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Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. III. Bot. IV, pt. 6, 482 (1936). 

 Syn. Urtica japonica Linnaeus fil., Suppl. 418 (l78l), non Thunberg 

 1784 (1) ; Vitman, Summa PI. V, 318 (1791). 

 Urtica spicata Thunberg japon, mspt. ex Murray, Syst. Veget. 

 eel. 14, 850 (1784), (non Blume 1825) (2) ; Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 

 69 (1784), excl. ' Japonice : Ira Gusa ; Gmelin, Syst. Nat. II, 

 pt. 1, 269 (1791); Vitman, Summa PI. V, 315 (1791); Lamarck, 

 Encyclop. IV, 641 (1797). 

 Urtica elongata Gmelin, Syst, Nat. II, pt. 1, 269 n. 10 (1791). 

 Vrtica spicata Persoon, Syst. Veget. ed. 15, 898 (1797). 

 Aca/ypha japonica Thunberg apud Willdenow, Sp. PI. IV, pt. 

 1, 341 (1805), pro syn. Bahmericc spicata; ; Steudel, Nom. Bot. 

 ed. 1, I, 112 pro syn. B. spicata; (1821) ; Miouel in Ann. Mus. 

 Bot. Lugd. Bat. Ill, 130 (1867), pro syn. Bcehmericz spicata:. 

 Bcehmeria platyphylla Don 7. japonica Weddell in Arch. Mus. 

 Paris IX, 365 (1856), pro parte, in Alp. de Candolle, Prodr. 

 XVI, pt. 1, 213 (1869), pro parte. 

 Bcehmeria platyphylla Don var. japonica Oliver, herb. Oldham 

 ex Miouel in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. Ill, 131 (1867), pro 

 syn. 

 Frutex 1-2 m. altus 1-5 cm. in diametro, valde ramosus. Rami glabri 

 teretes, leviter 4-sulcati. Folia opposita, pro quaque pare longitudine 

 et magnitudine inaequalia ; lamina? rhombeo-ovatae vel ovato-lanceolatae, 

 apice acuminato-caudatae basi cuneatae vel truncato obtusae, usque 

 5-12 cm. longae 3-7 cm. latae, margine grosse serratae serris 4-8 mm. 

 longis et latis, supra glabrae sublaevigatae cystolithis minutissime glo- 

 bosis distinctis, subtus glabrae sed ad venas pilosellis, petiolis glabris 

 laminis paulo vel valde brevioribus. Spicae masculae deorsum axillares 

 solitariae interrupte glomeratae ; perigonium 4-partitum partibus navi- 

 culari-ovatis apiculatis, extus glabriusculis intus glabris ; stamina 4 ; 

 pistilli rudimentum obovoideum glabrum. Spicae femineae sursum 

 axillares solitariae, subconferte glomeratae ; perigonia fructifera com- 

 presse obconica vel obcordata, late complanato-marginata, apice 

 rotunclata stibretusa, non tubulosa, basi cuneata, constanter pubes- 



(1) Urtica japonica Thunberg is Fatoua villosa (Thunberg) Nakai. 



(2) Urtica spicata Blume, Bijdr. 10 Stuk 492 (1S2S) is Bcehmeria platyphylla Don. 



