THYMELAEACEAE. — WIKSTROEMIA 531 



cca, opposita v. subopposita, elliptica v. obovato-elliptica, rarius obo- 

 vato-oblonga, obtusa v. obtusiuscula, basi attenuata, 1-2 cm. longa et 

 0.4-0.9 cm. lata, utrinque glabra v. initio parcissime strigosa, supra 

 obscure luteo-viridia, subtus pallidiora, utrinsecus nervis 5-7 angulo 

 valde acuto divergcntibus leviter curvatis subtus leviter elevatis; 

 petioli breves v. brevissimi, 0.5-1.5 mm. longi. Flores lutei, sessiles in 

 capitulis 3-7-floris terminalibus graciliter pedunculatis pedunculo fili- 

 formi 1-1.8 cm. longo; pcrianthii tubus circiter 7 mm. longus et 1 mm. 

 diam., extus sericeo-strigosus, lobis 4 ovatis v. ovato-oblongis circiter 

 1.5 mm. longis; antherae 8, ovali-oblongae 0.8-1 mm. longae, fila- 

 mentis brevissimis, eae seriei superioris faucem vix attingentes, seriei 

 inferioris paullo supra medium affixae; disci squama unica ovario 

 circiter triente brevior, linearis, apice 2- v. 3-dentata; pistillum 3 mm. 

 longum, ovario strigoso-pubescente, stylo 0.5 mm. longo, stigmate cap- 

 itato purpureo. Fructus ovoideus, utrinque attenuatus, 4.5 mm. longus, 

 aurantiacus, parce strigosus, ante maturitatem perianthio diu persis- 

 tente obtectus; semen ovoideum, utrinque breviter productum, ob- 

 scure nigrum, 4 mm. longum. 



Western Hupeh: Patung Hsien, thickets, alt. 300-900 m.. May 

 and June 1907 (No. 40). 



This species is apparently most closely related to W. linoides Hemsley which is 

 an herbaceous plant with narrower, oblong leaves and glabrous flowers. From 

 other related species it is easily distinguished by its few-flowered, slender-stalked 

 heads of flowers. 



Wikstroemia ligustrina Rehder, n. sp. 



Frutex 1-1.25 m. altus; ramuli graciles, teretes, dense sericeo- 

 strigosi, annotini purpureo-fusci, tarde glabrescentes; gemmae sub- 

 globosae, parvae sed tomento albo conspicuae. Folia membranacea, 

 alterna v. rarius subopposita, anguste oblonga v. oblanceolata, rarius 

 oblongo-oblanceolata v. oblonga, acuta v. acutiuscula, basi cuneata, 

 1-2.5 cm. longa et 0.3-0.6 cm. lata, glabra v. subtus parcissime strigosa, 

 supra obscure viridia, subtus pallidiora; nervis utrinsecus 4-6 curvatis 

 vix distinctis; petioli pubescentes, circiter 1 mm. longi. Flores lutei, 

 sessiles v. breviter pcdicellati in capitulis v. spicis brevibus terminali- 

 bus solitariis v. ternis pluri- v. multifloris breviter pedunculatis pedun- 

 culo 1-5 mm. longo sericeo-strigoso, folia vix superantibus; pcrianthii 

 tubus sericeo-strigosus, 9 mm. longus, lobis 4 patentibus ovalibus 2.5 

 mm. longis; antherae 8, oblongae, 1.25 mm. longae, eae seriei su- 

 perioris faucem tubi attingentes, filamentis brevissimis, eae seriei 

 inferioris paullo supra medium affixae, filamentis 0.5 mm. longis; 



