234 ROSACEJE. 



smaller, acute at the apex, rounded or acute at the base on the lower side, 

 central nerve 3-times longer than the basal nerves, basal nerves divaricate 

 from the central at an angle of 45, pubescent on the nerves, otherwise 

 glabrous, petioles 14 mm. long, canaliculate, putescent, stipules inserted near 

 the base of the petioles, lanceolately acuminate, 4 mm. long. Flower-tearing 

 branches shorter, 2-3 cm. long, flowers terminal, pedicels 4 mm. long, pubes- 

 cent. Calyx densely pubescent outside, glabrous inside, lobes ovately trian- 

 gular, 6 mm. long, acuminate, acumen obtuse. Petals ovate, 7% mm. long, 4 

 mm. broad, obtusely acute at the apex, shortly cuneate at the base, reticulately 

 nervose. Stamens with filaments complaimte, 4 mm. long, contracted and 

 filiformed at the apex. Carpophore oblong, elevate, glabrous, carpels hirsute, 

 style filiformed, 1 J mm. long, hirsute at the base, stigma capitate. 



HAB. Shinko : Kakurei. 



This plant is near 7?. conduplicatus DUTHIE, but differs from it in 

 having Solitary flowers. Also very near II. incisus THUNB., from which this 

 differs in having more acuminate leaves and broader lobes of the calyx. 



Rubus Swinhcei HANCE in " Ann. Sc. Nat. 5 me ssrie, V. p. 211 "; 

 in Journ. Bot. (1884) p. 42, et (1885) p. 323 ; MAXIM, in Mel. Biol. VHI. 

 p. 380 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 237 ; HENRY List PI. Formos. 

 p. 40 ; DIELS Fl. Cent. Chin. p. 391 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. 

 p. 123. 



HAB. Taiton, Kelung, Tamsui. 



DISTRIB. China : Kwangtung. 



Rubus tagallus CHAM, et SCHL. in Liim^e.i II. p. 9 ; MAXIM, in Mel. 

 Biol. VHI. p. 389 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 237 ; HENRY List 

 PI. Formos. p. 40; MATSUM. in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XVI. p. 4; MATSUM. et 

 HAYATA Euum. PI. Formos. p. 123. 



HAB. Tamsui and Taihoku, Heichosho. 



DISTRIB. China : Eaaiigsu. 



Rubus taitoensis HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 96. 

 Branches slightly pubescent, terete, fusco-purpurascent, shortly spinulose, 

 spines 4 mm. long, transversely erecto-recurve:!, branchlets softly pubescent. 



