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176 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
‘Phoebe Forrestii, \V. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis P. neuranthae, (Hemsl.) Gamble a qua ramulis 
et pedunculis et perianthiis longe fulvo-villosis, foliis basi an- 
guste oe nec cuneatis inter alia differt. 
Frutex 3-6 m. altus ramulis primum longe et densissime ful- 
aes annotinis glabris cinerascentibus. Folia saltem ad 
anthesin persistentia, novella tunc bene evoluta, petiolo 4-6 mm. 
longo dense fulvo-piloso (in adultis glabrescente) munita ; lamina 
vulgo 8-16 cm. longa, 1.5-3-5 cm. lata, plerumque anguste lanceo- 
lata, longiuscule acuminata basi anguste rotundata, adulta firme 
papyracea vel subcoriacea, supra atroviridis glabra sulco costae 
pilis fulvis impleto excepto, infra cinerea praesertim ad costam 
nervosque eminentes subsparsim fulvo-villosa ; nervi vulgo 10-14 
paria. Inflorescentiae numerosae in axillis superioribus_soli- 
tariae, pedunculis 3.5-6 cm. longis dense fulvo-villosis gracilibus 
suffultae 4—-8-florae; pedicelli 4~7 mm. longi pilis dense induti. 
Perianthii segmenta circ. 5 mm. longa ovata obtusa utrinque 
villosula. Stamina perfecta 9, ea serierum exteriorum egland- 
‘ula, antheris quadrilocellatis, filamentis sparsim pilosis, ea seriei 
tertiae biglandulosa, antheris dorso atque filamentis dense pilo- 
sis; staminodia in serie quarta conspicua. Ovarium globosum 
circ. 1.5 mm. diametro stylum aequans stigmate magno coron- 
atum. Fructus fere maturus subglobosus circ. 12 mm. longus, 
10 mm. latus perianthii persistentis segmentis erectis suffultus, 
perianthii tubo haud incrassato. 
“West China :—Valley of the Shweli (Lungchiang), Yunnan, 
amongst scrub. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 5,000 ft. Shrub of 10-20 ft. 
Flowers binish-yellow. May 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 7835. 
“July 1912.’ G. Forrest. No. 8745. 
Of the close allies of this ig P. neurantha, Gamble, P. 
nanmu, Gamble, and P. Sheareri, Gamble, the first and third 
occur also in Yunnan, as shown by the Forrestian specimens. 
P. nanmu is common in pecan and may also be expected in 
Yunnan. 
Phyllanthus Franchetianus, évl. Deser. ampl. W. W. Sm. 
Species sectionis Reidiae, ex affinitate P. pulchri, Wall. a quo 
ramulis glabris, foliis multo minoribus praeter alia signa differt. 
Frutex 1.2-1.3 m. altus ramulis senioribus gracilibus cinereis, 
junioribus gracillimis glabris a basi ad summum foliis imbricatis 
praeditis. Folia petiolo brevissimo vix 0.5 mm. superante prae- 
dita, 5-7 mm. longa, circ. 3 mm. lata, asymmetrice subelliptica, 
apice obtuse acutata mucronulata, basi rotundata, in sicco mem- 
branacea, glabra, supra eiancescentia. infra glauca nervis sub- 
: _obsoletis; stipulae lineari-lanceolatae acuminatae ad 2 mm. 
