DIELS—POLYGONACEAE, 257 
“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers deep crimson. Pendulous on 
cliffs and boulders, forming clumps, on the eastern flank of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. August 
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2761. 
I have never seen any Himalayan specimen of P. Emodi, 
Meissn., as large as this variety. Apart from the extraordinary 
development of all parts, our plant agrees with the type in every 
respect. 
»30° Polygonum jucundum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis (vix radicans ? ) 0°3-0°6 m. altus, purpurascens, superne 
parce strigillosus. Ochreae scariosae, fuscae, petiolo multo 
longiores pilis brevibus recurvis purpurascentibus subhispida. 
Folia ad basin petioli circ, 0°5 cm. longi auriculo parvo praedita, 
herbacea subtus pallidiora saepe margine purpurascentia, parce 
hispida, lanceolata vel lanceolato-oblonga, apice acuminata, 
5-8 cm. longa, 2°2-2°6 cm. lata. Capitula plerumque geminata, 
pedunculata pedunculo minute scaberulo, 5-8 mm. diamet. 
Bracteae glabrae, late ovatae, valde concavae, in mediana 
virides ceterum scarioso-hyalinae, circ. 3-3°5 mm. longae, 2°5 
mm. latae. Perianthium: basi conspicue attenuata ovarium 
amplectens, pallide purpureo-roseum ; segmenta anguste obo- 
vata 45-5 mm. longa. Stamina 8, circ. 3 mm. longa, perianthii 
segmenta aequantia. Ovarium o°6-0'7 mm. longum, styli ultra 
medium connati circ. 1°3 mm. longi. 
‘“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers pale purplish-pink. bon situa- 
tions, amongst grass, ening the base of the eastern flank of the 
Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 6700-8000 ft. June-July 
1906.”’ G. Forrest. No. 4576. 
Sect. Cephalophilon. Allied to P. sphaerocephalum, Wall., 
P, microcephalum, Don, and P. capitatum, Ham. 1 have not seen 
the ripe fruit. 
Polygonum cyanandrum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caules basi nonnunquam radicantes, parce ramosi, 5-30 cm 
longi. Folia inferiora quam superiora minora. Ochreae scariosae 
fuscae pilis retrorsis albidis quasi barbatae, petiolo breviores. 
Petiolus 2-10 mm.longus, Lamina membranacea,subtus pallidior, 
parce ciliata vel tota glabra, e basi saepe subtruncata ovata vel 
oblongo-ovata, 0°3-2 cm. longa, 0°25-1°5 cm. lata. Capitula 
parva pauciflora inter folia summa fere occulta. Flores breviter 
pedicellati. Perianthii albidi segmenta subobovata vel oblongo- 
elliptica, 1°3-1'5 mm. longa, o°8-1 mm. lata. Stamina 8 fertilia, 
antherae cyaneae. Nectaria interstaminalia conspicua. Styli 
3, stigmata capitata. ; 
‘“‘ Procumbent plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers greenish-white, 
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