122 38. CELASTRINEiE. 



Shantung : Chefoo (ex Debeaux). 



We have seen nothing from China agreeing with this species, 

 which ranges from Eastern Europe to the Amur. 



1. Celastrus angulatus, Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xi. p. 199. 

 Kansuh : valley of Hoangho, near Lanchaw (Piasezki ex Maxi- 



mowicz). 



2. Celastrus articulatus, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 97 (loc. cit. p. xlii, 

 orbiculata) ; DC. Prodr. ii. p. 7 ; Bunge, Fnum. PI. Chin. Bor. 

 p. 14 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xi. p. 200 (cum var. /3. punctatus) ; 

 Franchet, PI. David, p. 70, et in Mem. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cherbourg, 

 xxiv. p. 206. 



Celastrus Tatarinowii, Rupr. in Bull. Phys. Math. xv. p. 357, fide 

 Maxim. 



Celastrus, n. sp., Maxim. Ind. PL Pelcin. in Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 470. 



Celastrus punctatus, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 97. 



Chihli : apparently common (Bunge ! Tatarinow ! Bret- 

 schneider ! David ! and others) ; Shantung : Chefoo (hb. 

 Forbes !) : Kiangsu : Kiangnan (Staunton !) ; Kiangst : Kiu- 

 kiang (Shearer ?) ; Hupeh : Ichang (A. Henry !) ; Shensi or 

 Kansuh : Tsunglin range (Piasezki ex Maximowicz) ; Kwang- 

 tung : Amoy (Hance, 1442, punctatus !) ; Corea ; Port Chusan 

 (Wilfordl), without locality (Perry \); Cokean Archipelago 

 (Wilfordl); Luchu Archipelago (Wright I). Mus. Brit.: 

 Herb. Kew. 



Japan ; Sachalin. 



This species varies very much in foliage in different parts of 

 its wide area ; but the Kiukiang specimen may be a different 

 species. It has remarkably obovate-cuneate leaves and larger 

 flowers, with petals about four lines long and broad filaments. 



3. Celastrus cantonensis, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 323. 

 Kwangtung : North river (Hance 22191). 



4. Celastrus Championi, Benth. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. hi. 

 p. 334, et Fl. Hongk. p. 64 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xi. p. 198. 



Catha Benthatni, Gardn. et Champ, in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. i. 

 p. 310. 



Hongkong (Champion ! Wilford ! Urquhart ! Lamont !). Mus. 

 Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 



Himalayas. 



