AMPELTDR3E. 107 



Stamina 5 cum lobis corollas altema, fauce tubi affixa, antheris sessilibus, 

 ovato-triangularibus, apice acuto-obtusis, emarginatis, basi alte cordatis, f mm. 

 lougis totiusqne latis. Ovarium brevissime conicum 1 .} mm. longum totiusque 

 laturu, brevissime hirsutnm, 1-loculare, 2-ovulatiim, ovulis pendulis ; stigma 

 ad apicem ovarii obliquum labelliforme mm. longiim apice acutum, horizon- 

 taliter situm. Drupa obovoideo-ellipsoidea nigra niteus, 3 cm. longa, puta- 

 mine crastaceo. Albmneii in lobos numerosos arete oppresses divisum. 



HAB. Koshiin: Kuram, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai., 30, 1912. 



Near G. tarlacenfte YED. ; differs from it by the much thicker leaves 

 which are pale yellowish green on the under surface in a dried specimen. 



Ampelideae. 



Cissus pteroclada HAYATA sp. nov. Herba succulenta, glabra, prostrato- 

 scandeiis, ad nodos radices non emittens. Caulis 4-angulatus (3 mm. in dia- 

 metro sectionis), ad angulos late alatus, (alis 1-2 mm. latis) internodiis su- 

 perioribus 5 cm. longis, ad nodos articulatis, in speciminibus exsiccatis sotutis, 

 cirrhis oppositifoliis simph'cibus vel apice furcatis, 0-6 cm. longis filifonni- 

 bas. Folia altema, petiolata, glabra, in vivo nitida, crassiuscula, in exsic- 

 cato membranacea, petiolata, cordato-ovata, 9 cm. longa, 6 cm. lata, acuminata 

 vel cuspidato-acuminata, basi concavo-truncata, margine sub-integra vel re- 

 mote minuteque senailata, 3-5-nervia, venis primariis lateralibus utrinque 

 2-3, petiolis gracilibus 4 cm. longis, stipulis amplixicaulibu-s late ovato- 

 rohindatis 2-3 mm. longis latissimis, margine plus minus ciliolatis. Cj-mae 

 oppositifoliaa cum pedunculis 3 cm. longfe, pedunculis li cm. longis apice 

 bracteolatis, 3-4-ramosis, ramis plus minus pubescentibus, bracteolis scariosis 

 rotundatis ciliolatis 1 mm. longis, pedicellis 1-2-3 mm. longis. Flores herma- 

 phrodati, apeiiieutes non visi. Alabastmm florum globosum ; calyx cupuliformis, 

 1 mm. longus, 14^ mm. in diametro. Petala 4, duph'cato-valvata, (in alabastro) 

 stylus columnaris, stigma punctiforme. 



H.UJ. Saukakuyu: Taihyo, leg. R. K.\NAHIRA, Juli., 1912. 



Near /'. re} ten $; but differs by the distinct erect petals and winged 

 stem. 



