SPECIES ASIATICAE, 223 
31,36 Silene (Melandryum) epilosa, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
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Species inter congeneres yunnanenses .habitu altissimo, 
partibus undique glaberrimis, inflorescentiis praelongis, petalis 
calyce inclusis bene notata. 
Planta elata ad 1.5 m. alta. Radix non visa. Caulis 
solitarius erectus strictus simplex vel pauciramosus, remotiuscule 
foliosus glaber. Folia basalia delapsa; caulina in petiolum 
vix discretum late marginatum attenuata ; lamina cum petiolo 
6-9 cm. longa, 1-2.2 cm. lata, plus minusve lanceolata, apice 
acuta breviter apiculata, margine paululo asperata, in sicco 
papyracea, utrinque glabra minute papillosa: costa media 
subconspicua ; folia superne in bracteas vulgo 1-3 cm. longas 
lineari-lanceolatas vel lineares decrescentia. Inflorescentia ter- 
minalis praelonga ad 60 cm. longa angustissima e cymulis vulgo 
trifloris racemose dispositis suberectis longiuscule pedunculatis 
sed tamen internodia haud superantibus composita ; pedunculi 
pedicellique ad 5 cm. longi glabri. Calyx circ. 9 mm. longus 
e basi paulo angustata tubuloso-campanulatus viridis apice pur- 
purascens, ad quintam partem in lobos ovatos obtusos divisus 
glaber costis haud conspicuis. Petala vix ad basim loborum 
calycinorum pertinentia, pallide rosea, ungue glabro in auriculas 
bene distinctas integras sensim dilatato et in laminam I mm. 
longam ad medium partitam exiente, lobis integris; squamae 
brevissimae lunatae integrae. Staminum filamenta glabra. 
Ovarium ovato-oblongum uniloculare stylis tribus coronatum. 
Capsula gynophoro brevissimo praedita seminibus minute 
tuberculatis. 
‘China :—Yunnan, at the south end of the Teng-yueh 
valley. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6000 ft. Plant of 3-44 ft. Flowers 
pale rose. Open limy pasture. July 1912.” G. Forrest. 
No. 8532. 
A very tall glabrous species, further distinguished by the 
small corolla which is included in the calyx. It is not closely 
allied to any of the described species of Western China. 
Silene (Eusilene) esquamata, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis S. grandiflorae, Franch. a qua calycis dentibus 
-rotundatis, ungue exauriculato, squamis faucis deficientibus 
bene notata. 
Planta 30-50 cm. alta, perennis, infra bene foliosa. Radix 
elongata fusiformi-incrassata. Caules plerumque 2-6, erecti, 
graciles, ramis erectis substrictis ramosi, ad inflorescentiam pauci- 
foliati, plus minusve albido-pubescentes. Folia basalia emarcida 
caulinis subsimilia sed longius petiolata; caulina breviter 
connata, in petiolum latum haud bene sae attenuata, 
