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Pachysandra MICH. 



Fachysandra axillaris FRANCE, var. tricarpa HAYATA (Fig. 23) Ic. 

 PI. Formos. p. 129. 



OBSERV. Frutescens, 20-30 cm. alta ; caulis simplex teres glaber sub lente 

 brevissime pubescens sursum foliatus. Folia longe petiolata alterna ovato-oblonga 

 vel elongato-oblonga 7-8 cm. longa 3j cm. lata apice acuta abrupte acuminata 

 vel caudata basi rotundata plus minus obliqua margine sursum pauce sub- 

 dentata deorsuin Integra, dentibus brevibus, subtrinervia vel pinnivena sub- 

 coriacea vel membranaceo-coriacea utraque pagine subglabra sub lente minute 

 pubescentia, venis utrinque prominentibus. Flores monoecii spicati, spicis 

 axillaribus 1 cm. longis dense floratis (floribus inBmis unicis ?. reliquis $) 

 breve pedunculatis, pedunculis 4 mm. longis. Fl. $: subsessiles 1-bracteati, 

 bracteis subtriangularibus breve pubescentibus 1|- mm. longis. Perianthii 

 segmenta 4, 2-seriatim oppositimque disposita oblonga 3 mm. longa 2 mm. 

 lata apice rotundata basi contracta crassiuscula masgine ciliata concava 

 obscure 5-nervia subglabra. Stamina 4, segmentis perianthii opposita dis- 

 tincta 6|- mm. longa validiuscula erecto-patentia, filamentis complanatis 4|- 

 mm. longis glabris mm. latis, antheris 2 mm. longis % mm. latis adnatis 

 obscure apiculatis. Rudimentum ovarii brevissimum quadrangulare f mm. 

 latum. Fl. ? : subsessiles 6 mm. longi 1-bracteati 4-bracteolati, bracteolis 

 valde imbricatis. Perianthii segmenta 5, imbricata 3 mm. longa oblonga 

 apice obtusa margine ciliolata. Carpella 3 basi connata extrorse recurvata, 

 stigmatibus linearibus sub lente minute pubescentibus, ovulis 2 in carpellis 

 singulis. Fructus ignoti. 



HAB. Tonkarankei, leg. T. KAWAKAMI et U. MORI, Aprili., 1910. 



Resembles the type in having axillary spikes, and three nearly distinct 

 carpels; but differs from it by the acuminate or nearly caudate oblong 

 leaves, much longer anthers and more recurved carpels. 



