284 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
TERNSTROEMIACEAE. 
Thea Forrestii, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 1-3 m. altus. Rami graciles, novelli pubescentes. 
Folia breviter petiolata, chartacea, supra sublucida subtus 
pallidiora, praeter petiolum costamque pilosam glabra punctulata, 
ovata vel rarius sublanceolata, obtuse acuminata, minute 
adpresse serrata, 2°5-3cm. longa, 1°2-1°8cm. lata, nervi subtus 
vix conspicui. Pedunculus brevissimus  bracteolis coriaceis 
parvis praeditus. Sepala coriacea, late ovata, margine ciliata 
praeterea glabra, 2-4 mm. longa; petala ochroleuca, late 
elliptica, apice obtusa vel leviter emarginata, 8-g mm. longa, 
5-7 mm. lata. Stamina basi coalita ca. 6 mm. _ longa. 
Ovarium glabrum, stylus glaber, 8 mm. longus, apice in ramos 
3 solutus. 
“ Shrub of 3-8 ft. Flowers creamy white. Wooded gullies. 
South end of Tsu-hsiong-fu valley. Alt. 7-8000 ft. Yunnan. 
February 1903.”’ G. Forrest. No. 314. 
Closely allied to T. euryoides (Lindl.), Booth, but different from 
it by thicker, broader, more glabrous leaves, more glabrous sepals 
and emarginate petals. Another closely allied species is T. 
microphylla, Pitard, from the Yunnanfu region; from this our 
species may be recognised by its nearly doubly larger leaves, 
which are not as thick, and do not get as yellow when dry. 
. Thea yunnanensis, Pitard. 
Frutex 1-3 m. altus. Rami graciles, novelli pubescentes, 
adulti cinereo-corticati. Folia breviter petiolata, papyracea, 
supra fere glabra, subtus (et ad petiolum) praecipue ad costam 
pilosula, subtus pallidior, ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, basi rotun- 
data vel cito angustata, apice acumine saepe subobliquo vel 
subcurvato praedita, serrulata, 3-5 cm. longa, s ‘7—2°5 cm. lata, 
nervi Vix conspicui. Flores breviter ped demum quidem), 
erecti, expansi (sicci) 5 cm. diamet. Sepala margine scariosa ; 
petala alba, elliptica, 2-2°5 cm. longa, 1-1°3 cm. lata, haud emargi- 
nata. Stamina non nisi basi coalita, 1-1°5 cm. longa. Ovarium 
glabrum, styli liberi. 
“ Shrub of 4-8 ft. Damp places on hillsides. Head of Lang 
Kung valley. Alt. gooo ft. Yunnan. 1904.’ G. Forrest. 
No. 430. 
Ta long tan, 15 October 1889 (Delavay ! ). 
In habit, this approaches T. Greysii or T. rosiflora. It is 
difficult to decide whether it should be included in Sect. Euthea 
or in Sect. Camellia. 
