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truncatis. Ovarium basi corporis dense congestum minutura fusiformi-filiforme 

 cum stylo ^mm. longum. 



Hab. Arisan-To2aa, leg. S. Sasaki, Mart. 1911. 



Somewhat allied to B. involiKrata in the structure of the male flowers ; 

 but quite different in the absence of involucres. 



Euphorbiaeeae. 



Sarcococca Lindl. 



Sarcococca pruniformis Lindl. var. dioeca Hayata (Fig. 22) Ic. PI. 

 Formos. II. p. 130. 



Obsebt. Frutex, ramis gracilibus f uscentibus minute pubescentibus vel sub- 

 glabris teretibns. Folia alterna exsiccato fusco-rubescentia lanceolata pinnivena 

 breve petiolata 8 cm. longa 2 cm. lata utrinque acuminata vel apice acumi- 

 nata basi attenuata ad petiolum brevem 1-J cm. longum abeuntia coriacea 

 margine Integra recurvata, costis supra impressis vel elevatis, supra glabra 

 subtus sub microscopic minute lepidota rubro-ferruginea vel paUidissima, venis 

 primariis lateralibus utrinque inconspicuis primum rectis prope marginem 

 abrupte flexuosis recurvis ascendentibus venam superiorem attingentibus. 

 Flores ? spicato-racemosi, (racemis brevibus 1-2 cm. longis), cum pedicellis 

 9 mm. longi, (pedicellis 6 mm. longis), 1-bracteati, (bracteis lanceolatis), 8- 

 bracteolati, bracteoUs oppositis 4-seriatim imbricatimque dispositis obovatis 

 breve cuspidatis in forma sepalum sub-sequantibus gradatin ad sepalum 

 abeuntibus. Sepala 4 obovata breve obtuseque cuspidata 3 mm. longa If mm. 

 lata margine ciliolata. Ovarium 2-carpellare glabrum cum stigmatibus 

 3 mm. longum, stigma plus minus recurvatum. Fructus ignotus. 



Hab. Montibus CentraKbus, leg. U. Moei, Aprili., 1910. 



Near 8. pruniformis Lindl. (Fobbes et Hemsl. Ind. Fl. Sin. 11. p. 418 

 =S. trinervia Wight, Ic. t. 1877) ; but differs from the type by the much 

 longer pedicels of the female flowers and by the lanceolate leaves. 



