194 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
“ West China :—Yangtze-Yungning divide, Yunnan, on 
shady banks in mixed and pine forests. Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. 
10,000 ft. Semi-prostrate plant of 4-6 inches. Flowers bright 
blue. June ror4.”’ G. Forrest. No: 12,470. 
o' Ardisia shweliénsis, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
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Species affinis A. macrocarpae, Wall. et A. maculosae, Mez ; 
a priore foliis multo longioribus et latioribus acuminatis margine 
vix crispatis inter alia signa differt ; ab altera foliis latioribus, 
inflorescentiis paucifloris, floribus majoribus inter alia divergit. 
rutex I-2 m. altus; rami glabri; ramuli florigeri graciles 
8-10 cm. longi parce vel vix punctulati, ad-apicem folia 2-3 
gerentes. Folia petiolo ad 1 cm. longo glabro praedita ; lamina 
plerumque 8-16 cm. longa, 4-7 cm. lata, oblongo-elliptica vel 
lanceolato-elliptica, apice mediocriter acuminata, basi cuneata, 
margine remotiuscule crenata plana vix crispata, membranacea, 
utrinque glabra; costa conspicua nervis 10-15-jugis subtus 
satis eminentibus; glandulae typicae subgeneris Crispardisiae, 
Mez conspicuae subremotae una cum punctulis numerosis 
marginem sequentibus ; lamina subtus punctulis nigris saepius 
elongatis dense notata. Inflorescentiae terminales, pauciflorae 
(6-12-florae), umbelliformes, glabrae; pedunculus circ. 5 mm. 
longus ; pedunculi secondarii 3-4, circ. 5 mm. longi pedicellis 
I cm. longis punctatis multo breviores; bracteae 2-3 mm 
longae, ovatae vel oblongae, obtusae, dense nigro-punctatae. 
Flores ante anthesin circ. 7 mm. longi glabri. Sepala circ. 2 
mm. longa, oblonga, obtusa, nigro-punctata et -striata. Petala 
circ. 8 mm. longa, ovato-lanceolata, acuta, alba, maculata. 
Stamina petalis paulo breviora antheris acutis, dorso distincte 
punctulatis, filamentis brevibus. Ovarium ovoideum puncta- 
tum stylo corollam subaequante. Fructus deest. 
“ China :—Shweli valley, Yunnan, amongst scrub. Lat. 
5° N. Alt. 5000-6000 ft. Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers white, 
spotted dull lake-crimson; anthers golden. May 1912.” G 
Forrest. No. 7934. 
Arenaria salweenensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate A. inornatae, W. W. Sm. a qua habitu 
elatiore, foliis supra scabridule pustulosis, inflorescentiis amplis 
praeter alia signa divergit. 
Planta perennis 12-20 cm. alta. Radix elongata fusiformi- 
incrassata. Caules 3-4 vel nonnunquam multo numerosiores 
plus minusve erecti, pilis articulatis fulvidis vel nigridis plus 
minusve dense pubescentes. Folia in petiolum vix discretum 
latiusculum margine ciliatum attenuata, 3-5 cm. longa, 5-7 mm. 
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