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Piirasitica ad lamos arboris specierum cliversarum iucola, erecta 5-15 cm. 

 loDga rauiosissima, ramis ojipositis uodosis, iutcruodiis variaLillimis mediocribus 

 15 mm. lougis' 4 mm. latis valde complauatis medio 1-costatis oLovato-cimeatis 

 efoliatis apicc cuimlifonuitcr expautibus, jiartibus expautibus 1 mm. longis. 

 Flores moucecii ad uodos lateralitcr glomeratim siti basi multibracteolati, brac- 



Fig. 64, Pnevdixw japmina Hayata; a, a branch; b, male' and female flowers on a 

 node; c, d, c, varlous forms of male flowers; f, perianlh-lobes and connate stamens are ex- 

 panded, to shovv- the relative position of staiuons and perianth-lobes ; g, h, two consecutive sec- 

 tions of a male floner ; i, bracteoles ; j, an advanced female flower ; k, vertical sectiou of another 

 advanccd female flower; 1, a fruit ; m, a secd ; n, vertical section of the same, embryo seen. 



teolis ciliiformibus, ciliis multicellidaribus ^mm. longis apice subclavatis. FI. 

 $ subsessiles vel breve stipitati, stipitibus \ mm. longis plus miuiis gracilibus 

 glabris. Periautliium iu alabastro depresso-globosum Jmm. in diametro, tubo 

 solido brevissimo, limbo 3-lobato, lobis iu flore apertienti reflexo-pateutibiis 

 late triaugiflaribus ^mm. latis ^mm. longis apice triangidari-obtitsis basi baud 

 contractis latissimis apice reflexo-patentibus basi valde interiore coucavis. Sy- 

 nandi-ium depresso-globosum \ mm. in diametro apice depressum ad ceutrum 

 poris singulis iustructura 6-locidare in maturo 3-valvatim dehisceus. Flores -^- 

 sessiles ; calycis tubits cmii uvario aduatus, limbo brevissimo 3-lobato, lobis 

 quam eis floris J multo miuoribus miuutissimis ^mm. latis ^^gmra. longis late 



