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et colore ut Brassica olcracea, apice obtusis v. leviter mucronatis, basi 

 ad petiolem subito alato-decurrentibus 9-20 cm. longis, nervis lateralibus 

 utrinque 6-12 apice reticulatis. Folia canlina inferiora ovato-oblonga, 

 petiolis alatis, basi amplexicaulia, superiora oblonga sessilia amplexi- 

 caulia. Caulis 60-130 cm. altus fistulosus, exsiccatus pluri-striatus sed 

 viva teres et glauca. Inflorescentia in alabastro ovata spicato-capitata, 

 sed florifera spicato-racemosa densiflora. Bractea? minutas 2-3 mm. 

 longa: angustae. Involucri phylla 5 imbricata lanceolata v. elliptica 

 quincuncialia, interiora margine scabro-ciliata 1 cm. longa 4 mm. lata, 

 cetera glaberrima 1 cm. longa 2-3 mm. lata. Radii faeminei 5-6 lineari- 

 oblongi flavi 1.5 cm. longi 4 mm. lati, tubis 9 mm. longis. Fl ores disci 

 hermaphroditi, tubis corollae 7 mm. longis, limbis 5 mm. longis 5-lobatis, 

 lobis lanceolatis 1.5-1 mm. longis. Pappi rubescenti-fusei 2-seriales 

 7-8 mm. longi. Stjdi excrti bifidi. Semen 4.5-5 mm. longum 10 

 costatum utrinque truncatum. 



Nom. Vern. Quelp. Anjari-kul. 



Nom. Jap. Hama-tabako. 



Hab. Quelpaert : in arenosis littoralis Kyosairi (Takenoshin 

 Nakai n. 149). in Rang-Ryangi (Taquet n. 994). 



Planta endemica ! 

 Sp. 5) Ligularia intermedia, Nakai. sp. nov. 



L. sihirica v. alpestris, Nakai Report Veg. M't. Waigalbon p. 72. 

 Species inter L. stcnocephala et L. sibirica var. polyccphala inter- 

 media, a prima diffurt involucri squamis semper 6-7 (interdum 5 v. 8), 

 floribus 8-10. foliis basi indistincte divaricatis, et a sccunda capitulis 

 non corymbosis, ligulis longioribus. 



Radix perennis. Caulis 60-120 cm. teres glabcr. Folia radicalia 

 longissime petiolata ovato-rotundata basi sinuata, margine argute scr- 

 rata utrinque glabra. Folia caulina petiolis ad apicem caulis decrcs- 

 centibus basi dilatato-subamplexicaulibus, laminis cum radicalibus con- 

 rormibus. Racemus simplex v. breviter ramosus. Bractea: lincares v. 

 lanceolatae, inferiores Sores superantes, Caput glabrum cvlindricum v. 

 elongato-ellipsoideam. [nvolucri squamae lineares v. lanceolata imbric- 

 ata?. Ligula squamis involucri squilonga 1-1.3 cm. longa 2 nun. lata, 

 ll.-iva. apice li-'i dentata. 



Nom. Jap. Korai-me-talcarako. 



II;ib. Corea sept.: in silvis montis A-tok-ryong (Takenoshin 

 Xak.m ii. to .'50 j in liirbidis montis Waigalbon (Takenoshin 

 Xak.m n. 1 597 i. 



I'l.-mta endemica ! 



