ICACINACEAE 
Gomphandra Chingiana (Hand.-Maz.) Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 15: 238. 
1940. Fran. PAG 238) 175, /752 
Stemonurus Chingianus Hand.-Maz. Sinensia 2: 3. 1931; Hu, Ic. PL. Sin. 3: 44. 
1. 144. 1933. 
Inpo-CxiNA, Tonkin, Chapa, Pételot 5450, 6360, April 1935 and April 1938, in 
open forests, alt. about 1500 m. 
When first studied, this material was placed with Gomphandra oppositi- 
foha Pierre, where it cannot possibly belong, and later with G. kainanensis 
Merr. The specimens seem clearly to represent Handel-Mazzetti’s species, 
the type of which was from Kwangsi. Ching 8262 from Seh-feng Dar Shan, 
south of Nanning, Kweichow, distributed as Schoepfa chinensis Gardn. & 
Champ. is a fruiting specimen of this species, the fruits being up to 2 cm. 
in length and 8 mm. in diameter, oblong-ellipsoid, or sometimes slightly 
narrowed below. I suspect that certain Yunnan specimens should be 
referred to this species, including Henry 10492 (in fruit) and Tsai 55405, 
60577, 60583, 61669, 62138. Handel-Mazzetti’s species is allied to Gom- 
phandra hainanensis Merr., but is apparently distinct. 
Gomphandra mollis sp. nov. Her Pari 81/2589 1942 
Frutex vel arbor parva, foliis subtus dense brexter molliterque pube- 
scentibus; ramis ramulisque teretibus, breviter pubescentibus, ramulis ulti- 
mis 1.5-2 mm. diametro; foliis oblongis, chartaceis vel junioribus sub- 
membranaceis, 13-20 cm. longis, 4.5-6.5 cm. latis, perspicue subabrupteque 
acuminatis, acuminibus acutis vel subobtusis, ad 1.5 cm. longis, basi late 
acutis vel subrotundatis, supra in sicco subatris vel atro-olivaceis, subnitidis, 
glabris vel junioribus ad costam impressam obscure breviter pubescentibus, 
subtus paullo pallidioribus, dense breviter molliterque pubescentibus; nervis 
primariis utrinque 8-10, supra haud perspicuis, subtus elevatis, distinctis, 
subadscendentibus, circiter ad marginem obscure vel haud arcuato-anasto- 
mosantibus, reticulis primariis laxis, inconspicuis; petiolo 10-12 mm. longo, 
dense breviter pubescenti; inflorescentiis oppositifoliis, pedunculatis, 4-5 
cm. longis (pedunculo 1.5-2 cm. longo), breviter pubescentibus, ramis 
primariis plerumque 4, pedunculum terminantibus, subverticillatim disposi- 
tis, 1—-1.5 cm. longis; floribus numerosis in ramulis ultimis subcapitatim dis- 
positis, plus minusve confertis; floribus 4 5-meris, 4.5-5 mm. longis, 
brevissime pedicellatis vel subsessilibus; calycibus late cupulatis, circiter 
1 mm. diametro, vix 0.5 mm. altis, truncatis vel obscurissime 5-denticulatis, 
margine obscure ciliatis; calycis tubo 3 mm. longo, glabro, lobis ovatis vel 
ovato-lanceolatis, 1—-1.5 mm. longis, acuminatis, acuminibus inflexis; fila- 
mentis 4—5 mm. longis, planis, sursum circiter 1 mm. latis, deorsum angusta- 
tis, in partibus inferioribus (72-23) glabris, supra intus barbatis, pilis 
flaccidis, pellucidis, 1-1.5 mm. longis, apicibus leviter subclavatis: antheris 
ellipsoideis, 0.7-1 mm. longis; ovarii rudimento glabro, subconico, circiter 
1 mm. longo. 
ne CE Tonkin, Sontoy Province, Da Chong, Pételot 2658, 7949 (Type), May 
7, 1936 and May 4, 1940. CæiNaA, Yunnan, Ping-pien Hsien, T sai 60361, June 20, 1934, 
in ravines, altitude sa 1100 m. 
Gomphandra mollis Merr. is well characterized by its indumentum and 
its subcapitately arranged flowers on the four radiating branches of the 
leaf-opposed inflorescence. When first examined the material was referred 
to Gomphandra oppositifolia Pierre (Stemonurus oppositifolius Howard, 
Jour. Arnold Arb. 21: 469. 1940), where it certainly does not belong. 
Pierre’s type, a fruiting specimen, the flowers still unknown, was from 
Bien-hoa, near Saigon, in southern Indo-China. 
