Lepisanthes. 741 



In Merrill, Enum. 1. c, merum synonymum habetur L. schizolepidis Radlk. 



17. L. tonkinensis Radlk., Sapindac. nov. ex Indo-China in H. Lecomte, Notul. 

 syst. I. 10. (1910) 303 (in Lecomte, Fl. Ind. -Chine (1912) omissa). — Arbuscula; rami 

 teretes petiolique striati, puberuli, dein glabrati; folia 4 — 6-juga; foliola superiora 

 (majora) sublineari-lanceolata, cuspidata, basi cuneata petiolulis incrassatis insidentia, 

 inl'eriora (minora) anguste oblonga, chartacea, laevia, supra splendentia, praeter 

 nervum medianum glabra, subtus nitidula, in nervis prominentibus subhirsuta, utrinque 

 glandulis profunde immersis ornata; inflorescentia brevissima, pauciramosa, sub- 

 globosa, rhachi ramisque flavescenti-puberulis cincinnigeris; alabastra globosa; flores 

 minores, breviter pedicellati; sepala 5, extus albide tomentosa; petala 5, extus praeter 

 apicem albide villosa, intus squama lata deflexa dorso crista rectangulari denticulata 

 vel bifida instructa aucta; discus regularis, glaber; stamina 8, antherae ellipticae, 

 obtusae, connectivo lato dorso piloso; rudimentum germinis villosiusculum, biloculare, 

 anceps; fructus bilocularis, transversim ellipsoideus, sulco inter loculos exaratus, inde 

 subcoccatus, extus adpresse ochraceo-tomentosus, intus pilosus, cellulis secretoriis 

 nullis; semen loculo conforme, hilo basilari affixum; cotyledones lateraliter juxta- 

 positae, radicula basilaris, punctiformis. 



Arbuscula 2 — 3-metralis, ramis 0,5 cm crassis. Folia petiolo 10 — 12 cm longo 

 adjecto 35 — 45 cm longa; foliola superiora 15 — 23 cm longa, 3 — 5 cm lata, inferiora 

 7 — 10 cm longa, 2 — 3,5 cm lata, petiolulo 6 — 8 mm longo. Inflorescentia circ. 2 cm 

 longa. Alabastra diametro 2,5 mm. Fructus 2,5 cm latus, 1,8 cm altus et crassus. — 

 In sectione »Eulepisanthes« insignis germine 2-loculari, uti species philippinenses L. 

 eriolepis Radlk. et L. schizolepis Radlk. 



In Tonkin: H. Bon n. 2805! (prov. Ha Nöi, Lat son, in nemore Chüa Lat, m. 

 Nov. 1884, flor.), n. 2828! (in ead. prov. Vo Xä, in monte Chüa Hac, m. Dec. 1884, 

 fol. tantum), n. 2910! (ibid., m. Maj. 1885, fruct.; Mus. bot. Turic). 



18. L. ?palawanica Radlk. in Eimer, Leafl. Phil. Bot. V. (1913) 1604 et in Phil. 

 Journ. Sc. VIII. (1913) 445; Merrill, Enum. Phil. PI. II. (1923) 500. - Arbor parva; 

 rami teretes, rugoso-striati, glabrati, lenticelloso-punctati, rubro-subfusci, innovationi- 

 bus gemmis paniculisque pilis brevibus pachydermicis supra basin lateraliter affixis 

 vel plane dibrachiatis flavide tomentellis; folia abrupte pinnata, 1 — 2-juga, longius 

 petiolata, petiolo teretiusculo striato flavido; foliola magna, elliptico-lanceolata, obtuse 

 subacuminata, in petiolulos conspicuos basi incrassatos supra sulco lato exaratos subtus 

 convexos attenuata, integerrima, membranaceo-coriacea, nervis lateralibus remotius- 

 culis arcuato-adscendentibus nervoque mediano subtus magis quam supra prominentibus 

 flavidis, reti venarum sat arcto utrinque prominulo notata, subopaca, subflavide 

 viridia, glabra, nee nisi glandulis microscopicis raris stipitatis (quarum stipites tantum 

 visi inter epidermidis cellulas immissi) subtus adspersa, diaehymatis vix lacunosi 

 cellulis superioribus inferiores latitudine aequantibus longitudine subduplo superantibus 

 sat crebre crystalla singula bacilliformia gerentibus, epidermide hie illic quoque crystalla 

 similia utrinque fovente; paniculae axillares vel in ramulis defoliatis terminales, pauci- 

 ramosae, ramis patentibus dichasia sessilia 3-flora gerentibus, pedicellis nullis relictis, 

 bracteis bracteolisque parvis linguiformibus flavide tomentellis; flores non visi; fructus 

 e germine 2( — 3?)-loculari enascens abortu 1-locularis, inaequaliter globosus, loculo 

 abortivo breviore lateraliter annexo gibbosus, supra loculum abortivum in apiculum 

 lateralem terminatus, disco annulari hirtello suffultus, firme carnosus (siecus induratus), 

 indehiscens, junior (collectionis Merrill n. 9376) dense breviter flavo-tomentosus, 

 decisus (argilla oblitus collectionis Eimer n. 13046) glabriusculus nee nisi pilis paucis 

 pachydermicis supra basin ^ saccatam lateraliter affixis adspersus, sarcocarpio collen- 

 chymatico crassiore in endocarpium tenuius e cellularum linearium varie cruciatarum 

 stratis compluribus et ipsis collenchymaticis conflatum glabrum transeunte; semen 

 (loculi evoluti) globosum, testa coriacea subfusca endocarpio aretissime adhaerente 

 (immo cum eo circumcirciter connata?) e cellulis parenehymaticis tanninigeris exstrueta 



