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242 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE 
Phlomis Franchetiana, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caules 0°6-0'9 m. alti, stellato-pubescentes. Folia media 
. longe petiolata, lamina herbacea, in utraque facie pilis 
stellatis scabra, subtus pallidior, e basi altius cordata, late ovata, 
crenato-dentata, apice acuminata, 10-12 cm. longa, 6-9 cm. lata. 
Verticillastri 4-6-flori; bracteolae brevissimae, 1°5 mm. longae. 
Calyx extus stellato-pubescens, circ. 8 mm. longus, dentes I-15 
mm. longi. Corolla livide purpurea, extus stellato-tomentella, 
galea intus barbata, 6 mm. longa margine inciso-denticulata, 
labii inferioris lobi margine obsolete eroso-denticulati, lobus 
medianus quam laterales vix latior sed fere dimidio longior, 
concavus, circ. 5-6 mm. longus. 
“Plant of 2-3 ft. Flowers dull livid crimson. Amongst 
scrub in and on the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank 
of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’. Alt. g-11,o00ft. August 
1905.” G. Forrest. No. 4558. 
From P. Forrestit, Diels, distinguished by shorter bracteoles, 
smaller corolla, the proportions of the lower lip and the stellate 
tomentum of the leaves which are more crenate. 
* Phlomis melanantha, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caules 0°6-0'9 m. alti, quadranguli, fere glabri. Folia caulina 
inferiora minora, mediorum petiolus atropurpureus, parce hispidus 
5-6 cm. longus; lamina herbacea, supra parce strigoso-hispida, 
subtus pallidior et magis glabra, cordata vel cordato-ovata, 
dentata vel serrato-dentata, apice longius acuminata, 6-8 cm. 
longa, 3°5-6°5 cm. lata. Verticillastri axillares densiflori, bracteae 
et bracteolae lineares calycem aequantes vel paulo superantes, 
apice subspinescentes. Calyx purpurascens, circ. 8 mm. longus, 
ad nervos et dentes hinc inde hispidus, dentes rigidi spinescentes, 
4 mm. longi, erecti. Corolla atropurpurea ; tubus circ. 10 mm. 
longus ; limbi segmenta conspicue inciso-dentata, extus sericeo- 
pilosa; galea intus longe albo-barbata, 10 mm. longa; labii 
inferioris 7 mm. longi lobus medianus 5-6 mm. latus, quam 
laterales subduplo latior. 
“ Plant of 2~3 ft. Flowers deep almost black crimson. Open 
grassy situations amongst scrub on the margins of pine forests 
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 12’ N. 
Alt. ro-11,000 ft. July 1906.” G,. Forrest. No. 2540. 
The sharply-toothed lobes of the deep crimson, “‘almost black ”’ 
(ex G. Forrest) corolla are remarkable. 
Ajuga Forrestii, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis 15-50 cm. longus, adscendens vel erectus, ima basi 
hypophyllis squamiformibus vestitus, villosus; stolones nulli. 
