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ex Assam (flores perjuvenes adsunt) quod non eadem species est sed 
fortasse ad idem genus ascribendum est. 
Craibiodendron slianicum W. W. Smith, sp. nov. ' 
Arbor parva, ramis ramulisque robustis glabris, ut videtur, habitu 
PieriM shmVis. Folia alterna, 6-10 cm. longa, 3*5-4 j* 5 cm. lata, elliptica, 
obtusa, basi subrotundata, apice rotundata, nonnunquam breviter 
emarginata, integra, crasse coriacea, glabra, infra multis sparsi?. 
glan dulls nigrescentibus instructa, nervis 10-15-jugisferehorizontalibys 
utrinque distinctis infra prominulis intra marginem anastomosantibus 
distincte reticulatis, petiolo rugoso 7-10 mm. Longo. in apice 
ramorum paniculati ad 20 cm. puberuli. Flores parvi, bractea et duabus 
bracteolis subulatis instruct!. (Jal^x 1 mm. longus, puberulus, post 
anthesin immutatus, 5-partitus ; sepala fere libera, perlate ovata, 
subapiculata. Corolla 3-4 mm. longa, 2-3 mm. lata, subcoriacea, 
puberula, in lobos erectos triangulares nec imbricates ad tertiam fissa. 
Stamina 10, inclusa, corollae fere sequilonga, libera, filamentis minute 
puberulis medio conspicue incurvis basi latiusculis complanatis sed ad 5 mm. 
triente summo filiformibus ; anther je basi subsaccatae, dorso muticse, in 
tubulos 2 integros rimis anticis elongatis dehiscentes productse. 
Ovarium ± 1 mm. longum, superius 5-loculare, furfuraceo-pubescens, 
nitidum, stylo 2 mm. longo columnar! ; in loculis magna 
placenta pendula. Fructus capsularis, depresso-globosus, 9-10 mm. 
longus, 11-12 mm. latus, prof unde 5-angulatus, 5-locularis ; semina in 
loculo quoque 4-7, compressa, a vertice disposita paginarum more, 1-2 mm. 
longa, sed cum ala 5 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata; testa alaque chartacea 
rugosulo-striata. 
Burma;— near Loimwe, Southern Shan States, No. 726 Jfac- 
Gregor ! at Taunggyi, No. 234 Watson ! Maymyo 3,600 ft.. Nos. 3125, 
4160 Lace! Siam ; — Nos. 1282, 1282 A. Kerr in Kew Herbarium. 
The generic name is in honour of Mr. W. G. Craib of the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, who noticed the plant among Siamese collections, 
and to whom I am indebted for comparing my material at Kew and for 
his opinion on the validity of the genus. I take this opportunity of 
recording my obligations to him for the prompt and most valuable 
help and criticism he has given in regard to most of the new 
species published. Previous to obtaining fruit I had placed the plant 
doubtfully in Pieris ; and it appears as Pieris ? shanica in letters to corres- 
