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glaber lobulis obtusis. Petala circ. 1.5 mm. longa triangularia 
leviter imbricata glabra. Stamina 5; discus late conicus : styli 
ad apicem connati; ovarium 5-loculare. Fructus maturus deest. 
“China :—Kari pass, Mekong-Yangtze divide, Yunnan. 
Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. Shrub of 20 ft. Flowers olive- 
yellow. In open thickets. July rorg.” G. Forrest. No. 
12,941. 
v Photinia flavidiflora, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species certe valde affinis P. integrifoliae, Lindl. et P. 
Notonianae, Wight et Arn. a quibus floribus duplo majoribus 
Frutex 2-6 m. altus; ramuli hornotini crassi glabri, 
annotini atro-brunnei, seniores tandem cinerei decorticantes. 
Folia persistentia, valde coriacea, petiolo 2-4 cm. longo valido 
corrugato glabro suffulta; lamina 13-23 cm. longa, 6-9 cm. 
lata, oblanceolata vel elliptica, apice breviter acuminata vel 
interdum rotundata, basi rotundata vel late cuneata, integerrima, 
supra pallido-viridis, opaca, glabra, subtus paululo pallidior 
glabra ; costa media supra impressa, infra multo eminens, nervis | 
numerosis ad marginem vix pertinentibus cum nervulis reticulum 
conspicuum utrinque in sicco exhibentibus. Corymbus ter- 
minalis ad 12 cm. longus, ad 12 cm. latus, multiflorus, ramosus ; 
rhachis ramulique validi primum pilis albidis subdense hispiduli 
mox glabrescentes ; pedicelli 2-4 mm. longi, sparsim pilosuli ; 
bracteae minutae caducae. Flores 8-ro mm. diametro lacteo- 
flavidi ; calycis tubus late cupularis circ. 2.5 mm. longus glaber 
vel sparsim furfuraceus, lobi brevissimi ovati obtusi glabri. 
Petala 3-3.5 mm. longa, obovata vel suborbicularia, apice rotun- 
data, glabra. Stamina 20 filamentis 4 mm. longis corollam 
superantibus. Ovarium biloculare apice dense albido-villo- 
sulum ; styli 2 subliberi vel ad medium connati staminibus 
duplo ‘breviores stigmate complanato capitato. Fructus vix 
maturus subglobosus circ. 4 mm. diametro, glaber nisi ad apicem, 
calycis dentibus persistentibus erectiusculis. pene 
“China :—Mingkwong Valley, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 20’ N. 
Alt. zooo ft. Shrub of 15-20 ft. Flowers creamy-yellow. 
Open situations in thickets. Nov. 1912.’ G. Forrest. No. 
221. 
ame Hills to the N.W. of Tengyueh, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 10’ N. 
Alt. 8000 ft. Shrub of 12-20 ft. Flowers creamy-yellow, anthers 
violet. Open situations in thickets. Nov. 1912.” G. Forrest. 
2 Divide between the Tengyueh and Shweli Valleys. Lat. 
25° N. Alt. 7ooo ft. Shrub of 6-15 ft. In fruit. In thickets. 
May tgi2.” G. Forrest. No. 7901. 
