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Leaves simple, coriaceous, ovate in outline, slightly cordate at the base, 

 acuminate at the apex, 5i cm. long, 4i cm. broad, 3-lobed, central lobe 

 elongately ovate, 3 cm. broad, acuminate at the apsx, slightly contracted 

 at the base, margin slightly deutately serrulate, teeth serrulate, dentate on 

 the sinus between loljes, basal lobe ovate acute at the apex, roundly acute at 

 the base on lower side, trinerved, central nerve 5| cm. long, 2-times as long as 

 lateral nerves, lateral nerves '2.] cm. long, divaricate from the central nerve 

 at an angle of 45, slightly pubescent alx>ve, glabrous at last, glaucous beneath, 

 puljesceut on the nerves and veins, veiiilets above impressed, elevated 

 beneath, petioles 1 cm. long, pul^escent, stipules inserted at the base of the 

 petioles, lanceolate pubescent, 7 mm. long. Flowers terminal, solitary, peduncles 

 1 cm. long, villosely pubescent. Calyx campanulate, 2-2 - cm. in diameter, 

 villosely pubescent on both sides, aculeate, prickles minute, 1 mm. long, 

 sparingly dispersed, 5-lobed, lobes triangular-acuminate, 6-12 mm. long, 4 mm. 

 broad. Fruits (syncarp) conico-globose, 1 cm. in diameter. Drupels '2 mm. 

 long, styles 2 mm. long, hirsute. 



HAB. Taito : Shinsuikei. 



The present Biibiis is also near R. conduplicatm and R. incisus, but 

 differs from them in prickled calyx. 



Rub us taiwanianus MATSU.M. in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XVI. p. 3 ; MATSUM. 

 et HAYATA Enura. PI. Formos. p. 123. 



HAB. Taihoku, SliaryotO, Hikaku, Pachina, Maruyama, Okaseki. 



5. Fragaria LINX. 

 Key to tie Formosan Species. 



Leaflets tliiuner slightly pubescent, outer sepals much larger tliau the inner, 

 foliaceous F. indica. 



Leaflets a little thicker, densely villose beneath, outer sepals as large as the 

 inner, small, lanceolate F. vesca var. minor. 



Fragaria indica AXDR. ; SEE. in DC. Prodr. II. p. 571 ; S. MOORE in 

 Journ. Bot. (1878) p. 138 ; HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. H. p. 343 ; FRANCHET 



