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Mag-. VI, 177, PL V (1892) ; Matsumuea, Ind. PL Jap. II 2. 139 

 (1912). 

 Arbor 6-7 in. alta. Truncus 20-30 cm. latus. Gemmse ovoideo-oblonga? 

 acuta?, squamis extremis hemisphsericis 2-4 mm. longis late acvttis, 

 interioribus longioribus, intimis saepe ovato-oblongis basi angustatis 25 

 mm. longis, aestivatione convoluta sed folia jucentute margine sa?pe 

 recurva. Rami homotini glaberrimi 1.5-4.3 mm. lati viridissimi infra 

 medium efoliati demum sparse lentieellati, annotini flavo-brunnescentes 

 sfepe lenticellis eieatricibus erebre verruculosi. Petioli 7-22 mm. longi 

 1.0-1.8 mm. lati teretiusculi ventre plus minus canaliculati. Lamina 

 lofiorum patens chartaceo-coriacea, oblongo-lanceolata vel lanceolata 90- 

 168 mm. longa 20-52 mm. lata longe acuminata vel attenuato-acuminata 

 sed apex obtusissima, basi subacuminato-acuta nunquam decurrentia, 

 margine integerrima undulata vel plana, supra nitida viridissima 

 glaberrima planissima subtus pruinosa primo dense adpresse sericeo- 

 ciliata mox glabrescentia, in exsiccata nervis minutis sub lente scrobi- 

 culatis, nervis lateralibus primariis utrinque 8-14. Paniculse 70-85 mm. 

 longffi ereeto-patentes raehidibus elongatis graciliusculis superne divari- 

 cato-ramosis glabris, bracteis destitutis. Flores 3-7 umbellati, 5.0-5.5 

 mm. longi glabri apice dilatati. Flores subhermaphroditi in mense Maii 

 patentes flavo-viriduli. Tepala 6 biserialia horizontali-patentia vel e basi 

 recurva oblonga, exteriora 3 interioribus navicularia, interiora 3 longiora 

 3-4 mm. longa 1.2-1.5 mm. lata margine sub lente ciliolata atque intus 

 adpresse pubescentia, omnia persistentia post anthesin ereeta. Stamina 

 9 triserialia, fertilia 4 mm. longa, filamentis erectis filiformibus basi 

 sparse ciliatis, antheris elliptico-oblongis 4-locularibus, loculis superiori- 

 bus parvis introrsis, inferioribus 2 majoribus laterali-introrsis sed in 

 staminibus intimis tribus extrorsis et filamentis ad basin utrinque 

 glanduliferis, glandulis stipitatis deltoideis vel oblongis deformibus. 

 Staminodia 3 staminibus duplo breviora deltoidea stipitata. Ovarium 

 ovoideum. Stjdus elongatus sed staminibus brevior apice stigmate 

 dilatato coronatus. Drupa globosa circiter 8 mm. lata atro-cyanea nitida, 

 in exsiccata Crustacea. Semiha depressa 5 mm. alta 7 mm. lata. 

 • Nom. Jap. Aogasi. 



