oo. 
DIELS—THYMELAEACEAE 285 
Thea speciosa, Pitard. 
Frutex 1-2 m. altus. Rami novelli brunnei, adulti cinereo- 
corticati. Folia breviter petiolata, coriacea, in utraque facie 
lucida, subtus pallidiora glaberrima (sicca) punctulata, ovato- 
oblonga vel oblanceolata, basin versus plerumque sensim angus- 
tata, calloso-serrata, apice acuminata, 475-10 cm. longa, 2°5-3°5 
cm. lata, nervi sicci supra magis quam subtus conspicui. Sepala 
rotundata, dorso dense sericea, I-1°5 cm. longa, 1°5-2 cm. lata; 
petala rosea, emarginata, ad 4 cm. longa et 3°5 cm. lata. Stamina 
varie (usque ad 2) coalita, ad 2°5 cm. longa. Ovarium dense 
pilosum, styli usque ad apicem connati, 2—2°5 cm. longi. 
“Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers rose-pink. On dry, open, chalky 
hillsides from Yunnanfu to Tsu-hsiong-fu. Alt. 7-8000 ft. 
January 1903.” G. Forrest. No. 423. 
Pinfa, Kong-tchou (Cavalerie et Fortunat, No. 2261. Type, 
Bodinier, No. 2594). 
Tchen fong chan, Yunnan, Fevrier, 1904 (Delavay, No. 4930). 
Allied to T. Sasanqua, but larger; the stamens are connate 
very high up. : 
TILIACEAE. 
Tilia paucicostata, Maxim., var. yunnanensis, Diels. Var. nov. 
Folia in axillis nervorum ferrugineo-barbata atque praeterea 
pilis mollibus densius vestita. 
‘“‘ Sides of streams, Shu Pa and Lopa valleys, Yangtse-Mekong 
divide, between Pung-tzu-la and Hsia Zo. Alt. g~10,000 
f+, September 1904." G. Forrest. No. 47. 
THYMELAEACEAE. 
Daphne aurantiaca, Dicls. Sp. nov. 
Frutex humilis, ramosissimus, 0°6—-1°2 m. altus, rami foliorum 
pristinorum vestigiis quasi verrucosi. Folia ad apices ramu- 
orum conferta, parva, subchartacea, laevia, glabra, subtus 
pallidiora, obovata, vel elongato-obovata, acuta, margine 
subrecurva, 9-10 mm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, costa supra insculpta 
subtus prominens, nervi ceteri inconspicui. Flores 2-4-ni ter- 
minales sessiles, glabrati, intense aurantiaci, fragrantes ; tubus 
ro-1z mm. longus, lobi ovato-elliptici obtusi, nonnunquam inae- 
quales, 4-5 mm. longi, 3-3°5 mm. lati. Ovarium glabrum, elongato- 
obovatum, 2-3 mm. longum, stylus perbrevis vix 0'°5 mm. longus, 
stigma capitatum 0°7 mm. diamet. 
“ Dwarf shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers bright orange yellow, 
