92 ae DiaGNoses SPECIERUM NovaRum. 
ium inferum turbinatum circ. 8 mm. longum. Fructus deest. 
“West China :—Muli Mountains, S.W. Szechwan, amongst 
heavy grass. Lat. 289 12’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. Plant of 2-3 
feet. Weakly scandent. Flowers pale blue. August 
1918.’’ G. Forrest. No. 16856. | 
The floral details are incomplete as there is only one 
flower which I have not dissected. Akin to C. meleagris, Diels 
and C. subscaposa, Kom. the species is easily distinguished by 
its leaf characters. 
I append a note on four species of Codonopsis described from 
Yunnan and Kweichow by M. Léveillé. 
C. accrescenticalyx, Lévl. in Cat. Pl. Yunnan, p. 24=C. 
tubulosa, Kom. - 
C. Bodinieri, Lévl. in Flore du Kouy Tchéou, p. 58=C. 
lanceolata, Benth. et Hook. f. 
C. graminifolia, Lévl. in Cat. Pl. Yunnan, p- 24=C. convolvu- 
lacea, Kurz. 
C. Mairei, Lévi. in Cat. Pl. Yunnan, p. 24=C. Forrestit, 
Diels. 
Cotylanthera yunnanensis, W.W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis C. paucisquamae, King a qua floribus majori- 
bus albis nec coeruleis inter alia divergit. é 
Planta 5-10 cm. alta glaberrima albida carnosula. Folia 
Squamiformia 2~4-paria lanceolata acuminata membranacea al- 
bida cire. 5 mm. longa. Flores solitarii. Calyx circ. 6 mm. 
longus fere ad imum in lobos quatuor ovatos acuminatos fissus 
tenuiter membranaceus costa conspicua pererratus albidus. 
Corolla pro planta magna alba extra purpureo-suffusa ; tubus fere 
sphaericus circ. 2.5 mm. diametro; lobi 4 anguste oblanceolati, 
apice rotundati, 12-13 mm. longi. Stamina 4 ad apicem tubi 
inserta filamentis 4 mm. longis antheris 5 mm. longis paulo 
curvatis aurantiacis apice poro unico dehiscentibus. Ovarium 
subglobosum circ. 4 mm. diametro, stylo fere 8 mm. longo, stig- 
mate capitato, seminibus numerosis. Fructus deest. 
“West China :—Shweli-Saiween divide, Yunnan, in very 
shady situations in forests. Tat. ane NN. AN, SAO Te 
Plant of 2-3 inches. Flowers white, flushed purple exterior; 
anthers orange. September 1919.”’ G. Forrest. No. 18534. 
“Tengyueh, Yunnan, in boggy pasture, at base of hills to west. 
Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6,060 ft. Plant of 2%-4 inches. Stems 
white, perianth pale purplish-blue; anthers golden yellow. 
July 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 8496. 
An interesting addition to the genus which contained previ- 
ously only three species, one from Java, one from the Pacific 
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Islands, and one from the East Hima ya. 
