SPECIES ASIATICAE. 181 
Shrub of 15-20 ft. In fruit. In thickets. Dec. ro14"" 
G. Forrest. No. 9455. 
107 
Helicia silvicola, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis H. excelsae, Bl. a qua ovario glabro facile 
distinguitur ; haud procul ab H. pallidiflora, W. W. Sm. supra 
descripta quae foliis floribusque divergit. 
Arbor parva ex collectore ad 6 m. alta. Ramuli primo 
dense et longiuscule ferrugineo-tomentosi, tarde glabrescentes. 
Folia petiolo 2-3 cm. longo dense ferrugineo-tomentoso_ in- 
structa; lamina 15-25 cm. longa, 3-6 cm. lata, plerumque 
oblanceolata, apice acuminata, basi in petiolum cuneatim 
attenuata, margine serratulis crebris rigidis glanduloso-api- 
culatis notata, in sicco papyracea, supra opaco- -viridis infra 
vix pallidior, utrinque glabra vel subglabra nisi ad costam 
primo plus minusve ferrugineo-tomentellam tandem saepe fere 
glabram, costa nervisque 10-12 paribus infra eminentibus, 
reticulo venularum utrinque subconspicuo. Inflorescentiae ad 
- 15 cm. longae ex axillis foliorum subpersistentium ortae, erectae 
vel suberectae, multiflorae, fere.undique floriferae; rhachis 
dense ferrugineo-tomentosa ; bracteae bracteolaeque ovato- 
lanceolatae ad lineares, 2-3 mm. longae, tomentellae ; pedicelli 
2-4 mm. longi, ferrugineo-hirsuti mox glabrescentes, solitarii 
vel plerumque 2~4-fasciculati. Flores 11-12 mm. longi extra 
glabri pallido-flavidi. Antherae circ. 3 mm. longae. Ovarium 
circ. 2 mm. longum glabrum stylo gracili glabro. Squamae 
hypogynae oblongo-quadratae basi paululo  cohaerentes. 
Fructus deest. 
“ China :—Yunnan. Szemao forests at 6500 ft. Tree 2o ft. 
With pale yellow flowers.” A. Henry. No. 13,075. i: 
\O@et 
Helicia vestita, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis H. grand1, Hemsl. a qua foliis minoribus satis 
longe petiolatis, racemis erectis ex axillis foliorum subpersis- 
tentium ortis, floribus minoribus, itmprimis ovario dense et 
longiuscule ferrugineo-hirsuto divergit. 
Arbor circ. 9 m. alta. Ramuli primo densissime et molliter 
ferrugineo-tomentosi tarde glabrescentes. Folia petiolo’ plus 
minusve 2.5 cm. longo dense jesse petite praedita ; 
lamina ad 22 cm. longa, ad 8 cm. lata, anguste obovata vel 
oblanceolata, apice sensim acutata vix acuminata, basi in 
_ petiolum cuneatim angustata, margine denticulis conspicuis 
-_ remotiusculis notata, in sicco subcoriacea, supra viridis lucida, 
glabra nisi ad costam basi ferrugineo-tomentosam, infra tomento 
detersili denso crispato ferrugineo velata, costa nervisque 7-8 
