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SPECIES ASIATICAE. 9 
‘Berchemia nana, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate B. /ineatae, DC. a qua habitu prostrato, 
ramulis stipulis persistentibus plus minusve obsitis, sepalis petala 
staminaque distincte superantibus inter alia recedit. 
Fruticulus prostratus ramis 30-40 cm. longis ; ramuli grote 
stipulis conspicuis membranaceis diu persistentibus a 
longis lanceolatis longe acuminatis plus minusve celati. Folia 
tenuiter papyracea petiolo circ. 2 mm. longo glabro suffulta ; 
lamina plerumque 5-8 mm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata, ‘ovalia, apice 
rotundata mucronulata, basi rotundata vel subrotundata, utrin- 
que glabra, supra viridis infra pallidior vix papillosa, nervis 
vulgo 4 paribus. Inflorescentiae parvae inter folia_ plus 
minusve celatae; flores axillares solitarii racemulos 2—3-floros 
foliatos formantes ; pedicelli 2-3 mm. longi glabri basi stipulis 
obsiti. Alabastra subglobosa, apice obtusiuscula. Sepala circ. 
4 mm. longa triangularia acuminata glabra; petala multo 
minora anguste obovalia albida; stamina petalis paululo. bre- 
viora. Fructus deest. 
“ China :—Eastern flank of the Lichiang Range, Yunnan. 
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Prostrate shrub of 
12-16 inches. On the faces of cliffs. Flowers yellowish-white. 
Aug. Igto.”’ G. Forrest. No. 6288 
Botryopleuron yunnanense, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis B. axillari, Hemsl. et B. latifolio, Hemsl. a 
quibus habitu suffruticoso scandente, ramis petiolisque fulvo- 
pilosulis, inflorescentiis ramulos breves terminantibus differt. 
Fruticulus scandens 1.2-2.4 m. altus ramis gracilibus plus 
minusve fulvo-pilosulis. Folia alterna petiolo 3-5 mm. longo 
dense fulvo-pilosulo praedita ; lamina ad 5 cm. longa, ad 2.5 
cm. lata, ovata, apice sensim et longiuscule acuminata, basi 
rotundata, margine serraturis apiculatis serrata, in sicco mem- 
branacea, supra atroviridis lucida ad costam fulvo-pilosula 
ceterum glabra, infra pallidior ad costam nervosque sparsim 
fulvo-pilosula, nervis primarlis utrinque 3-4 subtus subcon- 
spicuis. Inflorescentiae dense spiciformes 2.5-5 cm. longae 
ramulos breves (ad 2.5 cm. longos), dense fulvo-pilosulos termi- 
nantes; flores subsessiles saturate coerulei; bracteae subulato- 
lineares ad 5 mm. longae; calycis fere ad imum fissi lobi sub- 
lineares 3—4 mm. longi ciliolati ; corollae 5-6 mm. longae tubus 
cylindricus, intus barbatus, lobi circ. 2 mm. longi lanceolati 
acuti. Stamina 2 longe exserta medio barbata. Capsula circ, 
2 mm. longa oligosperma seminibus globosis brunneis circ. 0.25 
mm. diametro. 
“China :—Taping-pu Valley, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 30’ N. 
