48 MALPIGHIACE^:. 



Malpighiaceae. 



Kyssopicris Blume. 



Ryssopteris Cumingiana A. Juss. iu Yidal Pliauerog. Cum. Pliilipp. 

 p. 99. 



Hab. Kotoslio, leg. T. Kawak.vmi et S. Sasaki, Juli. 1912. 



Determinecl by Mr. T. Kawakami at MauiLa iu lus trip to tlio 

 Arcliipelago. 



Hlptarie G.ertn. 



Hiptage leptophylla Hayata sp. uov. Kami fusco-pxu-pm-ascentes vel 

 fuscentes, recti, gi-aciles. Folia opposita membranacea, ovata vel ovato- 

 oblouga, rarius obovata, maxima 8 cm. louga 4 cm. lata, apice abrupte acuta 

 vel apiciilato-acuta, basi late cuneata vel rotmidato-acuta, costis venis et veuulis 

 utraque pagine teuuissime elevatis distinctis, supra glabra, subtus ad et iDro|3e 

 costam adpresse Iiirsuta, petiolis 5 mra. lougis adpresse Iiirsutis. Racemi 

 asillares vel terrainales, opxx)siti, plerumque ad axillas gemini, 5-6 cm. 

 longi dense vel lase florati, rhachidibus et pedicellis adpresse pubescentibus, 

 bracteis subulato-lanceolatis 2-3 mm. lougis, pedicellis 5-10 mm. longis. Sepala 

 5, iusequalia oUonga vel oblongo-rectangularia, apice rotuudata, basi sequilata, 

 circ. 4 mni. louga 2^ mm. lata, extus adpresse pubescentia intus glabra, sed 

 basi Iiirsuta. Petala 5 rotundato-oblonga, 13 mm. longa 9 mm. lata, apice 

 rotuudata, basi brevissime unguiculata, (unguibus augustissimis -| mm. latis 

 2 mm. lougis) extus adpresse Iiirsuta intus glalwa raargine fimbriata multiner- 

 Tata. Stamiua 10, decHnata, omnia fertiUa, unum cetris raulto majus. Stylus 

 1 filiformis primum circinuatus, stigmate capiteLIato rarins truncato. 



H.1B. Tandaisha, Jyogesha, leg. U. Moei, Aprili. 1910. 



Near H. Madablota Gj5RTN. ; but diifei-s from it iu haring much shorter 

 racemes, smaller flowers and very much tliimier and smaller leaves. It 

 differs also from H. ohtusi/olia DC, l\y the ovate acute leaves. 



