12 mm. longis, coriaceis, concavis, extus dense breviter ferrugineo- 

 pubescentibus, intus sursum cinereo-pubescentibus, deorsum glabris, 

 interioribus paullo brevioribus quam exterioribus, intus glabris, extus 

 breviter pubescentibus; staminibus numerosis, antheris 2.2 mm. longis; 

 carpellis paucis, lanceolatis, sursum leviter pubescentibus, cum stylis 

 S mm. longis, ovulis numerosis. 



Indo-China, Tonkin, Province of Hoa Binh, near Muong Thon, 

 route from Hanoi to Hoa Binh, Petclot 4862, March, 1933. 



Characterized by being nearly glabrous, except for the subglobose 

 flowers, as well as by its elliptic to oblong-elliptic, ample leaves which 

 are broadly rounded at their bases and rounded or broadly acute at 

 apices. 



Pissistigma acuminatissimum sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, ramis teretibus, glabris, ramulis breviter adpresse 

 pubescentibus, circiter 1 mm. diametro; foliis lanceolatis vel oblongo- 

 lanceolatis, graciliter acuminatis, basi late acutis, 8-14 cm. longis, 2-4 

 cm. latis, chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, in sicco supra pallide olivaceis, 

 dabris vel parcissime adpresse ciliatis, subtus brunneis, consperse brevi- 



■• adpresse pubescentibus; nervis primariis utrinque circiter 20, subtus 



perSpiCUlb, eievatlS; peilOlO O-IU uim. lungu, uicvnci aupicsac jjuuc- 



scente; floribus terminalibus axillaribusque, solitariis vel binis vel trinis, 

 circiter 2 cm. longis, pedicellis circiter 1.5 cm. longis, breviter pubescenti- 

 bus, bracteolis lanceolatis, acuminatis, circiter 4 mm. longis; sepalis 



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a synonym of Hemsley's species, and is - unnecessary name as Litsea 

 ^inemsl. (1891) is older than L. «zo«« Boerl. (1900). 

 nrv.tocarya hainanensis Merr. Philip. Jour. Sci. 21: 343. 1922 ; L.ou, 



