STYKACEA'. 103 



costaj 9-10 rectis angulo 45 '-50' a costa egressis, petiolis 4mra. longis intus sul- 

 catis vel planis dorso convexis glabris. Flores in axilla foliorum deuse glomerati, 

 pedicellis subuullis, Lracteis sub ilore siugulo 6-9 late rotundatis 2 mm. longis 

 SJ mm. latis apice rotundatis basi contractis stibiutegiis vel iiregularitev erosis 

 extus breviter hirsutis intiis glabris. Flores apertieutes ignoti. Fructus glaber 

 obovoideo-ellipticus 5 mm. lougus 4 mm. latus basi cuneato-contractus apice 

 trancatus phis minus depressus ad centram barbatus apice lobis calycis coronatus, 

 lobis triangulari-semirotundatis li mm. longis 2J mm. latis apice rotundatis basi 

 latissimis haud contractis intus glabris extus lAna miims paucissime hirsutis 

 margine brevissime ciliolatis; seraina ignota. 



Hab. Toyen : Mt. Halmkotaizan, leg. U. Moki, Mart. 1907, (No. 2688), Fl. 



Near Symplocos co??(7esta Bekth. (FL Hongk. p. 211; Be.^nd iu Engl. Pfl.- 

 reich Symplocaccie p. 89), but diiiers from that by the ovaiy which is hir- 

 sute at the apex. Also near S- japonka A. DC, but distinguishable from that 

 by the caudately acuminate leaves. 



Symplocos japonica A.DC. var. Nakaharai Hay.vta n. v. Arborescens ; 

 rami fusco-nigricantes glabri, ramuli subcomplauate tetragoni angustissirae vel 

 haud alati in exsiccato flavesceutes glabri. Folia coriacea oblongo-lanceolata 

 vel oblonga 4Jcm. longa l|-2cm. lata apice breve acuminata vel caudata ad 

 summura obtusa ad centrura suramorum nigro-punctata basi ciraeata vel ciraeato- 

 attenuata raargine (basibus acuminibus integris exceptis) remote seiTulata, seiTidis 

 utroque latere 3-4, in exsiccato pagiue supra nitida viridia subtus pallidissima 

 raargine desuper tenuissime recm-va, costa supra tenuissime elevata subtus plus 

 elevata, venis primariis lateralibus utroque latere costfe 4-5 angulo 45° a costa 

 egressis supra tenuiter impressis subtus tenuiter elevatis venulis rxtrar^ue pagiue 

 liaud vel vix visis, petiolis 5 mm. longis iutus sulcatis extus convexis. Flores 

 brevissime spicati, spicis axillaribus, vel flores in axilla subgloraerati suli- 

 sessiles ; rhachis apice parcissirae brevissime hirsuta ; bractea sub flore siugula 

 triangulari-oblonga 1\ mm. longa totiusque lata valde concava utraque glabra 

 apice obtusissiraa basi haud coutracta raargiue ciliokta, ciliis brevissirais ; 

 bracteolis sub flore singulo dual)us quara In-actea raajoril)us seraiorbicuhirilnis 

 2 mm. longis 2^ rara. latis apice obtusis vel rotundatis basi cordato-contractis 

 margine brevissirae ciliolatis teuuibus utraque ghxbris dorso crassiusculis in 



