168 LAURINE^E. 



intus glabris extus versus marginem glabris patentibus dorso subcarinatis ad 

 carinam hirsutis. Stamina perfecta 8-10, filamentis filiformibus 4 mm. longis 

 barbatis, antheris oblongis 1 mm. longis \ mm. latis apice acutis vel obtusis 

 4-locellatis, ordinis III. glandulis auctis, glandulis irregulariter quadrangularibus 

 mm. longis breve stipitatis. Eudimentum ovarii nullum. 



HAB. Kinkiho, leg. S. SASAKI, Mart. 1911, (fl. $). 



Near Litsea akcensis HAYATA, but different from it in having less elevated 

 veinlets on the under surface of the leaves. 



Litsea Nakaii HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 58-c). Arbor ; ramuli teretes ful- 

 vescentes dense tomentosi. Gemmae foliiferae elongato-oblongse apice acutee 

 perulis rotundatis dorso sericeis ad marginem subglabratis erosis castaneo-colora- 

 tis. Folia tenuiter coriacea oblanceolata lineari-oblanceolata 14-15 cm. longa 

 33 mm. lata apice breve acumiuata, acumine obtusissimo, margine haud recurva, 

 costa supra tenuiter impressa deorsum canaliculata subtus prominente elevata, 

 venis venulis supra haud elevatis vel haud impressis obscure visis haud distinctis 

 subtus prominente elevatis stramineo-coloratis, venis lateralibus primariis princi- 

 palibus utroque latere costee 10-14, mediis a costa angulo 45 egressis subrectis 

 sursum subarcuatis prope marginem attingentibus, venulis inter venas oblique 

 transversis reticulatis, pagine supra glabra in exsiccato pallido-viridia subtus 

 fulvo-glaucescentia breve hirsuta, petiolis complanato-teretibus primum tomen- 

 tosis fuscentibus intus planis tenuiter sulcatis extuB convexis deorsum 3 mm. 

 latis. Flores non visi. Fructus prematurus ellipsoideus ; cupula obconica dense 

 sericeo-fulvo-hirsuta ad orem irregulariter fissa vel dentata. 



HAB. Taito : Aratraransha, leg. S. NAKAI, Dec. 1912. 



Near Litsea dolicliocarpa and Litsea acutivena, but distinguishable from 

 them by the oblanceolate leaves with longe cuneate base. 



Litsea obovata HAYATA (Fig. 58-a). Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 252. Descri- 

 ptio auctata : Gemma florifera $- globosa perulis involucrata pedunculata, 

 pedunculis 5 mm. longis vel brevioribus fulvo-pubescentibus, perulis 5 rotundatis 

 interfere valde concavis sub flore apertienti deorsum reflexis subpersistentibus 

 6-7 mm. in diametro intus subglabris extus sericeo-pubescentibus margine longe 

 barbatis; capitulis florum 5-floratis. Flores -9- : brevissime pedicellati, pedicellis 

 ful vo-pubescenti bus 1 mm. longis validiusculis. Calycis tubus brevissime tubulo- 



