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4 mm. lata apice acuta basi leviter contracta 2 mm. lata valde imbricata 

 7-nervia glabra. Corolla late campanulata 8 mm. longa leviter 5-loba, lobis 

 brevibus 3 mm. longis 5 nnn. latis rectangnlaribus apice late truncatis vel 

 rotundatis altiuscule crenulatis, venis lateralibus utroque latere 3, uti-aque 

 facie glabra. Stamina 5, lobis corollse alterna, antlieris sessilibus ad 

 medium inter siuus et basin corollse sitis cordato-reniforniibus apice 

 emarginatis basi cordatis 1 mm. longis 11- mm. latis. Staminodia 0. 

 Ovarium globosmn glabrum 2 mm. in diameti-o, stylo 4 mm. longo simplici, 

 stigmate tenninali nou lobato. Calyx fructifer ± accrescens, sepalis late 

 ovato-triangularibus 5 mm. longis basi latissimis 3-4 mm. latis. Capsula 

 ovoidea 5 mra. longa, sepalis inclusa, loculicide dehiscens, valvis a columna 

 solutis, colunma centi-ali crassa. Semina angulato-fusiformia ± obliqua 

 1 mm. longa atro-rubra minute reticulata. 



Hab. Kakm-aku, leg. G. Nakahaba, Aug. 1905; Mt. Musha, ad 7000 

 ped. alt., leg. U. MoEi (No. 1153) ; Kandaisan, leg. U. Moei, Aug. 1908. 



Differs from all the known species of the genus by tbe sessile anthers, 

 not divided styles of the capsules, and by the absence of the staminodes. 

 It may constitute a new genus Shortiopsis (I should propose to call itj on 

 account of the characters just mentioned. 



Shortia subcordata Hayata sp. nov. Ut plantse prascedentis, sed foUa 

 rotundata, 4 cm. in diametix), margine crenata, ad siunmum crenarum mucro- 

 nata, basi rotundata vel cordata. Flores miuores. 



Hab. Sliiutiku: Ivareizan, leg. U. Moei, 1906, Juni., (No. 1422.) 

 Differs from the precediug plant by the round- or cordate-based leaves. 



Shortia trausalpina H^yata sp. nov. Rhizomata erecto-ascendentia 

 basi radices tenues fibrosas emittentia, apice 2-3 ramosa, rarais simplici- 

 bus foHos et scapum gerentibus. FoKa omiiia radicalia 5-6 ad apicem 

 rhizomatum sita rotundato-spathulata vel rotundato-ovata longe petiolata ; 

 Iamin?e obovato-spatulatae vel obovatss 2 cm. longpe l-J cm. latin apice perfecte 

 rotundatEe basi subito attenuataa gradatim ad petiolirm abemites uti'aque 

 glabrse, costis et venis utraque pagine vis conspicuis vel tenuissime elevatis, 



