92 63.  RUDBIACEEE. 
crassis. Corolla 14 mm. longa, extus glabra, tubo 10 mm. longo, intus glabro, 
lobis triangularibus 2 mm.longis intus minute tuberculatis. Stamina infra 
faucem tubi affixa, filamentorum partibus liberis 2 mm longis, antheris oblongis 
l mm. longis. Discus leviter 2-lobatus, 1 mm. longus. Stylus 1 em. longus 
glaber, stigma. 2-lobatum, lobis rotundatis. 
Har. Inter Urai et Laga, leg. IX. Mivakr, 1899. 
l saw the plant at the same localities in my last excursion to Formosa. 
It exists in the northern, but not in the southern parts of the island. 
Ophiorrhiza Tashiroi Maxiw.? Caulis subtetragonus, 30—40 em. longus, 
sglaber vel breve pubescens. Folia lanceolata, utrinque attenuata, 13 em. 
longa, 24 em. lata, remota, membranacea, supra fuscentia, subtus pallidiora 
vel pallidissima, petiolis 3-1 em. longis. Flores cymosi, cymis terminalibus 
peduneulatis, bracteolis lineari-filiformibus, cire. l1 em.longis, calycis lobis 
acutis. Corolla 11 em. longa, stylo 13 mm. longo hirsuto. 
Har. inter Suiteiryo et Niki, leg. C. Owaranr, 1898. 
''he plant was formerly referred to O. piinila by Prof. J. MarsuwURA, bu, 
differs from that species by the much shorter corolla. 1t comes quite near 
O. Tashiroi Maxrw. from whieh this differs by only the leaves which are 
very pale on the under side. 'lhe leaves of O. "'ashiroi ave reddish purple 
on the under surface in a dried specimen. 
1l. Mwussenda Lx. 
JDichotomous Key to the Formosan Species. 
Leaves oblong 7 em.long 3i em. broad aeuminate at both ends. Floral 
leaves white oblong or orbieular apieulate at the apex, nearly 3 em. 
lone SECO CIAN crot oe SORDOARENE MEA I bo s 2M. parviftora. 
Leaves much larger, oblong or oblongo-ovate, 20-24 em. long, 8-10 em. broad 
euspidate-acuminate at the apex, euneately aeute at the base, floral 
leaves 1 or 2, large, white, ovately cordate, 11 em.long, 73 em. broad, 
euspidately aeute nt the apex, roundly eordate at the base....M. Loteemnsis. 
AMusscende, pubescens. Ayr. mentioned in HrNnv's list and * Marsuw. et 
Havara Enum. Pl. Formos." is mot yet represented in the Government 
collections. 
