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12 mm. lougis basi latissimis 5 mm. latis estus adprosse stiigoso-pilosis intus 

 glabris, sed sni-sum adpresse pilosis. PetaLi 4 ol «vato-rotuiiclata 22 mm. 

 louga 18 mm. lata apice rotmidata basi contracto-imguiculata, (unguibus 2 mm. 

 lougis), margine sub lente minute ciliolata. Stamina 8, iis cum petalis alternis 

 longioribus, iis cum petalis oppositis brevioribus ; stamina longiora : filamentis 

 7 mra. longis complanatis 1 ram. latis cum connectivis augulo recto articulatis, 

 connectivis basi autlieraj longe productis (partibus productis 9 mm. longis 

 1 mm. latis complanatis prope basin cum filamentis articulatis) basi facie 

 2-coruuto-calcaratis, calcaribiis obtusis 2-cornutis 1 mm. longis, antheris 

 b'nearibas complauatis 7-8 mm. lougis basi l^ mm. latis apice obtusis basi 2- 

 lobatis facie undulatis dorso planis apice 1-porosis ; stamina breviora : fiJamentis 

 6J- mm. lougis complanatis cum counectivo angulo recto articulatis, counectivis 

 ultiu Ijasin autlierse productis, paiiibus productis 1 mm. longis recurvis basi 

 facie 2-cornuto-calcaratis, autberis ovato-lineaxibus 6 mm. longis basi li mm. 

 latis apice obtusis basi 2-lobatis facie trausvei-se undulato-rugosis. Ovarium 

 ovato-globosum 5 mm. lougum cum calycis tubo aduatum sursum liberum 

 strigoso-tomeutosum apice ad centrura stylum elongatum emittens, 4- 

 loculai-e, loculis oo-ovulatis, stylo columnari-filiformi 18 mm. longo apice 

 truncato obtuso. 



Hab. Bonin : Cliicliijima-Hatsuuejima, Juli. 1905, leg. H. H.iTTORr. 



Yery distiuct for its teti-amerous flowers and its leaves which are much 

 smaUer thau tliose of auy species of the genus. 



Bredia Blume. 

 Bredia Oldhami Hook. f. (Fig. 20.) ; H.iYATAlc. Pl. Formos. I. p. 24. 



Bredia scandens TIayata (Tab. XXI.), Ic. Pl. Formos. I. p. 24. 

 Sufiiutex scandens vel erecta circ. 1 mm. longa, cauhs subteres vel subtetra- 

 gouus in vivo purpm^eo-rabesceus, in exsiccato nigricaus, patento-Iiirsutus, 

 (pilis ti'ansverse pateutibus), 2-21 mm. in diametro sectiouis, pauci-ramosus. 

 Folia opposita longe petiolata ovato-cordata 7l cm. louga 4 J cm. lata apice 

 acuminata vel ad summum obtusa ad centi-um minute mucrouata margine 

 subintegia et mucrouato-denticulata, (deutibus mucroniformibus brevissimis 



