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also to M. manipurensis (v. infra), from which it differs by the 

 characteristic stamens. 



7. M. borealis, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate VIII and Plate 

 XXXIII, figs. 30-46.) 



Planta valde variabilis. Folia 5-9-juga, jugo infimo stipulis 

 filiformibus usque ad 10 mm. longis valde approximante, ejus 

 foliolis quam alia multo minoribus. Foliola chartacea vel sub- 

 coriacea, supra nitida, subtus subnitida, oblonga vel oblongo- 

 lanceolata, 5-10 cm. longa, 1.5-3 raro 4 cm - lata > Dasi truncata 

 vel rotundato-cuneata interdum subcuneata, obliqua, e basi 5- 

 vel sub-5-nervia, venis utrinque elevatis conspicuis, margine 

 spinoso-dentata, dentibus in latere inferiore 5-10, in superiore 

 5-8 ; foliolum terminale aliis simile, basi rotundatum vel rotun- 

 dato-subtruncatum. Racemi 5-8 fasciculati, densi et multiflori, 

 rhachi crassa 5-10 cm. longa. Bracteae florum ovatae vel ovato- 

 lanceolatae, acutiusculae vel obtusae, 3-5 mm. longae. Pedicelli 

 bracteis breviores vel demum subaequilongi, subcrassi, erecto- 

 patentes. Sepala externa ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, acutiuscula 

 vel obtusa, ca. 5 mm. longa, mediana oblongo-ovata, acuta vel 

 obtusa, ca. 7 mm. longa, interna oblongo-obovata vel oblonga, 

 obtusa, 8.5 mm. longa, omnia trinervia vel subquinquenervia. 

 Petala oblonga, apice bifida, basi nectariis binis distinctis 

 praedita, 5-6 mm. longa, trinervia. Stamina petalis breviora, 

 rilamento antheris longiore apice dilatato edentato (vel sub- 

 dentato?), connectivo triangulari plus minusve apiculato. 

 Ovarium 2-4-ovulatum. Bacca subglobosa, coeruleo-nigra, 

 pruinosa, ad 8 mm. longa, 6 mm. lata, stylo 1 mm. longo ornata. 



Hab. — North-west of India (Royle ! defl.). Kumaon : Binsao, 

 7000 ft. (Strachey and Winterbottom ! No. i (fr. fl.)* ; Dehra 

 Dun (G. King ! fl. fr. Hb. Calcutt.) ; Jodi Forest in Jaunsar, 

 6000 ft., " common in moist places and under oak forest " f 

 (Keshava Nand ! iii. 1890, No. 73, fl.) ; Garwhal : Massouree, 

 4000-7000 ft. (Stewart ! Jameson ! 16. iv. 1845) ; 5000- 

 7000 ft. (Edgeworth ! 1844, fr.) ; Landour (Captain Vicary ! 

 1831, No. 42, defl.) ; Kashmir : Chamba Pass, 6000-7000 ft. 

 (G. Watt ! v. 1878, No. 540, fl.) ; Chil to Dalhousie, 5000- 

 7000 ft. (Lace ! xi. 1896, No. 1308, fl.). 



Obs. — The present species is characterised by the oblong 

 leaflets of rather thin texture with prominent veinlets. large 

 bracts, short pedicels, and subglobose fruits. Its distribution is 

 confined to the north-western parts of India. 



The writer has seen a plant of a similar appearance to this 



