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Syn. Lindera angustifolium Cheng in Contrib. Biol. Laborat. Sci. Soe. 

 China, Bot. ser. VIII, 294 (1933), pro parte."» 

 var. glabrum Nakai, var. nov. 

 Syn. Benzoin salicifolium (non 0. Kuntze) Nakai, sp. nov. in Tokyo 

 Bot. Mag. XLIV, 29 (1930). 

 Lindera Nakaiana Kamikoti in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soe. Kagosima 

 College of Agricult. and Forestry IV no. 15, 3 (1935). 

 A typo foliis ab initio glaberrimis cliffert. 



Frutex usque 5 metralis altus. Cortex trunci fusei. Rami hornotini 

 glabri primo rubri clemum viridescentes graeiles 1.5-2.0 mm. lati, annotini 

 fusci. Ramuli juveniles cum foliis juvenilibus eximie rubeseentes prui- 

 nosi. Petioli 4-6 mm. longi, alii rubri, alii primo rubri demum viridantes. 

 Lamina foliorum oblanceolata vel anguste oblanceolata infra minima 

 suprema maxima 24-130 mm. longa 9-29 mm. lata plus minus convoluta 



(1) The type of Benzoin angustifolium is pilose in young leaves, and at least 

 pilose on the principal veins of adult leaves. This is found in the province of Che- 

 kiang, and seems not to be rare. Cheng's species implies one more species which 

 should be named as Benzoin sinoglaucum Nakai. 



Benzoin sinoglaucum Nakai, sp. nov. 

 Syn. Lindera glauca (non Blume) Hemsley in Journ. Linn. Soe. XXVI, 388 (1890), 

 saltern pro parte; Matuda in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XX [146] (1906). 

 Lindera angustifolia Cheng in Contrib. Biol. Laborat. Sci. Soe. China, Bot. ser. 

 VIII, 294 (1933), pro parte. 



Ramuli biennes fusci, hornotini viriduli fuscescenti-sericei demum piloselli. Gemma> 

 ovatEe 3 mm. longs fusese pilosae. Petioli sericei demum glabrescentes 2-5.mm. longi 

 asceudentes. Lamina foliorum oblonga 24—110 mm. longa 10-30 mm. lata supra primo 

 viridula adpresse pilosella adulta viridis et glabra infra primo sericea adulta pilosa, 

 reticulato-venulosa, basi longe cuneata vel sensim angustata apice acuminata vel acuta. 

 Flores masculi nostris ignoti, fseminei glomerati gemmse leterales. Pedicelli 5-8 mm. 

 longi sericei apice in receptaculum turbinatum paulum incrassati. Tepala flava 6, 

 3 mm. longa glabra, post anthesin decidua. Stamina 6-9 in staminodia filiformia 

 variant, interiora laterali stipitato-glandulata. Ovaria glabra globosa. Styli glabri 

 2.5 mm. longi. Stigmata triloba. Fructus glomeratim, 2—4, cum pedicello 5-S mm. 

 longo incrassato raceptaculo 3 mm. lato, globosus circ. 10 mm. latus niger. 



Hab. in China. 

 Prov. Kiangsi: Sucho (Sinzo Oka, no. 439, Jun. 1905 — typus fructus) ; ibidem 



(Kotaro Ono, 1908) ; Feng-Wang-Shan (Forbes, no. 1417, Mai 13, 1S77). 

 Prov. Chekiang: Wu-yi S£3i5 (S. Chen, no. 1028, Apr. 15, 1933 — typus riorum fa-mineo- 



rum). 



Hfec species in aspectu B. angustifolio simulat, attamen, rami et turiones simplices 

 sunt et forsan sectione diver'sse est. 



