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globosis 3 mm. longis caducissimis. Periantliium extus basi pauce 

 pubescens, 6-partitmii, segmentis late ovatis, 2 mm. longis, If mm. 

 latis, obtusis. Stamina 1), omnia perfecta, perianthio sequilonga, 

 introrsum 2-locellata, antheris 1 mm. longis, ovatis connectivis 

 apice productis, ordonis primarii et secundarii eglandulosa, ordonis 

 tertii basiglandula subsessili utrinqiie aucta. Eudimentum ovarii 

 minutnm obovatum, f mm. longum in stylum IJ mm. longum 

 attennatum. PL Ç : Folia late ovata 5 cm. longa, û^J cm. lata apice 

 abrupte acuta, basi acuta vel truncato-acuta, vel rotundato- acuta, 

 supra nitida, subtus glauca, venis et venulis hirtellatis, venis pri- 

 mariis utrinque 5, a costa angulo60° egressis, venulis reticulatisutrin- 

 que elevatis. Flores ad axillas 5-6 congesti, pedicellis sericeo-pubes- 

 centibus 1-3 mm. longis. Periantliium campanulatum, 2 J mm. 

 longum, tubo 1 mm. longo, limbo 6-lobato, lobis rotundato- 

 triangularibus, obtusis IJ mm. longis. Staminodia 9 in fauce 

 tubi perianthii affixa minuta linearia 1 mm. longa, ordonis tertii 

 basi glandula sessili utrinque aucta. Ovarium obovoideum 2 mm. 

 longum, in stylum IJ mm. longum attenuatum, stigmate dilata to 

 lobato. 



IIab. Töshiyen, shinkösha, leg. U. Moei, Mart. 1907, (No. 2794, 

 J); Taito : Tamari, leg. U. Moei, Aprili. 1907 ; Akö : Tanashû, leg. G. 

 Nakahaea, Jan. 1900 ; Akö : Eyokusha, leg. T. Kawakami et U. Moei, 

 Aprili. 1907, (No. 31 47) ; Takaw, (No. 6324); Banchoryo, leg. U. Moei, 

 Nov. 1908 ; Akö : Bongari, leg. G. Nakahaea, Sept. 1905, (Nos. 516, 

 et 3809). 



Near L. prœco.v Blume, but differs from it in having flowers 

 together with full foliage. The leaves of this plant are usually 

 thicker and smaher. The description of the male plant is drawn up 

 from a specimen numbered 2794, and that of the female, from 

 a specimen numlxTcd 2884. There exists some slight difference 



