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n. T. maculata Cogn. ex Oliv, in Hook. Icon. pl. XXIII. (<892) sub t. 222 J (nora. 

 tant.). — Raini gracillimi, sulcati, glabrali vel sparsissime setulosi. Foliorum peliolus 

 gracillimus, spai'sissime breviterque setulosus praecipue ad apicem, 4 — 6 cm longus; 

 lainina tenuissime membranacea, lale ovalo-cordata, breviuscule acuminata, basi profunde 

 emarginata, margine brevissime ciliata et minutissime remoleque calloso-denticulata, 

 utrinque subsparse minuteque punctalo-scabriuscuia, supra intense viridis et irregulariter 

 lateque albomaculata, sublus paulo pailidior, 7 — H cm longa, 5 — 8,5 cm lata, nervis 

 Lateralibus basilaribus imuin sinum marginantibus. Cirrlii flliformes, glabri, - simplices. 

 Flores masculi racemosi; pedunculus communis gracillimus, glaber vel vix pilosus, pauci- 

 llorus, 3 — 4 cm longus; pedicelli filiformes, glabrati, ebracteati, 8 — <5mm longi. 

 Receptaculum lalissime campanulatum, vix puberulum, laeve, apice 5 — 6 mm latum. 

 Sepala anguste triangularia, trincrvulosa, 3 — 4 mm longa. Pelala ovata, obtusiuscule 

 breviterque acuminata, 5-nervia, glabrata, 8 — 9 mm longa, Staminum filamenta crassius- 

 cula, superne attenuata, brevissime pilosa, 3 mm longa; antherae oblongae, 2 mm longae. 

 Flores feminei solitarii, pedunculo subfiliformi, vix piloso, i — 2 cm longo. Sepala lineari- 

 subulata, 7 — 8 mm longa. Ovarium lineari-oblongum, basi truncatum et leviter intrusum, 

 apice longe rostratum, breviuscule et densiuscule hirtellum, 2,5 cm longum, 4 mm crassum. 



Zentralasiatisches Gebiet: China: Hupeh (Henry n. 6465, 6465B). 



U. T. verrucosa Cogn. ex Oliv, in Hook. Icon. pl. XXIII, (4 892) sub t, 2222 

 (jiomen). — Rami graciles, elongati, angulato-sulcati, glabri vel vix puberuli, Foliorum 

 petiolus gracilis, glaber vel vix puberulus, 2 — 5 cm longus; lamina membranacea vel 

 rigidiuscula, late ovato-cordala, breviter acuminata, basi profunde emarginata, margine 

 minute remoteque calloso-denticulata, supra densiuscule punctato-scabra, subtus vix pube- 

 rula, intense viridis, 5 — 8 cm longa, 5 — 7 cm lata, nervis lateralibus basilaribus imum 

 sinum proximis, Cirrhi graciles, elongati, glabri, simplices vel rarissime bifidi. Flores 

 masculi racemosi; pediinculus communis robustiusculus, glaber vel rarius vix pilosus, 

 apice 8 — 12-florus, 2 — 5 cm longus; pedicelli satis graciles, erecti, leviter puberuli, 

 ebracteati, 2 —5 cm longi. Receptaculum latissime campanulatum, leviter puberulum, 

 minute verruculosum, apice 8 — 9 mm latum. Sepala erecta vel patula, anguste trian- 

 gularia, trinervulosa, puberula, \ mm longa, basi 3 mm lata. Petala ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 

 5-nervia, extus glabra, intus subtiliter puberula, 1,5 — 2 cm longa. Staminum filamenta 

 crassiuscula, superne attenuata, brevissime pilosa, 4 mm longa: antherae oblongae, 2,5 — 

 3 mm longae. Flores feminei solitarii vel geminati, pedunculo leviter puberulo, 5 — 7 cm 

 longo. Staminodia 5, lineari-subulata, leviter hirtella, 2 mm longa. Ovarium elliptico- 

 ovoideum, inferne leviter constrictum, basi lobulatum et distincte intrusum, puberulum, 

 densiuscule verrucosum, 12 — 14 mm longum; Stylus crassiusculus, glaber, 4 — 5 mm 

 longus, stigmatibus valde dilatatis. 



Zentralasiatisches Gebiet: China Hupeh (Henry n. 5900, 5900A). 



15. T. longifolia Cogn. in Herb. Kew; Oliv, in Hook. Icon. pl. XXHI. (1892) 

 t. 2222; Harms in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. (1901) 603. — Alte scandens. Rami 

 graciles, profunde sulcati, glabri vel vix puberuli. Foliorum petiolus gracilis, glaber 

 vel brevissime puberulus, 1,5 — 4 cm longus; lamina tenuiter membranacea, anguste 

 ovato-lanceolata vel triangulari-lanceolata, acuta vel breviter acuminata, basi profunde 

 emarginata, margine leviter undulata et minute remoteque calloso-denticulata, supra 

 brevissime setulosa vel albo-punctata et scabra, utrinque viridis, 8 — 17 cm longa, basi 

 4 — 7 cm lata, nervis lateralibus basilainbus imum sinum proximis. Cirrhi filiformes, 

 elongati, glabri, simplices. Flores masculi in racemos breves 3 — 7-fioros dispositi; 

 pedicelli gracillimi, glabri, 8 — 20 mm longi, basi minutissime bracteolati vel ebracteati. 

 Receptaculum late turbinatum, leviter puberulum, apice squama incurva rotundata clausum. 

 Sepala triangulari-linearia, vix puberula, 7 — 8 mm longa. Petala flavida, oblongo-elliptica, 

 obtusiuscula, 5-nervia, glabra, 1,5 — 2 cm longa. Staminum filamenta superne attenuata, 

 3 mm longa; antherae oblongae, 2,5 — 3 mm longae. Pedunculus communis femineus 

 brevis, 1 — 3-florus; pedicelli 2 — 4 cm longi. Staminodia minuta, subulata. Ovarium 

 anguste ovoideum, leviter puberulum, utrinque breviter angustatum, basi lobulatum et 

 A. Engler, Dm Pflanxenreich. lY. (EmbryophyU siphonogun») 275. I. 4 



