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tubus 2 mm. longus ; lobi oblongi vel deltoidei, acuti, 1*75 mm. 

 longi, 1-1 '5 mm. lati. Petala 1'5 mm. longa, vix 1 mm. lata, cilio- 

 lata. Stamina 7, filamentis ad 1*5 mm. longis glabris. Ovarium 

 1*5 mm. altum, villosum, ovulis solitariis erectis ; stylus 2'5 mm. 

 longus, inferne villosus. Craib, Kew Bull. 1912, p. 152. 



Chiengmai, in mixed jungle on lower slopes of Doi Sootep, 300 m., 

 Kerr, 604 ; Kanburi, Tci/smann. 



Prunus Hosseusii, Diels, Fedde Kepert. Nov. Sp., iv. (1907) 

 p. 289; Hosseus, ii. p. 391. 



Chiengmai, Doi Sootep, 1650 m., Hosseus, 260. 



More complete material is necessary to establish this as a species 

 distinct from P. Puddum, Roxb. 



Prunus Puddum, Roxb. F.B.I., ii. p. 314; For. Fl. Burma, i. 

 p. 434 ; Coll. et Hemsl., Journ. Linn. Soc., xxviii. p. 54. 



Chiengmai, in evergreen jungle on Doi Sootep, 1500 m., Kerr, 

 1772 (in fruit). 



Distr. Nepaul, Darjeeling, Bhotan, Burma. 



Rubus ellipticus, Smith F.B.I., ii. p. 336 ; Coll. et Hemsl., 

 Journ. Linn. Soc., xxviii. p. 54. R. flavus, Ham. For. Fl. 

 Burma, i. p.- 438. 



Chiengmai, Doi Sootep, 900 m., Kcrr, 1119. 



Distr. India, Burma, Philippines, China. 



Rubus (Malachobatus) Kerrii, Rolfe, ab affini R. birmanico, Hook, 

 f., ramulis velutinis, stipulis floribusque minoribus recedit. 



Ramuli petiolique velutini, aculeis sparsis brevibus uncinatis 

 instruct!. Folia quinque- vel obscure septem-loba, 5-8 cm. longa, 

 6-8 cm. lata, subcoriacea, denticulata, supra bullato-rugosa, glabra, 

 venis hirsutis, subtus lacunoso-reticulata, griseo-tomentosa, in nervis 

 hirsutula ; lobi deltoideo-ovati, praosertim intermedii paucidentati ; 

 petioli 3-4 cm. longi. Stipulae bracteaeque ambitu oblongae, 

 pectinatae, O'6-l '2 cm. longae, velutinae. Flores in racemos breves 

 axillares et terminales dispositi. Pedicclli 5 mm. longi. Scpala 

 deltoideo-ovata, subobtusa, 5-6 mm. longa, velutina. Petala sub- 

 sessilia, orbicularia vel latissime ovato-orbicularia, 4 mm. longa. 

 Stamina numerosissima ; filamenta 3'5 mm. longa, glabra. Carpella 

 numerosa, glabra ; styli 6-7 mm. longi, conferti, glabri. Rolfe apud 

 Craib, Kew Bull. 1911, p. 49. 



Chiengmai, on edges of clearings on Doi Sootep, 720 m., Kerr, 

 648. 



With the general facies of R. birmanicus, this species is very 

 distinct in its pubescence, the texture and veining of its leaves, the 

 shape of its stipules and bracts, and in its having smaller and more 

 congested flowers. 



Rubus lasiocarpus, Smith F.B.I., ii. p. 339 ; For. Fl. Burma, i. 

 p. 439 ; Coll. et Hemsl., Journ. Linn. Soc., xxviii. p. 55 ; Hosseus, 

 ii. p. 391. 



Doi Chieng Dao, 2180 m. (ex Hosseus). 



Distr. India, Burma, Assam, Java. 



Rubus Volkensianus, Hosseus, ii. p. 391. 

 Pahombuk, near Muang Fang (ex Hosseus}. 



