﻿Plate 1899. 



ERYTHROSPERMUM HYPOLEUCUM, Oliv. 

 Bixinej!. Tribe Flacourtieje. 



E. hypoleucum, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; glaberrima, foliis ellipticis breviter 

 acominatis apicem versus obscure Bi itis cuneatisve, 



subtus albido-glaucis tenuiter coriaceis petiolatis, floribus in racemis 

 tarminaHbus breviter pedunculatis dispositis, bracteis anguste lineari- 

 bus deciduis, capsula globosa. 



Hab. China, prov. Szechwan, Wushan ; prov. Hupeb, Patung ; and 

 prov. Hunan, Shih-men, Br. A. Henry (Nos. 5877, 5887a, 7553). 



Another gen as new to the Chinese Flora. Distinguished at first 

 sight by the leaves glancous-white beneath.— D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Same, calyx and petals removed. 3. Petal. 4. Stamen, back 

 and front. 5. Seed and arillus. 6. Fruit after dehiscence. 7. Seed. 8. Embryo. 

 Enlarged. 



