BERBERIDE^E. 



rialis columna 4 mm. longa 1^ mm. lata, filamentis toto connatis 2 mm. longis 



glabris, antheris 

 connatis vel sub- 

 liberis linearibus 

 vel oblongis 1^ 

 mm. longis J mm. 

 latis apice obtu- 

 sissimis vel inter- 

 duni emarginatis, 

 appendiculis nul- 

 lis ; rudimenta 

 carpellomm mi- 

 nuta 3imm. longa 



linearia. Fl. : 



. i 

 ignoti. 



HAB. Kara- 

 pin et Funkiko, 

 leg. B. HAY AT A, 

 1912 Mart. 



Near Staun- 

 tonia obovata 

 HEMSL. in the 

 leaves ; but differs 

 from it in having 

 quite obtuse or 

 even emarginate anthers. 



Stauntonia obovatifoliola HAY ATA sp. iiov. (Fig. 3, 1-6). Scandentissima 

 et volubilis, rami et rarnuli teretes. Folia ad ramulos hornotinos longissimos 

 alternatim remoteque disposita digitatim 3-5-foliolata, petiolis communibus 3 cm. 

 longis basi incrassatis ; petiolulis centralibus 1^ cm. longis, lateralibus l)reviori- 

 bus 1 cm. longis ; foliolis centralibus majoribuS obovatis 6 cm. longis 4 cm. latis 

 apice subito breve caudatis, (cauda 3-5 mm. longa apice obtusissima sed ad 

 centrum breve aristata vel naucronata), basi obtusissimis vel rotundatis margine 



Fig. 2; Stauntonia hebandra HAYATA; 1, a leaf; 2, a male 

 flower ; 3, a sepal ; 4, a petal ; 5, staminal column ; 6, the same in 

 vertical section, rudimental ovary seen. 



