CAPRIFOLTACE.^E. 47 



Near Vibiii'num luzonlcum Rclfe ; but difiers froni it iu the much longer 

 lineur bracts. 



Lonicera Linn. 



Lonicera japonica Thunb, var. sempervillosa Hayata n. v. Fmtex 

 scandentissiuius, rainis ramulis teretibus molle villosis. Folia opposita tenuiter 

 <?hartacea ovato-oblonga 4^-6 mm. longa 2^-3^ cm. lata apice obtusissima ad 

 sununum breve apiculato-acuta babi truncato-rotundata vel tenuiter cordata 

 margiue integi'a supra tenuiter hirsuta snbtus dense villoso-vehitinosa margino 

 cihohita, petiohs 8 mm.-lO mm. longis vihosis. Flores versus apicem ramulo- 

 rum axillares sohtarii vel gemina^^i, pedicelhs 3-5 mm. longis villosis apice 

 flores geminatim gerentibus, floribus sessihbus basi bractea singula bracteohs 

 duabus instructis, bracteis fohis conformibus minoribus, bracteohs oblongis 

 2 mm. longis apice obtusissimis deuse villosis. Calycis tubus (cum ovario) 

 obconico-elhpticus 2 mm. longus totiusque latus basi sparse hirsutus fere glaber, 

 hmbo ahe 5-lobato, lobis elongato-triangularibus li mm. longis longe hirsutis. 

 CoroUa tubuloso-campauulata extus hirsuta 4-5 cm. longa, tubo 2 mm. lato, 

 hmbo 2-labiato, labio superiore late cuneiformi 3 cm. longo l^ cm. hito apIcB 

 'truncato basi angustato apice ad medium 4-lobato, lobis spathulato-hnearibus 

 18 mm. lougis 4 mm. latis apico obtusissimis, iutus (supra) sparse hirsuto 

 extus (iufra) dense hirsuto, labio inferiore hueari 2| cm. lougo 3-1 mm. lato 

 apice obtusissimo extus dense hirsuto intus sparse hirsuto ; coroha) tubus 

 iutus dense hirsutus. Stamina 5 fauce coroUae affixa, iilaraentis filiformibus 

 21 cm. longis glabris, antheris hnearibus 2} mm. lcjugis. Sfcyhis fihformis 

 • glaber exsertus 4^ cm. longus, stigmate pulviniformi 2-lobato. 



Lonicera japonica Hayata Gen. Ind. p. 34, (non Thunb.). 



Hab. Shintiku, Taihoku, Kelung. 



Near Lonicera japonica Thunb. ; but diiTers from it in the leaves \vhich 

 are always thinly hairy above, but densely viUose beneath. X. japonica lias 

 nearly glal)rous leaves. 



Lonicera oiwakensis Hayata Ic. Pl. Formos. VI. p. 24. 



NoTE : Flowers always in pair ; calyx green ; coroUa white, but shg itly 

 pink tijwards tlie apax ; anthers white ; styles white, sfcigrna gresn. 



