Oct. 1920.] KOTULJE AD PLANTAS JAPONIC ET KOREJS, XXIII. 155 



Fusan (Faurie n. 1126). 

 Chol-la austr. : in monte Hakuyozan (T. Nakai). Kyurei (T. Nakai). 



in insula Wangto (T. Nakai). 

 Quelpaert : in petrosis 1500 m. (Taquet n. 5716). Ryutanri (T. Nakai). 



in petrosis Hallasan (Taquet n. 207). in sepibus Mokan (Taouet 



n. 3012). in arenosis Hallasan (Ta£>cet n. 1046). 

 Manshuria : Prov. Kirinensis (V. Komaroy n. 1650). 



In the outlooks this species somewhat resembles to Paraixeris 

 denticulata (Ixeris denticulata), but the achenes are Zxeris-type being 

 terete and having ten wing-like ridges in their maturity. The milky 

 juice is scarce and the radical leaves accompany with the flowering 

 stems. 



538) Ixeris sororia, (Miquee) Nakai comb. nov. 



Lactuca sororia, Miguel Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 121. Franchet et 

 Savatier Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 268. Maximowicz in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 

 358. Yabe Florul. Tushim. p. 64. Matsumura Ind. PI. Jap. II. 2. p. 

 655. 



Nom. Jap. Murasaki-nigana. 



Hab. 

 Hondo : in monte Bukkyodake prov. Yamato (Gen-ichi Koidzumi). 



in monte Kasugayama prov. Yamato (Jinzo Matsumura). in prov. 



Kawachi (T. Tada). Hikami districtu Yoshiki prov. Suwo (Jiuro 



Nikai n. 546). 

 Kiusiu : in monte Iwadake prov. Buzen (Ryokichi Yatabe, Jinzo Ma- 



tsumura et Tomijiro Uchiyama). Uwamizaka insula? Tsushima 



(Y. Yabe). 



Paraixeris, Nakai gen. nov. (Compo sitae) 



Genus Ixeris simulans sed planta ramosissima, et fructus nutans, 

 semina 14 (15) costata non 10-alata apice setulosa, rostro breve. 



Biennis v. perennis. Folia radicalia sub anthesin emarcida. Folia 

 simplicia denticulata v. iucisa v. pinnatisecta rarius integra saepe am- 

 plexicaulia. Caulis ramosissimus. Capitula in apice ramorum dense 

 corymbosa. Alabastra erecta. Involucrum 5-8 squamatum basi 

 minute calyculatum. Flores 5-8 ligulati. Ligula apice 5-dentata flava. 

 Antherae atratae basi caudata?. Styli apice setulosi bifidi, ramis intus 

 stigmatosis. Semina leviter compressa 14 v. 15 costata apice in 

 rostrum brevem producta. Pappi albi caduci setulosi. 



Species 4 in China, Japonia, Corea et Manshuria expansse. 



The seeds of this genus with their partly deciduous pappi are hardly 



