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Of this species I have only seen a specimen from Ceylon collected by Thwaites, 

 No. 2477. Trimen, 1. c, cites this number under S. costata, but he says: "This 

 may perhaps not be distinct from S. hamosa." In fact Wallich's description agrees 

 with that of Miquel and our specimen agrees with it. Wallich's statement " leaves 



from four to sixteen inches long " is certainly a misprint. Trimen and 



Lawson say 3 (or 2)-5 in., but the leaves of No. 2477 exactly measure up to 6 in. 

 (15.5 cm.). 



7. Sageretia subcaudata, Schneider. See p. 228. 



8. Sageretia filiformis G. Don, Gen. Syst. II. 29 (1832). 



? Rhamnus filiformis Roth in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. V. 293 (1819) ; Nov. 



PI. Spec. 153 (1821). 

 Rhamnus parviflora Klein in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. V. 295 (1819). 

 Zizyphus oppositifolia Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. II. 370 (1824). 

 Rhamnus trigynus D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 190 (1825). 

 Sageretia oppositifolia Brongniart in Ann. Sci. Nat. X. 360, t. 13, ii. (MSm. 



Fam. Rhamn. 53) (1826). — Lawson in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. I. 641 



(1875). 

 ? Sageretia parviflora G. Don, Gen. Syst. II. 29 (1832). 



Northwestern and subtropical Himalaya, western Peninsula, 

 ? Java. 



Wallich himself says (1. c. p. 371) that Heyne's specimen, which represents the 

 tj^je of Roth's filiformis, " comes very near to my plant and may perhaps be one and 

 the same species." 



9. Sageretia apiculata Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex alte scandens, spinosus; ramuli juniores breviter villosi, striati, vetus- 

 tiores rotundi, cinerascentes. Folia opposita, crasse membranacea, ovata v. 

 ovato-oblonga, basi leviter inaequalia rotunda, apice acuminata v. minora tantum 

 acuta (v. minima obtusa), majora 5-7.5 cm. longa et 2.5-3 cm. lata, versus basim 

 ramulorum pauUo minora et fere latiora, in inflorescentiis minima, obtusiora, 

 margine satis anguste calloso-serrulata, vix crenata, supra viridia, sublucida, subtus 

 pallidiora, utraque facie mox glaberrima, nervis utrinque 4-7, supra incisis, subtus 

 elevatis; petioli 3-6 mm. longi, supra sulcati et puberuU. Inflorescentia apice 

 ramulorum terminalis, paniculata, infra foliata, plus quam 20 cm. longa, minute 

 pilosa; flores albescentes, sessiles, glabri, aperti, pro genere normales; sepala re- 

 ceptaculo longiora, acuta; petala sepalis breviora; antherae apice brevissime 

 apiculatae. Fructus ruber, globoso-obovalis, circiter 5-6 mm. longus et 4.5-5 

 mm. crassus; semina flavescentia, lenticularia. 



Yunnan: Mengtze, alt. 1800 m., A. Henry (No. 10144, type); alt. 2200 m., 

 woods, A. Henry (No. 10144^). This seems to be a good species, which is most 

 nearly related to S. filiformis. I have never seen apiculated anthers in any other 

 species of this genus. 



10. Sageretia paucicostata Maximowicz in Act. Hart. Petrop. XI. 101 (1890). 

 Kansu: " valle fl. Peishui infra Kang-tin," June 21, 1885, Potanin. 

 According to the description this species seems very closely related to the next. 



The author says: " S. parviflorae Don affinior quam aliis, sed foliorum forma, re- 

 ticulo utrinque prominulo et pube differt." Without having seen the type specimen 

 I cannot judge the value of this species. 



11. Sageretia theezans Brongniart. See p. 227. 



12. Sageretia Cavaleriei Schneider. See p. 228. 



