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252 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
MALVACEAE. 
° Hibiscus Forrestii, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis 1'2-1°8 m. altus, praecipue superne hispidus. Foliorum 
petiolus hispido-pilosus, 6-10 cm. longus; lamina herbacea, in 
utraque facie hispida, 1o-12 cm. longa, 12-15 cm. lata, 5-loba, 
lobis 2 inferis minoribus, omnibus ovatis acuminatis dentato- 
serratis. Bracteolae 5 lanceolatae, extus pilis luteolis dense 
hispidae, 2-2°5 cm. longae. Calyx spathaceus, 2°5 cm. longus, 
petala lutea basi purpureo-fusca, 5-6 cm. longa. Capsula 
densissime hispida. 
“ Plant of 4-6 ft. Flowers yellow, base of petals wd maroon. 
Dry, open hillsides around Teng-Yueh. Lat. 25° ] 
6-7000 ft. October 1903.’’ G. Forrest. No. 993. 
Allied to H. pungens, Roxb., but much more hispid in all its 
parts, the leaves less deeply cut with more ovate segments, the 
flowers somewhat smaller. 
MELASTOMATACEAE. 
Oxyspora serrata, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex ramosus, 0°6-1°2 m. altus, rami cortice pallido brunneo 
costato praediti, novelli ad nodos strigulosi. Foliorum petiolus 
1-2 cm. longus ; lamina membranaceo-herbacea, supra in margine 
atque ad nervos exteriores faciei inferae parce hirto-setulosa, 
supra viridis subtus pallide violascens vel purpurascens, anguste 
ovata vel sublanceolata acuminata, serrata, 6-9 cm. longa, 1°6-3 
cm. lata, nervi primarii 3 secundariis transversis conjuncti, 
secundarii marginales sursum arcuati conjuncti. Panicula ter- 
minalis, 5-20-flora. Pedunculi, pedicelli, receptaculum setu- 
loso-glandulifera ; pedicelli 3-6 mm. longi. Receptaculum cam- 
paniforme, 4-5 mm. longum, 25 mm. latum. Petala 8-10 
mim. longa, late ovata, apice breviter acuminata, intense rosea. 
Staminum breviorum 7-8 mm. longorum connectivum basi 
dorsali calcare brevissimo plerumque reflexo praeditum. 
‘“‘ Branched shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers bright rose-red. Moist, 
= shady situations on the Irrawadi-Ming-Kwang pass. Lat. 
25° 50’ N. Alt. 8-9500 ft. Upper Burmah. October 1903.” 
G. Forrest. No. 960. 
Easily recognised by its serrate leaves with bristly hairs. 
OLEACEAE. 
Ligustrum ionandrum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex dense ramosus 0°9-3 m. altus. Rami cortice pallide 
cinereo-fusco praediti, novelli dense pubescentes. Folia parva 
