218 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
‘* Erect or spreading shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers white, in some 
specimens pinkish on exterior of corolla, with rich crimson 
markings. Foliagedeciduous. Flowers appearing first. Amongst 
dwarf scrub, in open situations on the ascent of the Sung-kwei 
pass from the Lang Kung valley. Lat. 26° 30’ N. Alt. gooo ft. 
April 1906.””. G. Forrest. No. 2030. 
EUPHORBIACEAE. 
- Euphorbia megistopoda, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Rhizoma napiforme, percrassum, subhorizontale, hinc inde 
caules gignens. Caules longe hypogaei nudi tenues, deinde 
hypophyllis squamiformibus obtecti, apice epigaei 5-7°5 cm. 
longi pubescentes, folia ramosque et steriles et florigeros sub- 
corymbose emittens. Folia breviter oblanceolata spathulata 
vel oblonga, glabra, I-1°5 cm. longa, 0°3-0°5 cm lata. Rami 
floriferi quam rami steriles breviores, 2°5-3 cm. longi. Folia 
floralia quam cetera latiora involucrantia, flavescentia. Cyathium 
pubescens ; lobi longius ciliati 0°6 mm. longi, 1°5-1°8 mm. lati ; 
glandulae glabrae, transverse ellipticae, 0°5 mm. longae, ca. 2mm. 
latae. Ovarium glabrum ellipsoideum, 1°5 mm. longum; styli 
3 liberi, 1-5 mm. longi, apice obsolete bilobi. 
“Plant of 2-3 inches. Bracts and flowers greenish-yellow. 
Damp, peaty ground in openings in scrub on the eastern flank 
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. June 
1906." G. Forrest. No. 2237, 
Very close to E. bupleuroides, Diels, but distinguished by the 
broader cauline leaves and the sterile branches exceeding the 
inflorescence ; perhaps only a habitat-form of E. bupleuroides. 
+ Euphorbia bupleuroides, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis 7-20 cm. longus, inferne foliis remotis brevibus non- 
nunquam squamiformibus tectus, superne ramosus atque foliatus, 
cum ramis pubescens. Folia linearia, anguste oblonga veloblance- 
olato-linearia, costata, glabra, subtus subglaucescentia, 1°2~-1°8 
cm. longa, 0°25-0°4 cm. lata. Rami florigeri corymbum ramos 
steriles superantem efficientes 3-6 cm. longi. Folia floralia 
quam cetera multo latiora, late ovata vel late ellipticanonnunquam 
suborbiculari-rhombea, 0°7-1 cm. lata, flava. Cyathium cum 
lobis dense pubescens; glandulae subreniformes, crassiusculae, 
glabrae, 1°5 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae. Ovarium glabrum, 
styli praeter basin liberi apice bilobi. 
“Barren pine woods between Chen-nam cho and Sha-chiao. 
March 1905.”’ G. Forrest. No. 224. 
“Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers greenish-yellow. Dry, stony 
