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rarius late triangularia et acutiuscula, interdum minute ciliolata, 

 circiter 1 mm. longa; petala ovali-elliptica, concava, obtusa, 3-4 mm. 

 longa; stamdna petalis paullo longiora, glabra, filamentis basi dilatatis, 

 antheris ovalibus 0.5 imn. longis; discus glaber, tumidus; pistillum 

 stamina aequans minute pubescens. Mericarpia orbiculari-obovoidea, 

 compressa, reticulata, rugosa, 7-8 mm. longa. 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, thickets, alt. 600-1300 m., 

 May and September 1907 (No. 2534'', t3^pe); Fang Hsien, thickets, 

 alt. 1100 m., August 1907 (No. 2534*^); Patung Hsien, A. Henry (No. 

 4045) ; without locality, A. Henry (No. 6022). Eastern Szech'uan : 

 without locality, A. Henry (No. 7240). 



This new species is distinguished by its small flowers with obtuse petals and 

 exserted stamens and by its pubescent peduncles, pedicels and pistils. It is most 

 closely related to S. Schumanniana Diels which is perfectly glabrous and has 

 longer peduncles. 



Sabia gracilis Hemsley in Hooker's Icon. XXIX, t. 2831 (1907). — 

 Fedde, Rep. Sp. Nov. V. 339 (1908). 



Western Szech'uan: west of Kuan Hsien, roadside thickets, 

 alt. 1000 m., rare, June 17, 1908 (No. 2532; bush 0.6 m. tall, flowers 

 yellow); Mt. Omei, June 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4806, type). 



Here may be added the description of a new Chinese species collected by Mr. 

 Dunn. 



Sabia coriacea Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 



Frutex ramuhs teretibus glabris. Folia coriacea persistentia, oblonga v. ob- 

 longo-lanceolata, acuta v. brevissime acuminata, basi late cuneata v. fere rotun- 

 data, margine leviter revoluta, 3.5-6.5 cm. longa et 1-2.5 cm. lata, glabra, supra 

 obscvu-e viridia, subtus pallidiora, nervis utrinsecus 5-7 subtus leviter elevatis, 

 venulis obsoletis; petioli glabri, circiter 1 cm. longi. Flores parvi, in cymis ax- 

 illaribus in parte inferiore ramulorum 6-10-floris glabris; pedunculi 1-1.5 cm. 

 longi; pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi; sepala late ovata, 1 mm. longa, obtusa, sparse 

 ciliolata, persistentia, petala erecto-patentia, oblonga v. ovato-lanceolata, obtusa, 

 recurva, apice inflexa, 5-nervia, 3.5 mm. longa; stamina inaequalia, petalis dimidio 

 breviora, filamentis carnosis complanatis, antheris introrsis apice truncatis et 

 emarginatis; discus annularis, leviter tumidus; pistillum staminibus brevius, 

 glabrum, stigmate simplice. Fructus desideratur. 



Fokien: Dunn's Exped., April to June 1905 (Herb. Bot. Gard. Hongkong, 

 No. 2534, type). 



A well marked species related to S. parvifolia Wallich, which has much thinner 

 leaves with prominent venation and smaller flowers with ovate, acute sepals, acu- 

 minate petals strongly inflexed at the apex, a disk with 5 acuminate teeth, smaller 

 anthers and a rather differently shaped pistil. 



