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p. 382 ; HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. IT. p. 344 ; Bot. Mag. t. 1059 ; FORBES et 

 HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Siu. I. p. 253 ; DIELS Fl. Cent. Cliiu. p. 405 (var.); MATSUM. 

 et HAY ATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 128. 



HAB. Pacliina,Bi6ritsu, Tamsui, Tainan. 



DISTEIB. Japan, central and southern China and the Philippines. 



10, JPyrus Lixx. 

 Dichotomous Key to the Formosan Species. 



(1) Leaves simple. (2) 

 Leaves compound. (3) 



(2) Leaves roundly ovate shortly cuspidate, fruits small, 7 mm. in 



diameter P. Kawakamii . 



Leaves elongately ovate, elliptical acuminate or acute, fruits larger 

 depressingly globose, 3J cm. in diameter P. formosana. 



(3) Leaflets sharply serrulate, fruits usually 4-celled 



P. aucuparia var. randaiensis. 



Leaflets less slxarply serrulate, fruits 3-celled 



P. aucuparia var. trilocularis. 



Pyrus aucuparia var. randaiensis HAYATA Materials for a Flora of 

 Formosa p. 98. Branches strong, ashy or dark-purple-rubsscant, cicatrices of 

 leaves transversely ring-like, leiiticels globose. Leaves piuiiate, narrowly ellip- 

 tical in outline, 13 cm. long, 4 cm. broad, lateral pinnae 8-9- j aged, lower 

 and upper ones shorter, middle ones longer, pinnae sessile, lowest ones oblong, 

 2 cm. long, 12 mm. broad, middle ones oblong-narrowed 4| cm. long, 

 12 mm. broad, acuminate at the apex, obliquely rounded at the base, 

 obtuse on the upper side, longer in the lower side, roundly cordate, 

 costas impressed above, elevated beneath, lateral veins impressed above, 

 elevated beneath, hirsute beneath on the costas and veins, glabrous on 

 both surfaces, pallid lieneath, margin sharply serrulate, serrulas ascendent, 

 terminal pinna oblong-obovate, 3 cm. long, 13 mm. broad, interjuges 1 cm. 

 long, shortly stipellate, stipels subulate, rhaches winged, glabrous and sulcate 

 above ferrugiiieo-hirsute beneath, petioles 4 cm. long, glabrous above, winged, 



