24 AET. I. — B. H AY AT A *. 



lata, supra glabra, subtus hispido-tomentosa, costis venisqne 

 prominentibus, margine intégra. Racomi paiici-florati, axillares. 



Obsekv. Very interesting plant. This is the only shrubby 

 plant belonging to this family from Formosa. 



Berberideas. 

 JBerberis Linn. 



Berberis Kawakamii Hayata sp. nov. Berheris sp. Hayata 

 Fl. Mont. Formes, p. 48. Frutex erectus ramosissimus, ramulis 

 angulatis sulcatis, spinis ternatis 2-3 cm. longis. Folia fasciculata 

 coriacea obovata oblanceolata vel lanceolata acuta basi cuneata 

 subsessilia remote spinuloso-dentata 5-3 cm. longa, 2-1 cm. lata, 

 venis sapra impressis subtus prominulis, venulis utraque pagine 

 prominentibus, subtus pallidiora. Flores 10-15 fasciculati basi 

 fasciculornm peralati, perulis 2-3-seriatis, squamosis, late triangu- 

 laribus brevissime aristatis, pedicellis inclinatis, 1 cm. longis. 

 Sepala 5-6, inaequalia, lanceolata acuminata vel subulata, petalum 

 snperantia, extimis minimis. Petala 5-6, oblongo-rotundata, 4J mm. 

 longa, obtusa vel rotundata, basi in tus 2-glandulifera. Stamina 5-6, 

 2J mm. longa, fîlamentis 1^ mm. longis incrassatis, antheris 1 mm. 

 longis oblongis, connectivis leviter productis truncatis. Carpellum 

 breve cylindraceum 3 mm. longum, stigmate sessili peltate. Baccse 

 5-10-fasciculat8e, nigricantes, oblongo-ovoidese, 7 mm. longœ, ut- 

 rinque obtusaî, 2-3-sperm8e, seminibus lunaribus, curvis, 5 mm. 

 longis, minute rugnlosis fuscentibus, peduncnhs 1 cm. longis. 



Hab. in monte Morrison, ad 9000 ped. alt., leg. T. Kawakami 

 Oct. 1906, (Xo. 1941). 



The present plant comes very near B. harandana Vidal ; but 

 differs from it in having much shorter peduncles and especially in 



