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labium posticum 1.5—-1.75 mm. longum, basi 3—3.5 mm. latum, 
lobis apice rotundatis vel emarginatis 0.75—1 mm. longis, anticum 
3-3.5 mm. longum, lobis oblongo-obovatis vel subquadrato- 
obovatis apice rotundatis ad 2.75 mm. longis et 2.5 mm. latis. 
Filamenta glabra, antica 4.5 mm. longa, 2.5 mm. supra corollae 
tubi basem inserta, lateralia 3.25 mm. longa, 2 mm. supra 
corollae tubi basem inserta; staminodium 0.75 mm. longum, 
glabrum, circa 0.75 mm. supra corollae tubi basem affixum ; 
antherae apice truncatae, basi emarginulatae. Discus sub- 
annularis, circa 0.25 mm. altus. Ovarium calycem paulo 
superans, glabrum, stylo 4 mm. longo, stigmate emarginato. 
Capsula 2 cm. longa, calyce diu persistente demum deciduo. 
W. Hupeh. Wilson, 2170. 
09 Didissandra flabellata, Craib, sp. nov. 
Rhizoma crassum, radices fibrosas copiose emittens. Folia 
omnia basalia, patentia, matura laxa, iuvenilia congesta, obovata 
vel flabelliformia, rarius subovata, apice rotundata subtruncatave, 
basi in petiolum cuneatim angustata, usque ad 3.3 cm. longa 
et 2.5 cm. lata, coriacea, supra viridia, ad nervos glabra, aliter 
pilis longis sericeis plus minusve persistentibus subcopiose 
ornata, subtus pallidiora, ad costam nervosque laterales cinna- 
momeo-lanuginosa, aliter dense sericea, nervis lateralibus utrin- 
que 3-4 bene intra marginem furcatis supra impressis subtus 
prominentibus, margine crenata, longius albo-ciliata, exteriora 
petiolo ad 3 cm. longo praesertim lateribus pilis longis 
sericeis ornato suffulta. Pedunculi rarius solitarii, primo 
albo-lanati, mox plus minusve glabrescentes, usque ad 12.5 cm. 
alti. Calyx iuventute sericeus, cito glabrescens, in segmenta 
5 inter se subaequalia oblonga vel oblongo-lanceolata apice 
obtusa 3 mm. longa et 1 mm. lata 3- vel subobscure 5-nervia 
.  partitus. Corollae tubus 5.5 mm. longus, intra antice pilis 
pro parte maxima in lineas duas cum lobis alternantes dispositis 
densius instructus, limbo bilabiato ; labium posticum 2 mm. — 
longum, ultra medium bilobatum, anticum 3-4 mm. longum, 
ultra medium trilobatum. Filamenta glabra, antheris per 
paria cohaerentibus. Discus annularis. Ovarium calyci sub- 
aequialtum, stylo parum_ brevius. Capsula straminea, circa 
1.2 cm. longa. : 
Yunnan. Eastern flank of the Tali Range, 8000-10,000 ft. 
Lat. 25° 4o’ N. Plant of 2-6 inches. Flowers dark blue. 
Faces of cliffs and on humus-covered boulders. G. Forrest, 
7129. ¥. Aug. 1910. 
Ibid., 7000-go00 ft. Flowers deep blue or blue and white. 
Open dry situations on rocks and cliffs. G. Forrest, 4804. 
