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subterminalibus pénis oblongis apice obtusis hasi acutis 11-nerviis, 
racemis interfoliaceis paucifloris, perianthii segmentis exterioribus 
acutis interifFi bus: quam exteriores latioribus dilute "rubentibus margini- 
bus undulatis, e 6 filamentis brevibus antheris lanceolatis 
prope apices dehiscentibus, ovario 1o inito triloculari, ovulis 2 in quoque 
loculo vollatiralibus; soto filifor 
Habitat.—China: Patung, A. EU ans 6065; Kuei, A. Henry, 
60654. 
Petiolus 2 poll. longus; lamina 2-3 poll. longa, 6 lin 
Biete 9 lin. diam. Anthere 3 lin. longe. Stylus 4 lin. longus. 
Allied to O. dracenoides, Hook. f., but Senne? in the shape of the 
leaves n the larger but less numerous flowers 
£-150 . Stemona erecta, Wright [Roxburghiacez |; herba erecta, glabra, 
ate gom foliis verticillatis eme cuspidatis vel breviter et subito 
acuminatis basi in petiolum brevem contractis trinerviis vel cum nervis 
arcte margin nalibus 5-nerviis, nervis transversis pluribus approximatis, 
floribus in axillis cataphyllorum che aa basin caulis, pedunculis floribus 
planam anthera longiorem producto, ovario uniloculari, ovulis 3-6 erectis. 
Habitat.—China : Nanking, C. Schmidt, 1541, Herb. Faber. 
Folia 2-24 poll. longa, J poll. lata. JPerianthii segmenta 6-7 lin. 
nga. 
lon 
The nearest ally of this species is Stemona sessilifolia, Miq., figured 
in the Somoku Zusetsu, Vol. IF., t. 55, whi ich also has the leaves 
arranged in whorls of fours, but differs in having the flowers on much 
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longer pedicels and solitary from the axils of fully developed leaves. 
4^9 182. Smilax scobinicaulis, Wright [Liliaceæ-Smilaceæ] ; frutex 
ramosus, ramis canaliculatis spinis tenuibus atris vestitis, foliis ovatis 
acutis glabris 7-nerviis, stipulis ad petiolum adnatis apice cirrhiferis, 
pedunculo quam petiolus multo breviore, pedicellis circa 8, floribus 
ignotis, perianthio persistente normali, bacca globosa. 
Habitat.—China : Hupeh, A. Henry, 6554. 
Folia 5 poll. yam ; poll. lata ; petiolus 1 poll. longus. Pedicelli 
3lin. longi. Bae in. diam 
Readily Peut from the other — species by the numerous 
black, fragile prickles, which clothe the stem, as in some forms of 
Smilax californica, A. Gr. (Watson, Bot. Calif ii., p. 186). 
avt. mr Smilax microphylla, Wright [Liliacese-Smilacev ] ; suffruticosa, 
e ramosissimo plus minusve angulato spinis parvis vestito, foliis 
chong subacutis glabris subtus glaucescent tibus 3—5 nerviis, floribus d 
ca duodecim, segmentis perianthii recurvis interi oribus quam ex- 
gus angustioribus, staminibus 6 antheris albis, rudimento ovarii 
nila: floribus 9 non visis, bacca globosa nigra parva 1-sperma. 
Habita!.— China: Hupeh, Ichang, 4. Henry, 1521, 3089, 30894, 
3980, 3996, 4410. 
