63. mRUPBIACEX. 95 
Musszsnda kotensis Haxara (Pl. IV.) Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 143. 
JMusscenda, | macrophilla. Marsuw, in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XIV. p. 147; 
Marsuw. e£ HavarA Enum. Pl. Formos. p. 188, (non. Warr). 
Shrubby herb, branches terete, slightly angulate, with pith in the center, 
lenticels oblong, a few barbate on the nodes, otherwise glabrous. | Leaves 
somewhat larger, membranaeeous or thinly chartaceo-membranaceous, oblong 
or obovate-oblong, 20-24 em.long 8-10 em. broad, euspidate-acuminate at the 
apex, euneate-aeute at the base, slightly hairy on the costa and veins on 
both surfaces, otherwise elabrous, lateral veins 9-10 on each side, basal lateral 
veins diverging with an acute angle and parallel to the margin, medial 
lateral veins ereet-aseending with an angle 40? from the costa, areuate up- 
wards, very pale on the lower surface, petioles 5 em. long, stipules interpetiolar 
very broad, 12 mm. broad 8 mm.long, barbate on the outside at the inser- 
tion, smooth but setose on the inside, (seta finger-like, many,) 2-fid at the 
apex, lobes divergent, margin ciliate and reflexed. Cymes terminal, 10 em. 
long as broad; floral leaves 1 or 2 somewhat larger, whitish membranacceous, 
ovate-cordate, 11 em. long, 73 em. broad, euspidate-aeute at the apex, rounded- 
eordate at the base or rounded-aeute, shortly attenuate at the very base, 
margin ciliate, seareely hairy on the costa and veins on both surfaces, other- 
wise smooth, distinetly 5-nerved, nerves divergent with an acute angle, bracts 
palmately trilobed, densely hairy outside, scarcely hairy inside, densely hairy 
on the insertion, central lobe narrowly aeute at the apex, larger, 8 mm. long, 
2 mm. broad, lateral lobes ovate-aeute shorter. Calyx densely hairy cylindrieal- 
obeonieal, 5mm.long, lobes triangulari-lanecolate, 8 mm.long, 3 mm. broad, 
neuminate, densely hairy on the outside, searcely pubescens on the inside. 
Corolla-buds eylindrieal, slightly dilatate and aeute at the apex, 5-eostate 
densely hairy on the outside, (hairs 2 mm. long), tube 23 mm. long, inside very 
densely villosely barbate, elabrous near the base.  Limbs of the corolla patent, 
5-fid, lobes ovate, 5 mm.long, euspidate-acute at the apex, hairy out- 
side, glabrous inside, erayish rubescent in a dried specimen.  Stamens inserted 
on or near the base of the corolla, filuments short, 1i mm.long, anthers 
linear 54 mm. long, eonneetives slightly produced, obtuse at the apex, with an 
appendage at the apex of the cells, appendages obtuse. Style short, 9 mm. 
long, 4-5-fid at the apex. Disk annular. 
