MATEEIALS FOR A FLORA OF FORMOSA. I Gl 



Hab. in monte Morrison, leg. T. Kawakami et U. Mori, Oct. 1905, 

 (No. 2279). 



Near C. effiisus Maxim., but differs from it in having much larger 

 involucral bracts. Also near C. Wallichii DC. from which my plant is 

 distinguishable by its long pedunculate heads and larger involucral 

 bracts. 



Ainsliœa DC. 



Ainsliaea okinawensis Hayata sp. nov. Cauhs teres exsiccato 

 sulcatus, ferrugineo-tomentosus, 40 cm. altus. Foha versus sur sum 

 caulem approximate disposita, longe petiolata, ovato-cordata,velovata, 

 circ. 10 cm. longa 6 cm. lata, apice acuta, basi cordata, vel rotundata, 

 ima subito acuta, margine remote undato-repandato-serrulata, undis 

 7 mm. latis, apice mucronato-aristatis, aristis 1 mm. longis, supra 

 glabra, subtus ad costas et venas fulvo-hirsuta, caeterum subglabra 

 subtus albo-rubescentia. Capitula racemosa, racemis inter folia 

 terminal ia subverticillata generaliter geminis, cum pedunculis 

 20 cm. longis, rhachibus 12 cm. longis. Capitula sessilia 3-florata, 

 cylindrico-campanulata, 1 cm. longa, bracteis 7 -seriatim dispositis, 

 extimis brevissimis, intimis longissimis, extimis triangularibns 1 mm. 

 longis, intimis, oblanceolatis, 1 cm. longis utrinque acutis, 1-nerviis. 

 Corolla) tubus 5 mm. longus, limbo liguliformi, G mm. longo 4-nervio, 

 apice profunde 5-lobato, lobis linearibus 3 mm. longis J mm. latis, 

 marginatis. Stamina exserta, cum. filamentis 5J mm. longa, fila- 

 mentis 3 mm. longis glabris, antheris linearibus 4J mm. longis apice 

 truncatis basi profunde sagittatis auriculatis, leviter laceratis vel 

 integris ; stylus filiform is 11 mm. longus, basi ob-cupuliformis, apice 

 2-fidis, lobis truncatis complanatis. Achœnia obconico-cylin- 

 drica, 3 mm. longa, apice 1 mm. in diametro, subcompressa, dense 



