232 Takeda— Old World Species of the Genus Mahoxia. 



obtusa, 6 mm. longa, interna elliptica vel ovato-elliptica, ad 

 8 mm. longa, omnia 3-5-nervia. Petala oblongo-elliptica, sepahs 

 internis paulo breviora, trinervia, apice leviter bifida, basi 

 nectariis binis oblongis ornata. Stamina nlamento anthens 

 duplo longiore apice subdilatato edentato, connective- triangulan 

 apiculato. Ovarium elongatum, ca. 5 mm. longum, stylo brevi, 

 ovulis 2-3-4-5. Bacca ovoidea, 6-7 mm. longa, prumosa. 



Hab— Yunnan: " hills to the east and north of Tengyueh, 

 7000-8000 ft. Spinous-leaved shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers bright 

 yellow, non-fragrant. Shady moist gullies " (Forrest ! xi. 1912, 

 No. 9244, fl., v. 1912, No. 7724, fr. ; Hb. Edinb.) ; " Mekong 

 and side valleys at an elevation of from 8000 to 12,000 ft. Shrub 

 of from 4 to 12 ft. Fl. bright yellow" (Forrest! ix. 1904, 

 No. 141, alabastr., Hb. Edinb.) ; " Mile district, in mountain 

 wood. Shrub 6 ft., yellow flowers " (Henry ! No. 10,309). 



Obs.— A very distinct species easily recognised by its multi- 

 jugous leaves which resemble some species of Lomaria. The 

 above description of the flower has been taken mainly from the 

 specimen collected by Forrest (No. 9244), which possesses fully 

 developed flowers. The other specimens examined have either 

 young flowers or flower buds. 



The same species has been collected in Formosa. Remarks 

 upon the Formosan specimens will be found on p. 238. 



10. M. Veitchiorum, (Hemsl. et Wils.) Schn. (Plate XXIII 

 and Plate XXXV, figs. 158-162.) 



M. Veitchiorum, Schn. in Sargent, PI. Wils. i, p. 383, 19*3- 



B. Veitchiorum, Hemsl. et Wils. in Kew Bull. 1906, p. 152. 



Adde descr. Folia ad 7-juga, foliolis in infimo jugo multo 

 minoribus stipulis brevissimis magnopere approximatis. Racemi 

 6-8 fasciculati, ad 10 cm. longi vel ultra, rhachi crassa. Bracteae 

 florum majusculae, lanceolatae, longe acuminatae, 10 mm. 

 superantes, pedicellis triplo majores. Sepala 9 in cyclos tres 

 disposita, externa oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, 5-nervia, 5.5 mm. 

 longa, mediana oblongo-elliptica, 6 mm. superantia, 5-nervia, 

 interna oblongo-ovata, obtusa, 5-7-nervia, 7 mm. longa. Petala 

 late oblanceolata, leviter bifida, basi nectariis binis magnis 

 ornata, 5-nervia. Stamina petalis breviora, filamento ad apicem 

 versus subdilatato edentato antheris subduplo longiore, con- 

 nective subtruncato. 



Hab.— Szechwan : loco non indicato (Henry ! No. 8993, fr.) ; 

 Mt. Omei (Wilson ! Nos. 3142, fl., 4725. A.). Yunnan : " Hills 

 to the east of Tengyueh, 6000-7000 ft. Spinous-leaved shrub 

 of 3-5 ft. Flowers golden-yellow ? In fruit. Amongst scrub 

 in open situations in side valleys " (Forrest ! No. 7890) ; " Ma- 



