120 THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. CFtf- xxxvi. No. «i. 



Jap. I. p. 15 (1875). Matsumura Ind. II. 2. p. 93. excl. pi. For- 

 mosanas (1912). 



Nom. Jap. Shikimi. 



Nom Quelpaertense. Parugack. 



Hab. 

 Korea : in declivitate montis Nyokisan insulse Chinto, Zenla austra. 



(T. Nakai n. 9674). 

 Quelpsert : secus torrentes Yelloi (Faurie n. 166). in silvis Poptjyang 



(Taouet n. 2594). in silvis secus torrentes Yelloi (Taquet n. 



538). secus torrentes Mokatji (Taquet n. 539). 



Distr. Japonia. 



The Chinese Illicium differs from of the Japanese. There are 

 Illicium Linnsei, Nakai nom. nov. (I. anisatum, Linne p.p.) and 

 /. Henryi, Diels (J. Silvestrii, Pavolini) ; the former is a shrub with 

 leaves ovate obtuse, and the latter is too a shrub having leaves 

 with veins prominent on the upper surface and short peduncles. In 

 Formosa there are I. arborescens, Hayata and I. hucanthum, Hayata ; 

 the former with leaves narrow acuminate and the latter with white 

 flowers. There is only one species I. Tashiroi, Maximowicz existing 

 in Yaeyama archipelago, Liukiu. This is characterized by having 

 long slender peduncles and 12 ovaries. The Korean type just as of 

 the Tsushima differs from the type of Japan proper by somewhat 

 longer peduncles. Yet it would not be distinguished as a variety. 



657) Machilus Tfounbergii, Siebold et Zuccarini in Abhand. 

 Muench. Acad. II. p. 202 (1846). 



var. oboYata, Nakai var. nov. 



Folia obovata apice subito mucronato-obtusa basi attenuata 

 6-8 cm. longa 3.5—5.0 cm. lata subtus glaucescentia. 



Nom. Jap. Hiroha-inugusu. 



Hab. 

 Korea : in declivitate montis Nyokisan insulae Chinto, Zenla austr. 



(Nakai n. 9799). 



658) Astilbe glaberrima, Nakai sp. nov. 

 lusus saxatilis, Nakai. 



Perennis, pusilla, glaberrima cum inflorescentia circ. 2.5—10 cm. 

 alta. Folia radicalia 1.0-7.0 cm. longa ternata v. biternata. Foliola 

 ovata basi acuta apice attenuata duplicato-serrata infra pallida secus 

 costas parcissime glandulosa. Folia caulina simplicia lanceolata. In- 

 florescentia racemosa purpurascens. Bracteae oblongse 1.5-2.0 mm. 

 longae. Bracteolse lineares binae. Sepala imbricata ovata purpura- 



