88 63. eubiacejE. 



latus, 2|- mm. longus, apice trancaths vel in centro late emarginatus, disco 

 3-partito (partibus apice emarginatis) coronatfus, versus basin acatus, subito 

 ad pedicellum abeuns, latere et facie costatus, (calycis lobis acutis persistenti- 

 bus), pulveraceo-pubescens. Semina scobiformia quadrangularia complanata, 

 testa rubra ^ mm. longa. 



Hab. Taito : Bunshiseki, leg. T. Kaavakami, et U. MoBi, (No. 218 A), 

 Dec, 1908. 



Ophiorrhiza japonica Blume '? form, brevistigma. The plant recorded 

 under this name from Formosa and Liu-Kiu is not identical with the named 

 species ; for the plant from Liu-Kiu has very acute or subulate persistent 

 calyx-lobes on the fruit, and that from Formosa is somewhat different from 

 the Japanese plant by the much longer leaves and in having corolla which 

 is nearly glabrous inside. The following description is drawn up from a 

 Japanese speciemen which is labelled as 0. japonica Blume in the Herbarium 

 at Tokyo. 



Oplliorrlliza japonica Bltjme form. longistigma. Canlis inferiore repens, pros- 

 tmtus, superiore erectus, partibus ereotis 5-10 cm. longis, brevissime pubescentibus. Folia longe 

 petiolata, opposita, oblonga, ovata, 2-5 cm. longa, 1 cm.-2J cm. lata, apice obtusa, basi rotundata, 

 abrupte acuta ad petiolum abeuntia, supra scabra brevissime hirsuta, snbtus ad nervos hirsuta, 

 rubescentia, petiolis 1-2 j cm. longis, stipulis interpetiolaribus 3-4r-dentiformibus, dentibus crassis 

 brevissimis. Cymse contractse, paucifloratse, teiminales, pedunculis 1 J cm. longis, bracteolis filiformi- 

 linearibus 3 mm. longis, pedioellis 1-3 mm. longis Florum alabastrum 8 mm. longum, calycis tubus 

 rotundatuB, pubescens plus minus sulcatus, limbo 5-lobato, lobis oblongo-triangalaribus glabiis ob- 

 tusis. Corolla extus glabra in alabastio davata apice dorso loborum prominente carioata Tel 

 a,lata intus glabra ad faucem non barbata, limbo intus cristato brevissime hirtellato. Stamina 

 prope medium tubi inserta, disco bi-partito. Stylus a medio sursum bifidas, lobis bnearibus 2i 

 mm. longis. 



Hab. Mt. Amagi, Izu. 



This is a much smaller form, with corolla not hairy on the throut and 2-lobed linear stigma. 



