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*“ Croton euryphyllus, W.W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affnis C. Tiglio, Linn. a quo foliis latissimis nunc 
maximis apice rebandatis vel obtuse acutatis basi cordatis atque 
7-plinerviis, inflorescentiis elongatis, petalis in flore Q subu- 
latis, ovario magis globoso, fructu minore muris crassis, sem~- 
ia circ. 9 mm. longis brunneo-marmoratis recedit. 
Frutex 3-4 m. altus ramis glabris pallido-cinereis. Folia 
petiolo 3-9.5 cm. longo primum stellato-piloso mox glaberrimo 
suffulta ; lamina nunc 7.5 cm. longa, 6.5 cm. lata, nunc ad 18 cm. 
longa et lata, late ovato-cordata, apice rottitidata vel breviter 
obtuseque acutata, basi plérimqué cordata atque glandulis binis 
magnis peziziformibus munita, margine serrata serraturis nunc 
grossis, in sicco membranacea, laete viridis, primum pilis stel- 
latis raris conspersa, mox utrinque glabra vel fere glabra, nervis 
basalibus 7, ad medium laminae vel ultro attingentibus, nervis 
lateralibus 4-6 paribus, omnibus subtus eminentibus. Racemi 
terminales flexuosi ad 20 cm. longi glabri vel fere glabri, pedi- 
cellis circ. 4 mm. longis glabris vel pilis albis stellatis conspersis, 
bracteis subulatis. Sepala i in flore & 5, circ. 3 mm. longa, ob- 
longa obtusa glabra apice villosulo excepto; petala sepalis aequi- 
longa angustiora oblanceolata obtusa albo-villosula; glandulae 
disci conspicuae quadratae; stamina circ. 15 filamentis glabris, 
receptaculo villoso. Sepala in flore circ. 3.5 mm. longa erecta 
subglabra apice villosula intra glabra; petala parva subulata ; 
glandulae subquadratae ; ovarium subglobosum circ. 3 mm. dia- 
metro pilis flavidis stellato-tomentosum stylis gracilibus bipar- 
titis. Fructus circ. 12 mm. longus, tr mm. latus, stellato- 
tomentosus, muris sat crassis, seminibus in aus solitatiis 9 
tam. longis 6 mm. latis trigonis brunneo-marmorati 
“West China :—Mountains in the N.E. of the Visitas bend, 
Yunnan, in open situations by streams. Lat. 27° 45’N. Alt. 
8-9,000 ft. Shrub of 10-12 ft. Flowers greenish-yellow. 
August 1913.”’ G. Forrest. No. 10737. 
‘‘Yung-peh Mountains, Yunnan. Lat. 26° 45 N. Alt. 9,000 
ft. Shrub of ro ft. okie * No. 10737 in fruit. Septem- 
026. 
ber 1913’ G. Forrest. No. 
Croton yunnanensis, W.W.Sm._ Sp. nov. 
Species affinis C. caudato, Geis. a quo habitu erecto, foliis 
utrinque molliter albido-tomentosis, stipulis simplicibus, stam- 
inibus paucioribus, disco in flore 2 glabro inter alia divergit. 
Frutex erectus 1-2 m. altus, ramulis teretibus dense albido- 
stellato-tomentosis tandem glabrescentibus _ pallido-cinereis. 
Folia petiolo 1-4 cm. longo albo-tomentoso praedita; lamina 
plerumque 5-8 cm. longa, 4-6 cm. lata, late ovata, apice acutata 
Vix acutiinata, basi breviter cordata vel nuttc rotundata, margine 
