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Hab. Kotosho, leg. K. Miyake, 1889 ; S. Sasaki 1913. 

 Near B. fraxini/dius Poik., but differs from it by the unarmed branches 

 and petioles, and much smaller flowers. 



Rubus laciniato-stipulatus Hayata sp. nov. Ruhus mduccamis 

 Hayata Ic. pi. Formos. I. p. 228, (non Linn.). Kami dense piloso-villosi 

 aculeolati, aculeis 2-3mm.longis ±: descendento-patentibus ± recurvatis 

 basi longitudinaliter dilatatis. Folia in ambitu cordato-orbicularia 10-5 cm. 

 longa totiusque lata 5-lobata (lobis brevioribus) margine duplicato-denticulata 

 vel grosse dentata (dentibus denticulatis) apice obtusa basi late cordata, supra 

 fuscentia rugosissima, (venulis impressis reticulatis, areolis reticulorum elevatis 

 ad centrum areolarum pilo recto uno instructis) supra pilosa, (pilis adpressis), 

 subtus tomentoso-villosa albicantia, (venis venulisque subtus elevatis reticulatis, 

 areoKs reticulorum subtus impressis), 5-nervata, nervis rectis supra inermis subtus 

 basi ± aculeolatis, petiolis dimidium laminae folii sequantibus villosis aculeolatis, 

 stipulis 9-10 mm. longis profunde laciniatis, laciniis 7-6 mm. longis lineari- 

 filiformibus, extus tomentosis intus glabris. Racemi brevissimi petiolo breviores 

 vel sequilongi axillares pauciflorati, floribus 2-3 rarius solitariis, pedicellis circ. 

 1 cm. longis bracteis 2-3 instructis, stipuHs conformibus sed minus laciniatis 

 valde angustioribus. Calyx patens subplanus extus basi dense pilosus 

 5-lobatus, lobis ovatis 7 mm. longis apice cuspidato-acuminatis 5 mm. latis 

 integris vel pauci-serratis extus medio dense pilosis versus marginem villosis, 

 intus breve villosis. Petala 5 ovata 8^ mm. longa 6 J mm. lata apice obtusa ad 

 centrum ± retusa basi late cuneato-contracta ad unguiculum circ. 1 mm. longum 

 abeuntia margine obscure crenulata utrinque glabra. Stamina oo, 2-3 seriatim 

 disposita 4^ mm. longa, filamentis glabris 4 mm. longis | mm. latis sub- 

 complanatis, antheris orbicularibus connectivis longe barbatis. Keeeptaculum 

 carpellorum convexum glabrum vel paucissime pilosum. Carpella 1 cm. longa, 

 stylis filiformibus. Achsenia semi-cordata 2 mm. longa, exocarpiis tenuibus 

 exsiccatis, pyrenis dorso profunde transverse rugosis facie in-egulariter rugosis. 



Hab. Sokeiton, leg. G. Nakahaea. 



Near B. alcecsfdlms Poie. and B. gUvus Focke ; but differs from them 

 in- having very slenderly laciniate stipules. 



