STYRACE AE . — STYE AX 293 



elevatis; petioli stellato-pilosi, 2-3 mm. longi. Inflorescentia racemosa, 

 2-3-flora, interdura infra floribus solitariis axillaribus, in apice ramulo- 

 rum perbrevium lateralium; peclicelli 3-5 mm, longi; calyx campanula- 

 tus, 5-6 mm. longus et 4-5 mm. diam., ut pedicelli albido-tomentosus 

 et insuper pilis stellatis fulvis majoribus instructus, intus glaber mar- 

 ginem versus tantum pilis minutis obliquo-stellatis conspersus, minute 

 et irregulariter denticulatus; corolla in aestivatione imbricata, alba, 

 circiter 2 cm. longa, lobis oblongis acutis 15 mm. longis et 6.2 mm. 

 latis extus intusque stellato-pilosis, tube intus glabro extus tantum 

 basin versus glabro; stamina petalis paullo breviora, filamentis quam 

 antherae anguste oblongae margine stellato-pilosae duplo longioribus 

 triente superiore except© parce stellato-pilosis; ovarium subglobosum, 

 tomentosum, imperfecte triloculare; stylus petalis fere aequilongus 

 V. ea paullo superans, in quadrante inferiore tantum parce stellato- 

 pilosus. Fructus ovoideus, circiter 8 mm. longus, apice breviter 

 mucronatus, stellato-tomentosus, calyce persistente sustentus. 



Western Szech'uan: near Wa-shan, thickets, alt. 2000 m., July 

 and September 17, 1908 (No. 2576). 



This species seems to be nearest related to S. officinalis Linnaeus, which is easily 

 distinguished by the obtuse and entire leaves, the larger subglobose fruit with usu- 

 ally a large part of the style persistent and the homomorphous tomentum of the 

 calyx. 



Styrax Wilsonii Rehder, n. sp. 



Frutex 1-2-metralis ramis divaricatis gracilibus; ramuli hornotini 

 dense minute stellato-pilosi, demum glabrescentes, annotini cinereo- 

 brunnei, vetustiores obscure grisei; gemmae flavo-stellato-tomentosae. 

 Folia membranacea decidua, rhombico-ovata v. ovalia v. obovata, 

 acutiuscula v. obtusa, ea innovationum saepe breviter acuminata 

 acumine obtuso, basi cuneata v. late cuneata, 1-2.5 cm. longa et 7-10 

 mm. lata, triente inferiore marginis excepto denticulata v. pauci- 

 dentata, ea innovationum saepius grossius angulato-dentata et ad 4 cm. 

 longa et 2.6 cm. lata, supra obscure viridia, sparse stellato-pilosa, 

 demum glabrescentia, interdum pilis sparsis rigidis accumbentibus 

 praedita, subtus albida, dense minuteque stellato-tomentosa, interdum 

 ad nervos praesertim in foliis inferioribus pilis fasciculatis majusculis 

 fulvis praedita, nervis utrinsecus 4-6 rectis, supra leviter impressis 

 subtus elevatis; petioli 1-2 mm. longi, stellato-tomentosi. Inflorescen- 

 tia racemosa, 3-5-flora, circiter 2 cm. longa, in apice ramulorum latera- 

 lium perbrevium 3-4-f oliatorum ; pedicelli 2-3 mm. longi; calyx 

 campanulatus, 5 mm. longus, 3.5 mm. diam., distincte 5-dentatus, 



