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SPECIES ASIATICAE. 71 
4-6 cm. longa, 0.7-2 cm. lata, lanceolata vel lineari-lanceolata 
apice acuta vel paulo acuminata basi cuneata vel subrotundata 
in sicco membranacea trinervia glaberrima ; petiolus 1-3 mm. 
longus. Pedunculus circ. 2 cm. longus petiolo adnatus uniflorus ; 
bracteola subulata 2-3 mm. longa medio affixa. Perianthium 
++ 2 cm. longum extus roseum intus album ; lobi oblongi 3-4 mm. 
lati acuti breviter apiculati. Stamina 4; filamenta circ. 1 mm. 
longa complanata ; antherae lineares + 3 mm. longae dorsifixae 
connectivo basi adnatae; filamenta in appendicem linearem 
erectam perianthium fere aequantem producta; antherae in 
appendicem brevem antheras aequantem vel superantem non- 
nunquam apt bilobam productae. Ovarium parvum stigmate 
sessili. Fructu . Semina ovoidea 5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. 
lata, longitudinaliter alte + 12-sulcatabrunnea basi appendicibus 
vesiculosis numerosis praedita. Embryo minimus oblongus 
““ China :—Descent to the Yangtze from the eastern boundary 
of the Lichiang Valley, Yunnan. Lat. 27°15’ N. Alt. 8000 ft. 
Plant of 12-18 inches. Flowers white, flushed rose exterior. 
Margins of shady thickets. Aug. 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 
10,711 
Stemona Wardii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis S. vagulae, W. W. Sm. a qua foltis multo 
minoribus linearibus, staminibus atque appendicibus diversis 
recedit. 
Planta gracillima circ. 30 cm. longa scandens. Radices non 
visae; caulis pars inferior foliis squamiformibus praedita. 
Folia ternatim verticillata circ. 2 cm. longa, 1-2 mm. lata, 
linearia fere subulato-linearia in sicco membranacea nervulis 
tribus pererrata glabra. Pedunculus circ. 1 cm. longus petiolo 
adnatus uniflorus; bracteola subulata medio affixa. Peri- 
anthium ad 2.3 cm. longum extus roseum intus album ; lobi 
oblongi ad 5 mm. lati apice apiculati sed vix acuti. Stamina 4; 
filamenta circ. 1 mm. longa; antherae lineares circ. 4 mm. 
longae connectivo basi adnatae; filamenta in appendicem 
linearem perianthium fere aequantem membranaceo-alatam 
producta; antherarum appendices antheras subaequantes. 
Fructus deest. 
“‘ China :—Arid region of the Yangtze, Yunnan. Alt. 10,000 
ft. Twiner with long straggling stems. May 1913.” F. 
Kingdon Ward. No. 302. 
This species appears to be the representative of S. vagula in 
the more arid areas of Yunnan. The flowers resemble those of 
that species. 
