SPECIES ASIATICAE. 187 
aucto suffultum, nuculis junioribus glabris nigrescentibus pro- 
funde peinsoss  ¢ ie senupire 
“China :—Yunnan, Shweli- Salweta divide. Lat. 25° go’ N. 
Alt. 9 86; ooo feet. Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers rose, mot- 
tled a deeper shade. Shady pasture on the margin of thickets. 
June 1g19.”’ G. Forrest. No. 18086. In flower. 
5130 Thalictrum scaposum, W. EF. Evans. Sp. nov. 
Inter congeneres filamentis valde dilatatis achaentis longe 
stipitatis stylis nullis notatos species haec foliolis haud peltatis, 
caulibus sub-scaposis aphyllis folia aequantibus, achaeniis parvis 
fere rectis distinguenda est. 
Planta glaberrima circ. 15-20 cm. alta. Rhizoma perenne 
repens curtum, folium radicale unicum atque inflorescentiam 
breviter subscaposam gerens. Folium biternatum cum petiolo 
ro em. longo cire. 15-20 cm. longum, foliolis ad 4 cm. longis 3 
em. latis longe petiolulatis subtus glaucescentibus late ovatis vel 
orbiculari-ovatis obtusis basi cuneatis vel subtruncatis margine 
irregulariter 3-4-lobatis, lobis latis obtusis. Scapus brevis 
pauciflorus folium subaequans inflorescentia cire. 10-flora subum- 
bellata terminatus atque vulgo inflorescentiam secundariam, ex 
axilla bracteae parvae viridis trifoliolatae ortam, primariae simi- 
lem et eam superantem prope apicem emittens. Flores parvi; 
sepala lactea haud 2 mm. eae ovato-lanceolata obtusa in- 
tegra; stamina circ. 8, cir mm. longa, filamentis infra angus- 
tatis parte superiore rags dilatatis, antheris parvis parallelis. 
Achaenia staminibus pauciora longe eau. juventute erecto- 
patentia stigmatibus sessilibus parvis capitata, maturitate parva, 
vix 2 mm. longa, 0.75 mm. lata, fere recta haud alata nec com- 
pressa longitudinaliter et aequaliter 8-sulcata. 
‘West China :—Yunnan, Mekong-Salween divide. Lat. 26° 
4o’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Plant of 6-ro inches. Flowers 
creamy-white. On cliffs and Se ae meet July 
1919.” G. Forrest. No. 18194. In flow 
‘Upper Burma :—Ridge West of Hpimaw Village. Alt. 
9,000-10,000 ft. In shade on limestone cliffs, amongst moss 
damp places.’? F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1759. July oth ina. 
Mature fruit. 
An interesting plant, having the foliage of T. clavatum, DC. 
but quite distinct in the short subscapose, few-flowered inflores- 
cence and much smaller, straighter achenes. It is also distinct 
from the numerous species described by Mgr. Léveillé, with the 
types of which it has been compared. 
