278 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
“ Semi-scandent plant of 14-4 ft. Flowers brown crimson. 
Dry, stony situations amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’. Alt. g-10,000 ft. June 
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2327. 
“Plant of 1-3 ft. Flowers reddish purple. Moist, shady 
situations amongst scrub on and at the base of cliffs on the 
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’. Alt. 9 
10,500 ft. Flow. August 1906.”” G. Forrest. No. 2753. 
This form was collected before by Delavay (No. 2591) “ad 
montem Hee-chan-men,”’ and named by Franchet R. cordifolia, 
L. var. purpurea L.=R. purpurea, Decne., f. b. 
Rubia yunnanensis (Franch.), Diels. Sp. nov. 
Rubia sikkimensts, Kurz, var. yunnanensts, Franch., ms. in 
schedis. 
Planta e basi ramosa, 7°5-20 cm. alta, rami adscendentes. 
Folia 4-verticillata, sessilia, crassiuscula, margine scabrida, 
subtus pallida, anguste ovata vel oblonga, 8-12 mm. longa, 
3-4 mm. lata, inferiora vix majora, nervi 3 primarii supra immersi, 
subtus prominentes. Inflorescentia terminalis subpaniculata. 
Flores breviter pedicellati. Corolla patelliformis lutea, segmenta 
anguste ovata, patula, apice ipsa subcallosa incurva. 
‘ Prostrate plant of 3-8 inches. Flowers yellow. Dry, stony, 
barren pastureland along the base of foothills to south of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 5’ N. Alt. 88500 ft. June 
1906.”” G. Forrest. No. 2484. 
“‘ Maeulchan in collibus calcareis. Delavay! R. stkkimensis, 
Kurz, var. yunnanensis, Franch. 
This species has a Galium-like habit. It is nearly related 
to R. ustulata, Diels, but is distinguished by its smaller size, the 
much more equal and smaller leaves, the cuspidate petals. It is 
quite different from R. stkkimensis, Kurz. 
Rubia ustulata, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis suberectus vel debilis, parce ramosus, 25-30 cm. longus, 
fereglaber. Folia 4-verticillata subsessilia praeter basinipsam pub- 
erulam glabra, late elliptica vel obovata, inferiora circ. 4 cm. longa 
2 mm. lata, trinervia, superiora mox decrescentia. Inflorescentia . 
subterminali-paniculata gracilis, bracteae minutae purpurascentes. 
Flores striolati. Corolla patelliformis, demum rotato-stellata ; 
petala ovata, obtusiuscula, nec recurva, 1'6-2mm.longa, siccaalbida 
apice ustulato-purpurascentia. Styli 2, 0°6 mm. longi, graciles. 
““ Dry, rocky situations and pine woods in all valleys north 
of Talifu. Alt. from 6500-10,000 ft.” G. Forrest. No. 365. 
““Mekong-Salwin divide behind Tsekou Mission,” G. Forrest. 
No. 368. Tsekou, Monbeig in Herb. Kew ! 
