Takeda— Old World Species of the Genus Mahonia. 231 

 8. M. Hancockiana, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate XX and Plate 

 XXXV, figs. 136-140-) 



Folia 4-6-juga, infimo jugo a stipulis filiformibus ad 15 mm. 

 longis distante, ejus foliolis quam alia dimidio minoribus ovatis. 

 Foliola subcoriacea, elliptica, 5-6 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, inter 

 se distantia, basi rotundato-cuneata, margine spinoso-serrata, 

 dentibus in latere inferiore 7-12, in superiore 4-6, supra atro- 

 viridia, opaca, nervis depressis, subtus pallida, nervis vemsque 

 elevatis; foliolum terminale aliis majus, basi cuneatum vel 

 rotundato-cuneatum. Racemi 15 cm. superantes, simphces, 

 sublaxiflori. Bracteae riorum membranaceae, ovatae, subcus- 

 pidato-acutae, 3 mm. longae. Pedicelli filiformes, erecto- 

 patentes, 5 mm. longi, graciles. Sepala externa ovata, obtusa, 

 3-4-nervia, 2.5 mm. longa, mediana ovato-elliptica, 5-nervia, 

 5 mm. excedentia, interna late-oblanceolata, 7 mm. superantia, 

 7-nervia. Petala elliptica, retusa, 6 mm. longa, basi nectarns 

 binis conspicuis ornata, 3-nervia, nervis lateralibus subramosis. 

 Stamina 4.5 mm. longa, filamento edentato anthens longiore, 

 connectivo ' quadrato-triangulari crasso. Ovarium cum stylo 

 crasso 5 mm. longum, 3-5-ovulatum. Bacca ignota. 



Hab.— Yunnan: Mengtsz, in forest 9000-9500 ft., shrub, 

 flowers rich yellow (Hancock ! ii. 1894, No. 151, Hb. Kew) 



Obs.— A distinct species having comparatively small leaves 

 with elliptical leaflets which are distantly disposed. 



9. M. lomariifolia, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plates XXI-XXII and 

 Plate XXXV, figs. 141-151-) 

 Folia multijuga, jugis 10-20, jugo infimo stipulis subulatis 

 patentibus valde approximate, ejus foliolis quam alia multo 

 minoribus ovatis vel subrotundatis basi saepe subcuneatis. 

 Foliola inter se substantia, basilaria oblongo-ovata, mediana et 

 superiora lanceolata vel late lanceolata, longe cuspidato-acumm- 

 ata, patentia vel erecto-patentia, saepe falcata, 4-7 cm. longa, 

 1-2 cm. lata, basi truncata vel rotundato-truncata, plus minusve 

 obliqua coriacea vel subcoriacea, supra nitida nervis vix promi- 

 nentibus (in specc.in locis umbrosis nascentibus venis subelevatis) , 

 subtus pallidiora, nervis conspicuis, venis subobscuns, margine 

 incrassata leviter revoluta, distanter spinoso-dentata, dentibus 

 in latere inferiore 3-6, in superiore 2-4 I foliolum terminale 

 aliis longius, basi rotundatum vel rotundato-cuneatum. Racemi 

 8-17 fasciculati, simplices, basi saepe bracteis sterilibus vestiti, 

 densi- et multi-flori, rhachi crassa substricta. Bracteae florum 

 ovato-lanceolatae, acutae. Pedicelli filiformes, bracteas super- 

 antes, nutantes, saepe pruinosi. Sepala externa ovata vel 

 oblongo-ovata, obtusa, ca. 2 mm. longa, mediana- ovato-elliptica, 



