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ciuereorabesceiites, pulvinis elevatis ; |)erala3 fasciculorara foliorain Ijrevis- 

 simsB latissinife, prseterea bracteolffl 2-3 sitse. FasciciUus foliorum basi 2-3 

 aiinnlis instructus. Folia in quovis fasciculo quinque non vaginata, acerosa 

 C-7 cm. longa facie exteriore viridissima facie interiore glauco-albicautia, sed 

 ad niarginem et costam viridiora, ad marginem et costam miuute semi- 

 lata, costa interiore jjrominenti, triangularia in sectione, ad costam cuspidato- 

 acuta. Canales resiniferi 2 arcte sub epidermide latere exteriore dis]^)ositi, 

 meristela rotundata in sectione. Gemma obovato-oblonga, peralis ovato- 

 oblongo-tiianguliiribus vel lanceolato-triangularibus. Strobili liornotini elliptioi 

 2 cm. longi 1 cm. lati, (pedicellis 1} cm. longis) sqaamis mediocribus rhomljett- 

 rotundatis 5-6 mm. Ltngis 5 mm. latis apice rotundatis, bracteis sub squamte 

 late flabellifoiTailras late 2 mm. latis 1 mm. longis. Strobili annotini cyliii- 

 drici 10 om. longi 2i cm. lati basi truncato-rotundati apice gradatira acuto- 

 obtusi, squamis arcte imbrioatis margine tenuibus. Strolxjli ix)st dissemina- 

 tionem cylindrici 12 cm. longi 4i cm. lati, squamis mediocribus obovato-cuneatis 

 (apophysis sensim et leviter incrassatis late rhomboideis apice rotuudatis 

 basi acutis 1} cm. lougis 2 cm. latis), erectis vel leviter reflexis, um1x)ne ad 

 apicem apophysis sito transverse semi-rhomboideo 4 mm. lato 2 mm. longo 

 brevissime apiculato. Semiua (persimiUter prfematura) oblique ovata ± 

 complanata liasi cnneato acuta rotundata 8 mm. longa 4 mm. lata, alis cum 

 seminibus semiovatis 22 mm. longis 6 mm. latis. Embryo cylindrious, cotyle- 

 douibus 8, J mm. lougis. 



Hab. Ai-isan, ad 7000 ix?d. alt., leg. U. Uyematsu. 



Here are seveu species of S-leaved pines iu Japan aud China, from 

 ■nhich tlie present Piuv-s' is quite diifereut in haviug cylindrical loug cones. 

 The uew siiecies is the most near to P. /ormosana which is different from 

 ours in having ovoidal cones. The scales of tlie coue of this species are 

 much thinner than those of any other kind of pines. 



