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69.  RUBIACEJF. 
Has. Ako, Chürei, Hieranzan. 
Disrnm. "Tropical Asia, Africa, America, Australia and. Polynesia. 
25. Lasianthus Jack. 
JDichotomous Key to the Formosan Species. 
(1) PBracts conspieuous more than 1 em. in length. (2). 
Braets inconspieuous minute or nearly none. (93). 
(2) Leaves neary glabrous above, hirsute beneath, elliptical, cordate at tlie 
base, acuminate at the apex, braets subulate or linear, ciliate, 
branches. yellowish-hirsute. ..:... 4 eee ere L. Wallichii. 
Leaves much larger, reddish hirsute on both surfaces, elongately ob- 
long, aeute at the base, acuminate at the apex, braets broader, 
oblong, aeuminate, hairy, branches nearly glabrous or hirsute with 
reddish hairs. ..... OD UOI REI c da s LL. ceyanocarpus. 
(9) Branches nearly glabrous, calyx nearly glabrous or very slightly 
hairy. (4). 
Branches hairy, calyx hirsute with rigid hairs. (5). 
(4) . Corolla large nearly 1 em. im length. .......-. eee L. chinensts. 
Corolla smaller, 3-4 mm. i length. -:..... eere L. Tashivoi. 
(toD MEBranchesenearlyshngute REPRE ...JL. formosensis. 
jranches tomentose. ............ Lulu. su. De forinosensis var. lirsutus. 
Species impevfectly known to me. 
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Lasianthus joaponicus MiQ.; given in HEzNRY List. Pl. Formos. p. 50 
and also in Mamrsuw. et HavarA Enum. Pl. Formos. p. 197, is not yet re- 
presented in the Governmental collections. 
Lasianthus chinensis BrNrH.; Marsuw. et HavarA Enum. Pl. Formos. 
p. 195. 
Har. Pachina, Kelung, '"ensonpi, Botansha, Maruyama, Kusshaku, 
IKoko. 
Disrnrb. Eastern India, Malaya. 
Lasianthus cyanocarpus Jaco.; Marsuw, et HayamA,. Le. p. 196. 
