Puate 2664. 
QUERCUS FORDIANA, /emsi. 
CUPULIFERA. 
Q. (§ Pasania) fordiana, Hems!. (sp. nov.) ; species Q. cornew, Lour 
proxima, differt imprimis foliis subtus pubescentibus margine serrulatis, 
venis primariis lateralibus multo numerosioribus. 
Arbor 10-30 pedalis (fide Henry), ramulis floriferis ee 
ee igang ntibus. Folia distincte petiola garcia, 
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excurrentes, supra impress ssi elevate ; petioli graciliusculi, 3— 
poll. longi, pubescentes ; sez minute, cito decidue. Amenta 
masculina plura in axillis foliorum superiorum vel subterminalia, 
Senciculata, paitieg, 3-2! poll. longa. g gacrgoun el florum masculi- 
norum 6-partitum, segmentis ovalibus. Stamina 12, glabra, filamenti 
filiformibus Berne Pi um longe excedentibus. ores feminini Pheer 
m visi) plures fasciculati. Fructus sessilis, 1-]} age metro. 
vatis, regulariter insculpte, sapariares apic ne te. Niu oss gee 
globosa, spurie subplurilocellata, unde seminis cotyledoves pluriiobatn: 
Cutna: Szemao, icra = 4000 to 5000 ft., A. Henry, 12054, 
12054 12054 a, 12054 B, anid 12054 
This is one of several species of Quercus inhabiting South China and 
Cochin China, belonging to a group charact teed by having a very 
thick, hard pericarp, “with ingrowths into the cell-cavity, nearly divid- 
ing it into separate cells, and causing the cotyledons to become lobed 
as in the walnut.—W. Bortine Hums.ey. 
Fig. 1, portion of the margin of a leaf; 2, a male catki ve 3,a bract; 4,a male 
flower &, female flowers ina somewhat advanced stage; 6, section of one of the 
same; 7, cross section of a nut.—Al/ except 7 enlarged. 
