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apice abrupte acuta basi acuta, 20 cm. longa, 6 cm. lata, subtus 

 glauco, costis et venis prominentibus. 



IIab. Mt. Chörau, leg. G. Nakahaea, Aug. 1905, (No. 270). 



Obseev. a large twining plant ; near U. clusiflora Meeeill, 

 of the Philippines. 



Menispermaceœ. 

 Stephania Loue. 



Stephania tetrandra Mooee ; Matsum. et H ay at a Enum. PI. 

 Formos. p. 10. 



Hab. Tamsui, ]tâg. B. Hayata, 1908. 



DiSTEiB. East China. 



Obseev. Caulis lignosus volubilis striatus, glaber. Folia 

 reniformia, irregulariter repundata, vel intégra, apice subito 

 acuta, ad summum obfcusa, et mucronata, basi reniforme-cordata, 

 peltata, (sinibus rotundatis) glabra, subtus glaiica, chartaceo-mem- 

 branacea, 7 cm. longa, 8 cm. lata, petiolis gracilibus striatis 6 cm. 

 longis, prope basin laminarum insertis. Paniculöe superaxillares 

 petiolum in longitudine 8eq[uante3, pubescentes ; flores ad apicem 

 ramorum panicularum capitatim et umbellatim dispositi, pedicellis 

 brcvioribus, 4 mm. longis. Drupœ compresso-globosœ, 5 mm. in 

 diametro, glabrœ. 



Near Stephania dalnn-ica DC. and also S. he numcU folia ; but 

 differs from the former in having nearly rounded, but not lobed, 

 leaves, and from the latter in roundly sinuated base of the 

 leaves. In /S'. Jicrnandifolia, the sinus at tlie base of the leaves 

 is acute but nut roiiiuled. 



Sp. Suff^rutex, scandons, tomentosus. Folia alterna, ovata 

 vel elliptica, obtuse acuminata, breve petiolata, 7 cm. longa, 4 cm. 



