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Swertia Linn. 



Swertia arisanensis Hayata n. n. 



Sicertia alata Hayata Fl. Mont. Formos. p. 168, (non 



EOYLE.). 



As tlie name Sicertia alata had been used for a Himalayan 

 plant, another name S. arisanensis is very desirable for the one 

 from Formosa. 



Swertia randaiensis Hayata sp. nov. Herba altiora, caulibns 

 glabris tetragonis subalatis, (alis angnstissimis 1 mm. latis,) fla- 

 bescentibus ramosis, ramis oppositis gracilibns, divaricatis. Folia 

 opposita, sessilia, 7-nervia lanceolata, 37 mm. longa, 6 mm. lata, 

 apice acuminata utraque pagine glabra. Flores racemoso-panicn- 

 lati, vel racemosi, racemis axillaribus vel terminalibns, foliatis, 

 pedicellatis, pedicellis 1 cm. longis, bracteis lanceolate -ovatis 8 mm. 

 longis. Calyx 5-partitus, segmentis lanceolatis acntis 4 mm. longis 



1 mm. latis, 1-nerviis. Corolla rotata 4 J mm. longa, tube J mm. 

 longo, limbo 5-lobato, lobis oblongis acuminatis 4 J mm. longis 



2 mm. latis, 5-nerviis, prope basin glanduloso-macnlatis, macnlis 2, 

 margine macularam longe ciliolatis, fauce tubi pilis brevibns, 

 pagine loborum intus sub microscopio minute glanduloso-punctatis, 

 dextrorsum obtegentibus. Stamina 5, fauce tubi corollas affixa, 

 filamentis 2\ mm. longis campanulatis, antheris | mm. longis ovatis 

 apiculatis. Ovarium sessile, oblongo-ovatum, 3 mm. longum, 

 1 J 111111. latum, acuminatum, stigmate sessili, 2-fido, capituliformi. 



Hab. luandaizan, leg. B. Hayata et U. Moei, Aug. 1908, (No. 

 7114) ; Ganzan, in montibus Morrison, ad 9141 ped. alt., leg. 

 S. Nagasawa, Oct. 1905, (No. 042). 



