LEGUMINOSAE. — BAUHINIA 89 



2-3 m.)- Western Hupeh : Kui chou, August 1901 (Veitch Exped. 

 No. 2000); without precise locality, July 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 

 2618). 



Bauhinia Faberi var. microphylla Oliver in herb. 



A typo foliis manifeste minoribus facile distinguenda. 



Western Hupeh: without precise locality, A. Henry (No. 7179). 

 Western Szech'uan: Min Valley, around Mao-chou, arid regions, 

 alt. 1200-2000 m.. May 25 and September 1908 (No. 3374; bush 0.3- 

 2 m. tall, flowers white). 



This variety is easily distinguished by its very small leaves, only 6-12 mm. long 

 and by its smaller flowers. 



Bauhinia yunnanensis Franchet, PI. Delavay. 190 (1890). 



Western Szech'uan: near Mt. Wa, thickets, alt. 1200-2000 m., 

 July 1908 (No. 3378; scandent bush, 2-4 m., flowers pink); without 

 precise locality, alt. 1000 m., June 1903 (Veitch Exped. No. 3378; 

 climber, flowers rosy pink). 



Bauhinia hupehana Craib, n. sp. 



Frutex scandens, ad 7-metralis; ramuli primo rufo-puberuli, mox 

 glabri, fusco-corticati. Folia ad 6 cm. longa et 7.2 cm. lata, apice ad 

 partem quartam biloba, lobis apice rotundatis basi ad 3.5 cm. latis, 

 basi alte v. late baud altius cordata, chartacea, e basi 7-nervia, nervis 

 supra conspicuis subtus prominentibus, pagina superiore arete reti- 

 culata, supra pilis pallidis adpressis inconspicuis hie illic instructa, 

 subtus breviter parce adpresse rufo-pubescentia, petiolo ad 4 cm. 

 longo gracili suffulta. Racemi ad 7 cm. longi; bracteae deciduae; 

 pedicelli ad 2 cm. longi, ut rhachis rufo-puberuli; bracteolae binae, 

 alternae, pedicelli medium circiter positae, filiformes, ad 5 mm. longae; 

 calycis tubus 1.3-1.6 cm, longus, sulcatus, rufo-puberulus; lobi 7 mm. 

 longi, 1.75 mm. lati; petala 5, rosea, obovata v. fere elliptica, ad 42 

 mm. longa et 8.5 mm. lata, basi in unguem 2-3 mm. longum attenuata; 

 stamina perfecta 4, filamentis glabris 1.8 cm. longis; ovarium glabrum, 

 stipite 5 mm. longo suffultum. 



Affinis B. tenuiflorae Watt a qua calycis tubo breviore recedit. 



Western Hupeh: Changlo Hsien, ravines, alt. 300-600 m., May 

 1907 (No. 3373, type; scandent bush, 7 m. tall; flowers pink); Chan- 

 yang Hsien, ravines, alt. 300-600 m., June 6 and September 1907 

 (No. 107, in part; large climber, 7 m. or more, flowers rose pink; 

 north and south of Ichang, ravines, alt. 30-600 m., June and July 



