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Oldenlandia (Anotidopsis) kiusiana Makino, sp. hoy. 



Perennial ; roots woody ; stems woody and ramose at the 

 base, at first erect or ascending and floriferous, then laxly 

 diffuso-procumbent and radicant, slender, attaining about 6decim. 

 in length, terete, with a broad hirtello-pubescent (with spreading 

 hairs) line on both sides. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, 

 ovato-oval, oval-elliptical, elliptical, or ovato-elliptical, rounded 

 to subacute at the apex, rounded-obtuse at the base, scaberulous 

 and often ciliated below on the quite entire margin, glabrous but 

 puberulent towards the base above, thinly hirtello-pubescent be- 

 neath, chartaceous, 10-29 mm. long, 5— 19mm. wide ; veins 3—5 

 on each side, arcuate and running upwards ; petiole canaliculated 

 in front, hirtello-pubescent with patent hairs, 2-4mm. long ; 

 stipules erect, connate to the petioles below, membranaceous, 

 viridescent, hirtellous externally, ciliated, inciso-laciniate, the 

 middle lobe, which »is usually exceeding the petiole in length, 

 largest and linear- subulate or setaceous, the vein intramarginal 

 with venules running to some teeth. Cymes small, axillary, 

 subsessile, triflorous, bracteate ; bracts minute, opposite, con- 

 nate at the base, acuminate, inciso-laciniate below, subscarious, 

 thinly ciliated, shorter than the pedicels. Flowers pedicellate, 

 small, about 6— 7mm. long, coeruleous ; pedicel short, hispidulo- 

 pubescent with spreading hairs, about 2— 4mm. long. Calyx 

 very shortly connate at the base, about 2J-2Jmm. long, seg- 

 ments 4, erect-patent or patulous, not reflexed, ovato-lanceolate, 

 acuminato-acute, entire, viridescent, membranaceous, thinly his- 

 pidulous externally and ciliated, pinnately veiny. Corolla in- 

 fundibuliform, about 5-6mm. long; tube short and broad, shorter 

 than the segments, pubescent above with the throat internally ; 

 segments 4, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, acute or minutely 

 cuspidate, very thinly hispidulous under the apex externally. 

 Stamens 4, inserted on the superior portion of the corolla-tube ; 

 filament very short ; anther erect, oblong-linear, about 1mm. 

 long. Disk very short, depressed, annular. Style erect, 

 shorter than the corolla, stout-filiform, puberulent, bifid into 2 

 stigmas at the top ; stigma linear, about 1mm. long. Ovary 

 turbinate, hispidulo-pubescent with spreading hairs, bilocular, 

 with minute and subnumerous ovules, about 1-1 Jmm. long. 



