BEREERIDE.E. 



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dianietro, iiitcrdura breTissime uugiucnlatis. Stamiimiu columua 1 mm. alta, 

 apice i)eltatim dilatata, j^eltis rotuudatis circ. 1 mm. iu diametro margiue 

 antlieras auuulares geroutibas. 



Hab. Keluug, leg. S. Sasaki, 1911, Aprili. 



Near StejjJiania tetrandra Moore, but differs from it by tlie quite gla- 

 brous leaves ■«•itli rounded i^eltate bases. 



Berberideas. 



Berheris Linn. 



Berberis aristato-serrulata Hayata sp. nov. (Fig. 5). Kami gracillimi 



striati ciuerascentes acu- 

 leati, aculeis teruatis, 4 

 mm. longis alternis a se 

 5-6 cm. distantibus, ramis 

 foliiferis brevissimis 5 

 mra. longis, basi perulis 

 ti-iaugulari-cuspidatis suf- 

 fultis ad axillas aculeorara 

 sitis. Folia ad ramos 

 brevissimos tematim dis- 

 posita, lanceolata, 5^ cm. 

 louga 17 mm. lata, utriu- 

 quo acuta, costis supra 

 impressis, subtus elevatis, 

 veuis et veuulis supra 

 teuuissime, subtus promi- 

 uente elevatis, teuuiter 

 coriacea margine seiTU- 

 lata, senulis aristatis as- 

 ceudeuto-erectis, petiolis 

 5 mm. lougis. Flores 



Fig. 5. 



Berberif arisiaio-serrulala Hayata. 1, a part of a branch ; 

 2, an outermost sepal ; 3, a flower ; 4, the same, seen from 

 above ; 5, an outer sepal ; 6, an inner seiml ; 7, a petal ; 

 S, 9, 10, 11, stamens ; 12, an ovary ; 12', the same, walls 

 partially taken o£f, ovules are seen. Fig. 1, natiiral size ; 

 others enlargeil. 



