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longe pedicellatis, pedicellis glabris gracillimis, 1 cm. longis, bracteis 

 ad basin pedicellorum 1, lanceolatis, 1 mm. longis, barbatis, pedi- 

 cellis ad basin articulatis, cicatricibus pedicellorum cupuliformibus. 

 Flores patentes, 7 mm. in diamstro. Calyx campanulatus, patens, 

 extus parcissime barbatus, 5-fidus, laciniis acaminatis, triangula- 

 ribus IJ mm. longis, inter lacinias glanduliferis, glandulis triangula- 

 ribus minntis. Corolla subrotato -patens, 5-fida, laciniis acnminato- 

 ovatis, 3 mm. longis, 1§ mm. latis, apice obtusis, obscm^e 7- 

 nerviis. Columna f mm. longa. FollicuUs ovato-fasiformis apice 

 attenuatns, 4-6 cm. longus, horizontaliter divaricatns. Semina ovata, 

 complanata, 4J mm. longa, apice obtnsa, basi retnndata. Coma 

 alba 1 cm. longa. 



Hab. Taitö : Maraoo, leg. T. Kawakami et Z. Kobayashi, 1908, 

 Aug. (Nos. 5025, 5603 et 5700) ; Shintiku, leg. Y. Shimada, (No. 

 5700). 



The (lowers of this are nearly twice as larger as those of 

 Decaisne's type, but scarcely larger than some of the Hongkong 

 specimens. The pedicels also are glabrous or with only a few hairs, 

 whilst in the type they are covered with hairs. These specimens 

 here given, are identical with Oldham, 326 and Heney, 1162, B^ 

 both from Formosa. N. E. Beown, May, 13, 1910. 



Tylophora japonica Miq. (det. N. E. Beown). 

 Hab. Kumcjima, leg. H. Kueuiwa. 



Tylophora Oshimae Hayata sp. nov. Herba tenuissima scan- 

 dens, caulis gracillimus, teres, 1 mm. in sectione, facie dorso 

 ct ventrale glaber, utraque latere pubescens, striatus, cinereo-viridis, 

 foliatus, internodiis 4 cm. longis. Folia opposita, breve petiolata, 

 angustissime lincaria, 6 em. I(ing;i, 3 mm, lata, apice acuta, basi 

 obtusa, margine intogerrimn, revoluto-rellexa, prope apicem basin- 



