceis supra nervosis subtus albido-pruinosis e basi 3- (v. fol. 



erminah) sub 5-nervosis, brevissime petiolulatis, perulis elongato- 



anceolatis acuminatis, racemis elongatis gracilibus laxifloris, bracteis 



mmutis ovato-lanceolatis concavis, pedicellis gracilbmis flore 2-3-plo 



Hab. Mount Omei, 4,000 feet; Prov. Szechwan, China, Rev. E. Faber. 



Folia 1-1^ ped _ longa; foliola 3 _ 5 poll loQgaj |_ X | (_ 2 ) poll. lata, 

 xrocem* 1-1^ p e d. l nga; pedicelli |-f poll, longi. Flores £ poll. 



diatn. 



In the dried flowers the sepals show more or less of purplish col< 

 1Q n. The plant well deserves introduction.— D. Oliver. 



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F *g. 1. Expanded flower. 2. Petal. 3. Stamen. 4. Ovary. All enlarged. 



