208 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
instructa simplicia; lamina plerumque 9-16 cm. longa, 3-4 
cm. lata, anguste lanceolata vel oblongo-lanceolata, apice 
caudato-acuminata, basi rotundata, in sicco papyracea, supra 
subnitida, infra pallidior opaco-viridis, utrinque glabra; costa 
media conspicua nervis utrinque 12 vel pluribus obscurissimis. 
Inflorescentiae numerosae axillares et terminales, vulgo multi- 
florae, cymosae, plerumque foliis axillantibus breviores glabrae ; 
bracteae subulatae 2—-3 mm. longae glabrae ; pedicelli ad 5 mm. 
longi crassi erecti. Calyx campanulatus circ. 2 mm. longus 
glaber dentibus quinque 1 mm. longis deltoideis acutis. Corolla 
intus alba, extra saturate roseo-kermesina, fragrans, tubo 1.5— 
1.6 cm. longo basi cylindrico 1.5 mm. lato supra expanso ore 
5 mm. lato, lobis late ellipticis circ. 7 mm. longis, circ. 5 mm. 
latis obtusis. Stamina subexsertae antheris latis circ. 5 mm. 
longis. Stylus inclusus cum stigmate linguiformi circ. 9 mm. 
longus. Fructus ellipsoideus circ. 9 mm. longus nigrescens. 
‘West China :—Shweli-Salween divide, Yunnan, on scrub. 
Lat. 25° 20’ N. Alt. 8000 ft. Scandent shrub of ro-2o ft. 
Flowers, white interior, exterior deep rose-crimson, fragrant. 
Feb. 1914.’ G. Forrest. No. 12,164 
“ Hills to the east of Tengyueh, Yunnan, on scrub and trees. 
Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6000-7000 ft. Scandent shrub of 6-10 ft. 
Flowers? In fruit. June 1912.’ G. Forrest. No. 8094. 
“ Ma-chang-kai Valley, Yunnan, on scrub. Lat. 25° 20’ N. 
Alt. 6000-7000 ft. Scandent shrub of 6-12 ft. Flowers, 
interior creamy-white, exterior deep dull crimson. March 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 9757. 
“ Shweli Valley, Yunnan, amongst scrub. Lat. 25° N. 
Alt. 5000-6000 ft. Shrub of 6-10 ft. In fruit. May 1912.” 
G. Forrest. No. 7926. 
“Western flank of the Shweli-Salween divide, oreme on 
trees and scrub in rather shady situations. Lat. 25° ro’ N. 
Alt. 8000-9000 ft. Scandent shrub of 10-15 ft. pedis 
exterior deep crimson-rose, interior white or flushed rose, 
fragrant. Dec. 1912.’’ G. Forrest. No. 9346. 
" Ma-chang-kai Valley, north of Tengyueh, on trees. Lat. 
25° 20’N. Alt. 6000 ft. Scandent shrub of 20-30 ft. Flowers, 
interior white, exterior dull rose, fragrant. Feb. 1913.” 
G. Forrest. Nos. 9531, 15,979. 
“ Feng chen Lin, S. of Red River, Yunnan, at 7000 ft ; large 
climber, white flowers.’”’ -Henry. No. 10,634A. 
‘‘ Mengtsz, S.E. mountain-forests, at 5000 ft ; large climber, 
pinkish flowers.” Henry. No. 10 
- “Szemao, Yunnan, forests to: east at 4500 ft; climber, 
white flowers.” Henry. No. 11,708a. 
The affinity of this species in spite of the simple leaves is 
