28 RH.VMNE.i:. 



petalisf[ue pei-sistentibiis siiflulti. Semiua in fiuetu siugulo 4 globosa plus uiinus 

 complanata 1 J mm. longa totiusque lata aiillis membranaceis toto obtecta, 

 testa cnistacea minute reticulato-rugosa fuscenti ; albumcn copiosum ; embiyo 

 ignotus. 



Hab. Mt. Arisan, iuter Karapiu et Suisbary(3, lcg. I. Ta^wka. 11. K.vxe- 

 uiRA et B. Hayata, Aprili. 1914. 



Near Pcrrottetla alpestris var. phnippuicnsis. The new species just des- 

 cribed is oue of the 2>lauts whicli 1 found extremcly difticult as to its i^ropcr 

 family. As the petals and scpals are veiy similar aud aiTanged ncarly in a 

 single whirle, it \vas veiy difficult task to determine tlie relative position of 

 the lloral elements. The structure of the ovary aud ovulcs was also very hard 

 to bc stated exactly. I have raade all these difficult characters clear, by studying 

 the commencement of the flower-development. Tlie distribution of this genus 

 is very interesting. According to Tli. LcESEXEn (in Ivn"gl. Bot. Jahrb. XX1\'. 

 p. 200), there exist eleven species iu all ; two iu ilexico, two in Columbia, 

 oue in Hawai, one in Austmlia, one in ^Molulcka, one iu Java, Sumatra and 

 Borneo, one iu the Pliilippiues, one in Chiua, aud tlic last, the preseut one, ia 

 Formosa. Tiie Chinese plant is illustrated undcr the name of Ilex racemosa 

 OuvER in Hooic. Ic. Ph t. 1863. Om* plant exaetly accords with the descrip- 

 tion given by LorisENER in Engl. et Pr.vxtl. Xat. Pfl.-fam., but less e.xactly 

 with that of tlie Geuera Plautarum, as far as the geueric characters of this 

 plant are concerned. 



Rhamnese. 

 Alphitonia Eeissek. 

 AlpMtonia excelsa Pieissek, ex Exdl. Geu. Pl. \). 1098. 

 H.\.i3. Haiuau : leg. S. Koxishi. 

 Xamcd by Mr. E. D. Merrill. 



Saf/eretia Brongn. 

 Sageretia hamosa Broxg.: Hook. f. Fl. Brit. lud. I. p. 641; He.msl. Ind. 

 Fl. Siu. L p. 131. 



The species is recorded from Formosa. But, the occiirreace of this species 

 is ver}' doubtful ; so far, we liave uever seen the plant in the island. 



