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8, _ filaraeutis glabris 2 cni. lougis autlieris ellipticis 2 mm. lougis 1 J mm. 

 latis apice truucatis 2 porosis basi emarginatis. Ovaiium elougato-ovoideum 

 34^ mra. longum deusissime molle sericeo-tomeutosum, xDilis albis, stylo 3 cm. 

 longo glabeiTimo apice dilatato, stigraate termiuali. 



Hab. Fokieu: Isau, leg. S. Nagasawa, 1910, ApriLi. (No. 23i)j. 



Near R. Weyrkhii M.vxur. ; but differs from it by the pm-e snow wliite 

 haii-s on the ovary and by the oblong leaves ; from R. dilatatum by the 

 more densely hairy ovary; and frora R. rhombicum by the eutirely glabrous 

 styles. 



B.ho(lodendron hyperythrum Hayata sp. nov. Kami glalm fasco- 

 purpm-asceutes. Foha elUptico-hinceohxta usque ad 10 cm. longa 2.?^-3cm. 

 lata apice acuta vel breve acumiuata vel ciispidata ad summum calloso- 

 acuta basi acnta vel obtusa, uiargine integenima coriacea supra glabra subtus 

 fnlvo-ruljescentia lepidota, (costis supra impressis subtus prominentibus, venis 

 lateralibas primariis supra leviter impressis, subtus leviter elevatis, uti-oqiie 

 latere costse 10-13 interdum obscmis), margine leviter desuper recm-va, petiolis 

 l}-2icm. longis supra angustissime sulcatis. Flores 7-8 quasitenninaliter 

 qnasi-fasciculatim dispositi, peruHs multi-seriatis inferioribus miuutis cuspidi- 

 forraibus, iufimis lougissimis oljovato-oblongis pediceUum iu lougituchue 

 superantibus 2-2J cm. longis 1 cm. latis extus sericeo-tomentosis intus sub- 

 glabris vel sureimi pubescentibus apice breve acutis, bracteolis filiformibus 

 1 ciu. longis, pedicellis 2 cm. longis brevissime hirsutis. Calyx subplanus 

 5-dentato-Iobatus, lobis triangularibus apice obtiLsis extus glauduloso-hirsutis 

 iutus glabris latissimis ^ mm. longis. Corolla campauulata 3 cm. longa i cm. 

 in diametro o-lobata, lobis latis rotundatis leviter emargiuatis. Stamina 

 10 in longitudine in?equalia inclusa, filamentis basi piHs brevissimis hir- 

 sutis, antheris oblongo-rectaugularibus apice truncatis 2 porosis basi breviter 

 2-lobatis. Ovarium cylindrico-ovoideum 3 ram. latum, pilis brevibus 

 glandulosis deuse obtectum 5-sulcatum, stylo 2j cra. lougo 5-sulcato prope 

 basin pilis glandulosis brevibus instmcto apice dilatato-campanulato, stigmate 

 terminaU. 



H.VB. Formo.^sa : regionibus raeridionaUbus, leg. X. Konishi. 



