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Linn. fil. { = Hedyotis stipulata R. Br.) of Rubiaceas not only 

 in the size and form but even in its offensive smell. It was 



first discovered and collected by me on the mountain in Nano- 

 kawa in the province of Tosa in Shikoku, in November 1884. 



Explanation of Figure. — 1, Flowering stem, nat. size. 2, Part 

 of flowering stem, with male and female (a) flowers, mag. 3, Female 

 flower, mag. 



Urtica dioica Linn. Sp. PI. p. 984. 



var. sikokiana Makino, var. no v. 



Dioecious, attaining about 13 decim. in height. Stem erect, 

 but often ascending at the base, very slender, tetragonous, 

 very sparing^ pilose with patent hairs. Leaves opposite, 

 petiolate, lanceolate but linear-lanceolate in the superior ones, 

 attenuatedly long-acuminate, subcordato-truncate or rounded- 

 truncate at the base, but obtuse in the superior ones, coarsely 

 argutely dentate with deltoid teeth, glabrous but extremely 

 thinly pilose on nerves beneath, thin in texture, often nigrescent 

 when dried, attaining about 13cm. long, 4cm. wide, but about 

 6—8 mm. wide in the angustate ones ; petiole angustate, thinly 

 patent-pilose, attaining 2Jcm. long ; stipules linear, acumniate, 

 attaining 9 mm. long. Peduncles exceeding the petiole but 

 shorter than the blade, loose, slender, thinly pilose, very laxly 

 with short branches, rather laxly floriferous. Male-flowers very 

 shortly pedicellave, about 2\ mm. across ; perianth-segments el- 

 liptical, obtuse, concave, thinly membranaceous. Stamens 4, 

 exserted, nearly twice as long as the perianth-segments ; filament 

 subulato-filiform ; anther rounded. Rudimentary ovary ob- 

 ovoid-globose. Female-flowers sessile, minute ; perianth-seg- 

 ments greenish, hispidulous in fruit, the outer 2 smaller and 

 elliptical, the inner 2 oval and about 1 mm. long in fruit. 

 Nut oval, compressed, smooth, straminous, 1mm. long; stigma 

 minute. 



Nom. Jap. Nagaba-irakusa (nov.). 



Hab. Prov. Tosa : Mt. Tebako (T. Makino I; R. Yatabel) ; 



