Plate 1767. 



BIBES PACHYSANDBOIDES, Oliv. 



Saxifragace^:. Tribe Ribesie2e. 

 R. pachysandroides, Oliv. (sp.nov.); fruticulus ^-l-pedalis adscendens, 



ramulis ultimis puberulis mox glabratis, foliis obovatis triplinerviis 

 supra medium crenato-dentatis tenuiter coriaceis glabris, racemis 

 axillaribus pauci~(2--3-)floris, bracteis oblocgis deciduis pedicello Ion- 

 gioribus, fructibus glabris ellipsoideis erectis calycis limbo persistente 

 coronatis, lobis calycinis late obovato-rotundatis, petalis parvis obovatis 

 calyce brevioribus. 



Hab. Mt. Omei, in a ravine at 4000 ft., Szechwan, China, Rev. E. 

 Faber. 



Folia 1^-lf poll. Ionga, f-I poll. lata ; petiolus ^—| polL longus. 



Our single specimen of this interesting and very distinct Currant is 

 far advanced in fruit, but the persistent calyx-limb still encloses the 

 petals and sessile or subsessile anthers. — D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Bract. 2. Fruit crowned by calyx-limb. 3, Caljx-limb, laid open. 

 4. Style. 5. Seed, 6. Longitudinal section of same. Enlarged. 



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