ERICACEAE. 119 



HAB. Widely diffused in the high regions in the island. 



BISTRIB. The Philippines. 



Fieris taiwanensis HAY ATA (PI. XIV.) Mater. Fl. Forraos. p. 169. 



HA.B. Common in the high regions in the island. 



Rhododendron Kawakamii HAY ATA (PL XV.) Mater. FL Formos. p. 

 171. 



HAB. Mt. Morrison, Mt. Arisan, Mt. Randaisan. 



Chimaphila rhombifolia HAYATA sp. nov. (PL XVI.). Suffrutescens, 

 parva, canlis simplex, 3-5 cm. altus, tetragonus in sectione, ad angulos sub- 

 latns, 1 mm. in sectione, rubescens, glaber, foliis verticillatis et squamis alter- 

 natis instructus, squamis angustatis obtusis 1-2 mm. longis margine denti- 

 cuLato-ciliolatis. Folia verticillata, (fere semper ternata) breve petiolata, mem- 

 branaceo-coriacea, late rhomboidea, 10-12 mm. louga (cum petiolis), 10 mm. 

 lata, apice acuta, basi subito cuneata, ad petiolum brevissimum gradatim 

 abeuntia, margine dentata, ima basi integra, dentibus acutis triangularibus 

 ascendentibus 1-14 mm. a se rernotis, costis utrinque elevatis venis et venulis 

 subtus inconspicuis, supra elevatis distincte reticulatis. Flores terminales, 

 solitarii, peduuculati, basi pedunculi perulati, perulis srepe 5-6 variabilibus, 

 exterioribus minoribus ovatis 2 mm. longis apice acutis ciliolatis, interioribus 

 vel intimis magnis obovatis apice rotundatis concavis pedtinculum involveu- 

 tibus multinemis glabris. Pedunculi 2-7 cm. longi erecti recti apioe 

 cernui, 2-3-bracteati, bracteis angustatis 4 mm. lougis 1 mm. latis obtusis. 

 Flores cernui. Sepala 5, basi plus minus connata, angustata, vel angusto- 

 oblonga, apice obtusa vel rotundata, 3 mm. longa 1-li mm. lata, glabra, mar- 

 gine ciliolata, cih'olis obtusis, 5-7 nervia. Corollne tubus brevissimus, lobis 

 vel segnientis ovatis apice rotundatis basi leviter continctis, 4i mm. longis 3^ 

 mm. latis, glabris, margine pauce denticulatis basi integris, 5-7 nerviis, cras- 

 siuscuKs imbricatis concavis patentibus. Stamina 10, a basi petalorum 

 geminatim disposita et petalis opposita, 3i mm. longa, filamentis H mm. longis 

 nigricantibus complanatis incrassatis glabris, antheris aduatis (basi-fixis) ob- 

 longis, apice apiculatis, basi emarginatis, li mm. longis, extrorse lateraliterque 

 sulcatis, basi 2-appendiculatis, appendiculis brevibus flavo-coroLatis tiibulosis 

 | - ^ mm. longis introrse incurvis apice tnincatis poratis. Ovarium 



