236 LILIACE.*:. 



HAB. Mt. Arisan : Taroyen, leg. B. HAYATA et TAKEO ITO, Mart. 1914. 



Near Heterosmilax Gaudichaudiana MAXIM. (DC. Monogr. I. p. 44 and 

 BENTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 370), but differs from it in the much longer peduncles and 

 in the greenish yellow flowers. H. Gaudichaudiana MAXIM, has white flowers 



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(after DUNN and TUTCHER Fl. Hongk et Kwangt. p. 277). H. japonica KUNTH 

 has an obovoid truncate perianth, while this new species has a fusiformed one. 



Mohdea ROTH. 



Rohtlca Watanabei HAYATA sp. nov. (=Tupistra Watanabei HAYATA) 

 Herba. Rhizoma ignotum. Folia circum basin scapi 7-8-conferta lanceolata 

 40-80 cm. longa 5-7 cm. lata apice modice acuminata basi gi-adatim longe at- 

 tenuata ad extremitatem plus minus dilatata se amplectantia sessilia utraque 

 pagine glabra in exsiccato tenuiter coriacea vel chartacea, costis venis venulis in 

 exsiccato utraque pagine elevatis, nervis lateralibus primariis 4-paribus, nervis 

 secundariis inter primarios 4, tesserulis circ. 1 mm. latis 3-6 mm.- longis, margine 

 integra, pagina ^~ formiter valde recurva apice fere ad terrain attingenti. Scapi 

 inter fasciculos foliorum siti circ. 16cm. longi, pedunculis 9cm. longis 4-5 mm. 

 in diametro sectionis teretibus, partibus floriferis 7cm. longis densissime floriferis 

 glabris sub flore bracteis sirigulis instructis, bracteis lanceolatis glabris 13 mm. 

 longis 4 mm. latis integris apice acuminatissimis erecto-ascendentibus inter flores 

 valde exsertis basi plus minus contractis. Flores spicatim dense dispositi sessiles 

 in apertienti haud clausi sed patentes. Perianthium late carnpanulatum cras- 

 siusculum, tubo late breveque urceolato-campanulato 3mrn. longo 5-6 mm. lato 

 basi rotundato utroque glabro, lobis 6 bi-seriatim 3-meris imbricatis horizon- 

 taliter patentissiniis apice plus minus interiore recurvis, exterioribus majoribus 

 utraque pagine glabris rotunda to-rhomboideis 5mm. longis 4^ mm. latis apice 

 cuspidato-acutis basi plus minus contractis ad insertionem 3 mm. latis margine 

 crenulato-denticulatis rarius lobatis, interioribus paullo minoribus. Stamina 6 

 lobis perianthii opposita, filamentis basi loborum perianthii affixis circ. 1 mm. 

 longis basi valde dilatatis, partibus dilatatis cum perianthio perfecte connatis, 

 antheris rotundato-oblongis 1| mm. longis 1^ mm. latis utrinque emarginatis 

 dorsifixis introrsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium globosum glabrum fundo calycis 

 tubi insitum 3-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatis. Bacca oblique globoso-ellipsoidea 

 12 mm. longa 1-sperma rubescens glabra. Semina matura globoso-ellipsoidea 



