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established by Prof. J. MATSUMUBA. Soon afterwards, I found that the plant is 

 different from the same genus, to which matter I referred in my " Mater. Fl. 

 Formos. p. 449." In my excursion to the island in the earlier part of this 

 year, I was successful in finding out a fruiting plant which is quite the 

 same as the one which was formerly referred to TasJdrcea. The fruit is a 

 berry of light purple colour. It is quite clear that this does not belong to 

 TasJiircea, the fruit of which is usually a capsule, but does to Pachycentria. 

 The latter is distinguished from the former by not auricled anthers and 

 berry. 



Medinilla formosana HAYATA sp. nov. Frutex ad truncos scandens, 

 ramis subteretibus, corticibus cinerascentibus, gracilibus, internodiis 7-10 cm. 

 longis, ad nodos setas numerosas gerentibus. Folia opposita temata vel ver- 

 ticillata, oblongo-obovata, vel obovato-lanceolata, 10-20 cm. longa, 3-6 cm. lata, 

 sursum obtusa apice breve caudato-acuminata basi attenuate- cuneata, in vivo 

 crassiuscula, in exsiccato sub-membranacea integerrima vel integra pinniuen ia, 

 venis lateralibus primariis oppositis arcuatis ad apicem co^tge attingeutibus, 

 utraque glabra, in vivo supra nitida, subtus pallida, subsessilia vel brevo 

 petiolata, petiolis 8 mm. lougis. Paniculse terminates vel quasi-laterales, 25 cm. 

 longse 10 cm. latse, ramis verticillatis superpositim dispositis angulo 90 divari- 

 catis glabris, floribus ad apicem rarnorum 2-plo subumbellatim dispositi.s, 

 pedicellis ultimis 6 mm. longis, glabris, bracteis minutis liuearibus 3 ram. 

 longis. Calyx tetragono-subglobosus glaber 3 mm. longus 2 -A- mm. latus, fauce 

 plus minus constrictus, limbo ampliato, iiitegro vel obscure 4-dentato, den- 

 tibus late rotundatis, vel non dentato. Petala 4, valde obliqua obovata 7 mm. 

 longa, 4 mm. lata, apice obtusa basi cuneata ad insertioiiem trancata contracta 1 

 mm. lata. Stamina 8 sequalia ad faucern calysis affixa, filamentis complanatis 

 subulatis 4 mm. longis, -^ mm. latis, antheris 3-4 mm. longis 4 mm. latis subu- 

 latis apice rostratis 1-porosis, connectivis basi antice 2-auriculatis, postice 

 1-calcaratis, auriculis | mm.-4 mm. longis, calcaribus angustioribus vel linearibus 

 ^ mm. longis apice truncatis. Ovarium calycis tubo coluerens, apice conico- 

 truncatum, stylo columnari 4 mm. longo sursum subclavato obtuso, stigma 

 punctiforme. Bacca subglobosa, 7 mm. in diametro, apice calycis limbo 

 annulariter coronata. Semina numerosa elongato-obovoidea, 1 mm. longa. 



