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floribus fasciculatis ; bracteae circ. 3 mm. longae lineares vel 
lineari-lanceolatae ut rhachis pilosulae. Calyx circ. 5 mm. longus 
in lobos 5 lineari-oblongos acutos fere ad imum fissus plus minusve 
pilosulus. Corollae albae tubus circ. 2.2 cm. longus cylindricus 
" supra haud ampliatus extra minute pilosulus intus albo-pilosus, 
limbus 1.8-1.9 cm. latus, lobi ovales quinque quorum duo violaceo- 
maculati. Stamina 2 e tubo corollino paululo exserta. Ovarium 
glabrum stylo filiformi infra saepe sparsim piloso. 
“ China :—Valley of the Shweli, Yunnan. Lat. 7 eee sg 
Alt. 6000 ft. Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers white or very pale 
lavender with violet markings on lower lobe. Open situations. 
May 1913.” G. Forrest, No. 9859. 
“ Mengtze, S.W. Mountains ; 4000 ft.; shrub 4 ft.; white 
flowers.” A. Henry. No. 11,010. : 
49 Eranthemum tapingense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
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Species ex affinitate E. indici, Clarke a quo foliis angusti- 
oribus 7-12-nerviis, calyce duplo majore aliter fisso, corolla minore 
rosea nec alba inter alia recedit. 
Planta circ. 1 m., alta erecta vel suberecta caulibus lignosis 
glabris vel subglabris primo atro-coloratis deinde decorticanti- 
bus ad internodia stramineis prope nodos atro-persistentibus. 
Folia petiolo 2-2.5 cm. longo sparsim puberulo glabrescente 
suffulta ; lamina ad 17 cm. longa, 3-5 cm. lata, rarius ad 7 cm., 
lanceolata vel oblongo-lanceolata, apice acuminata, basi cuneata, 
margine undulata, membranacea, supra opaco-viridis glabra vel 
cito glabrescens minute lineolata, infra pallidior glabra vel sub- 
glabra, nervis plerumque 8~12-paribus, __Inflorescentiae racemi- 
formes terminales vel axillares simplices vel ramosae 7-20 cm. 
longae, plus minusve secundiflorae, pedunculis sparsim pilosulis 
vel glabrescentibus, bracteis 2-3 mm. longis pilosulis vel sub- 
glabris, pedicellis 2-3 mm. longis. Calyx circ. I cm. longus 
subtubulosus ad medium vel vix ad medium in lobos inaequales 
anguste triangulares acutos fissus atro-ruber glaber. Corolla 
2.5 cm. longa vel paulo longior leviter curvata rosea ; tubus 
2 cm. longus dimidio inferiore cylindricus, dimidio superiore 
tubuloso-ventricosus, extra minute puberulus ; labium inferius 
trilobum lobis subrotundatis saepe minute erosulis, labrum 
superius bilobulatum. Stamina 2 filamentis complanatis spar- 
sim pilosulis antheris 4 mm. longis bicellulatis. — Stylus 
filiformis minute pubescens stigmate breviter bifido ; ovarium 
glabrum, 
Burma :—Taping Valley, Upper Burma. Lat. 24° 20’ N. 
Alt. 2000 ft. Shrubby plant of 2-4 ft. Flowers pale rose. In 
shady jungle. Feb. 1913.’ G. Forrest. No. 9655. 
“Valley of the Taping. Lat. 24° 25’ N. Alt. 3000 ft. 
