166 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
BEGONIACEAE. 
- Begonia Harrowiana, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Bulbosa, acaulis, unifolia. Stipulae minutae. Petiolus pur- 
pureo-striatus, glaber, 5~30 cm. longus ; lamina membranacea, 
supra parce setuloso-pilosa, subtus ad nervos eisdem pilis con- 
spersa, ceterum glabra, basi cordata lobis basalibus margine sese 
tegentibus, ovata, + inaequilateralia, antrorsum obsolete lobata, 
inaequaliter dentata dentibus + mucronulatis, apice saepe acumin- 
ata acutissima, 10-25 cm. longa, 6-22 cm. lata; nervi utrinque 
2 basales, paulo supra tertius, deinde magis distantes I-2 superi 
a costa abeuntes. Pedunculus purpureo-striatus, 7-45 cm. 
longus folio plerumque brevior, supra medium saepe ramo auctus, 
apice flores 2-20 corymbosos gerens. Bracteae bracteolaeque 
' setulis purpureis fimbriatae. Pedicelli graciles. Tepala pallide 
rosea, extus parte infera + eisdem setulis praedita, 3 2 exteriora 
oblonga 6 mm. longa, 1:2 mm. lata, 2 interiora elliptica 7 mm. 
longa, 5 mm. lata; ? 4, 2 exteriora oblongo-lanceolata 3 mm. 
longa, 1°5 mm. lata, 2 interiora subrotunda 6—7 mm. longa, 6 mm. 
lata. Stamina longe connata, 2°5-3 mm. longa. Ovarium 3- 
loculare, Joculo uno demum conspicue alato. Styli 2-3 mm. 
longi, longius connati. 
“Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers pink. On moss-covered 
boulders in moist, shady situations at the base of the eastern 
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N. Alt. 8500-go00 
ft. July 1906.”” G. Forrest. No. 2647. 
“ Plant of 3-7 inches. Flowers pale pink. In shady pine 
forests on humus-covered boulders on the eastern flank of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. g500-10,500 ft. Sep- 
tember 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 3055. 
“Plant of 4-12 inches. Flowers rose. Moist, shady situa- 
tions by the sides of streams in the Tali valley. Lat. 25° 40’ N. 
Alt. 6700 ft. June-July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4388. 
“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers pale rose. Rocky situa- 
tions in side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 7-8000 ft. August 1906.” G. Forrest. 
No. 4389. 
“ Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers rose. Shady situations in 
mixed forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 
40’N. Alt. goooft. September 1906.’”’ G. Forrest. No. 4390. 
Also Delavay 3248, 3925, Henry 96774. 
A very variable plant in size; it is nearest to B. ovattfolia, 
A. DC., of the Eastern Himalaya ‘and Khasia regions, but easily 
recognised by the purple bristles on the bracts, bractlets, and 
tepals, 
