252 BALFOUR-—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
U@ Rhododendron nwaiense, Balf. f, et Ward. 
Frutex ad r m. altus in bambusetis et inter rupes crescens 
ramosissimus parvifolius. Ramuli juniores alabastrorum perulis 
externis annos plures persistentibus sordide griseis angustis 
elongato- triangularibus circ. 5 mm. longis carinatis acutis vel 
acuminatis coriaceis dorso ebactire lepidotis margine eciliatis 
imbricatim obtecti seniores grisei verruculosi decorticantes. 
Alabastra oblongo-ovoidea acuta paucifolia perulis internis mem- 
branaceis subspathulatis obtusis apiculatis ciliatis. Folia crasse 
coriacea ad 2 cm. longa petiolata; lamina oblonga apice pro- 
funde emarginatim recurvata sinu corneo-mucronulato margine 
revoluta integra subasperata basi cordulata supra atro-viridis 
squamarum peltatarum juvenilium vestigiis conspersis asperata 
costa media sulcata caeteroquin venuloso-reticulata rugulosa 
subtus fusco-ferruginea squamis peltatis longi-stipitatis et brevi- 
stipitatis (illis disco lato praeditis stratum super has breviores 
angustiores facientibus) induta costa media elevata primo dense 
lepidota tandem fere nuda flavida. Flores sulfurei in um- 
bellas circ. 6-floras parvas terminales rhachi puberula dispositi ; 
bracteae late ovatae vel rotundatae apiculatae dorso lepidotae 
margine ciliatae intus puberulae circ. 5 mm. longae pedicellis 
longiores ; prophylla lineari-claviformia ramentacea extus lepi- 
dota margine ciliata circ. 4.5 mm. longa calyce breviora ; pedi- 
celliad 2 mm. longi lepidoti haud puberuli. Calyx feread basim 
in lobos 5 inaequales nunc aequales fissus cupula crateriformi 
dense lepidota lobis membranaceis viridibus vel rubidis extus 
dense lepidotis margine lepidoto-fimbriatis lobo antico minimo 
circ. 3 mm. longo oblongo-obtuso lobis postero-lateralibus saepe 
in lobum unum latum circ. 4.5 mm. longum apice dentatum 
connatis. Corollae tenuis obliquae 1.5 cm, longae tubus antice 
circ. 6.5 mm. longus extus glaber intus pubescens in lobos 
explanatos latiusculos circ. 5 mm. longos 7 mm. latos extus 
sparsim lepidotos crenulatos sursum ampliatus. Stamina 5 circ. 
5 mm. longa filamentis glabris ad basim expansis, antheris 
oblongis. Ovarium conoideum 5-lobatum lepidotum circ. 
1.5 mm. longum ; stylus rectus haud clavatus ad 2 mm. longus 
ovario longior stigmate lobato coronatus, 
Species Rh. gymnomisco, Balf. f. et Ward proxima alabas- 
trorum perulis persistentibus, foliis saepe emarginatis, pedicellis 
epuberulis, corolla sulfurea, staminibus glabris, ovario lepidoto, 
stylo puberulo distinguenda. 
E. Upper Burma. Ridge of Naung Chaung. Nwai Divide. 
Dwarf bushy shrub of 2-3 ft. amongst bamboo brake or in the 
open amongst granite boulders about 12,000-13,000 ft. Flowers 
sulphur yellow. Cf. very similar sp. from Doker La, MS. 
