38. CELASTRINEiE. H9 



basi saepius cuneata, subtus pallidiora, venis primariis utrinque 

 sat conspicuis. Cymae axillares, dichotomy, saepius S-florro, pe- 

 dunculis \\ poll, longis, pedicellisque crassiusculis. Flores, ut 

 videtur, ampli (petala desunt) ; calyx carnosus, incrassatus, 4 

 lineas diametro ; discus amplus ; filamenta carnosa, persistentia ; 

 ovarium 4-alatum, 4-loculare ; ovula in quoque loculo 4-5, saapis- 

 sime 4, per paria collateralia pendula. Fructus deest. 



Formosa: Kelung (Ford\), Herb. Kew. 



The broadly-expanded fleshy calyx and disk bearing the fleshy 

 persistent filaments give this species a peculiar appearance. 



3. Euonymus chinensis, Lindl. in Trans. Hort. Soc. vi. (circa 

 1825), p. 74, nee Lour. ; Walp. Bep. i. p. 530 ; Maxim, in Mel. 

 Biol. xi. p. 180. 



Euonymus nitidus, Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. i. (1842), p. 483, 

 et Fl. Hongk. p. 62; Seem. Bot. Voy. * Herald,' p. 371, t. 83; Laws, in 

 Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. i. p. 610. 



China : without locality {Staunton !) ; Hongkong {Champion ! 

 Wilford ! Wright ! Larnont ! Kinds ! Forbes !). Mus. Brit. ; 

 Herb. Kew. 



Griffith's " Bengal " specimen was certainly cultivated, as it is 

 labelled " H.B.C.," i. e. Hort. Bot. Calc. Euonymus chinensis, 

 Lour. (Fl. Cochinch. p. 156), is described as having cordate 3- 

 lobed leaves and clearly does not belong to this genus. 



4. Euonymus echinatus, Wall, in Boxb. Fl. Ind., ed. Carey, ii. 

 p. 409 ; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. i. p. 611. 



China: without locality and collector's name {Herb. Keic); 

 Luchu {WrightX). Herb. Kew. 



Himalayas, from G-arwhal to Sikkim. 



5. Euonymus europaeus, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. i. p. 197 ; Maxim, in 

 Mel. Biol. xi. p. 190 (varietates). 



Kiangsu : Shanghai {Maingay ?). Herb. Kew. 



As understood by Maximowicz this species extends from Europe 

 to Japan, though he records no Chinese localities. Maingay's 

 specimen is fragmentary. 



6. Euonymus gibber, Hawse in Journ. Bot. 1882, p. 77. 

 Hongkong: cultivated (Fordl). Herb. Kew. 



7. Euonymus gracillimus, Hemsl., n. sp. 



Brutes parvus, ut videtur procumbens, undique glaberrimus, 



