Takeda— Old World Species of the Genus Mahonia. 239 



in a few places in the mountainous districts. Through the kind- 

 ness of Dr. Hayata the writer has had an opportunity of examin- 

 ing some of the specimens referred to. Unfortunately the 

 specimens are very imperfect, some consisting of leaves alone, 

 others are accompanied with young flowers only. 



It has been found, however, that there are at least three 

 species indigenous to Formosa, and no doubt more will be 

 discovered. 



1. M. lomariifolia, Takeda, sp. nov. vide supra, p. 231. (Plate 



XXXV, figs. 152-157-) 



B. nepalensis, Hayata, Fl. Mont. Formos. p. 47, 1908, pro 

 parte. 



Hab.— Arisan (G. Nakahara ! xi. 1906). Gauzan, 8012 pe'd. 

 (S. Nagasawa ! 31. x. 1905, No. 567). 



Obs— The specimen from Arisan is very young and possesses 

 small immature flowers about 3 mm. in length, while the ovary 

 has 2-3 ovules. The figures given in our plate of this specimen 

 appear at first glance quite different from those of typical M. 

 lomariifolia, being smaller in every respect. In particular the 

 organs situated near the centre of the flower are very immature. 

 The other specimen is also imperfect. It possesses leaves 1 

 than 8-jugate, leaflets coriaceous, longly cuspidate-acumii 

 distantly spinose-dentate, nerves and veins more or less visible 

 on the under surface. The inflorescence is very young with 

 flowers hardly developed. 



2. M. morrisonensis, Takeda, sp. nov. (Plate XXXVI, figs. 



200-206.) 



B. nepalensis, Hayata, I.e. pro parte. 



Folia magis quam 7-juga, foliolis chartaceo-coriaceis inter se 

 plus minus ve distantibus, (inferioribus quam alia multo minori- 

 bus,) medianis lanceolatis, longe acuminatis plus minusve falcatis 

 basi rotundato-truncatis obliquis 7-10 cm. longis 2-2.5 cm. 

 latis margine spinoso-serratis, (dentibus in latere inferiore 

 10-12, in superiore 5-8,) supra nitidis, nervis venisque elevatis, 

 subtus pallidioribus, nervis venisque prominentibus. Racemi 

 densiflori. Flores tantum juveniles visi pedicello brevi 2-3 mm. 

 longo suffulti, bracteis lanceolatis ca. 3 mm - lon g ls P raedltl - 

 Sepala externa lanceolata, acuminata, 2.5 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, 

 cymbiformia, obscure trinervia, mediana late lanceolata, acuta, 

 cymbiformia, 3.5 mm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata, trinervia, interna 

 oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, 5 mm. longa, ad 2 mm. lata, 5-nervia. 

 Petala oblanceolata apice leviter bifida, basi nectarns bims dis- 

 tinctis ornata, trinervia, 4 mm. longa. Stamina petahs breviora. 



