216 A. Brand. 
LXVII. A. Brand, Novae species sinicae generis Symplocos. 
(Originaldiagnosen.) 
1. (23a.)!) S. multipes Brand, nov. spec. 
Frutex glaberrimus. Folia coriacea, 6,5—8,5 cm longa, 3—4,5 cm 
lata, ovalia vel elliptica, parce serrata, longiuscule cuspidata, basi cuneata; 
costa supra prominula. Flores in spicis a basi multifurcatis, densifloris, 
petiolo 1—2-plo longioribus; bracteae glabrae, late ovatae, superiores ca- 
lycis tubum occultantes; calyx glaber, lobis rotundatis tubum aequantibus; 
corolla calyce duplo longior; stamina pentadelpha, ca. 25, in quoque adel- 
phio 4— 6, corollam sesquisuperantia; stylus glaber; ovarium albido-villosum. 
China occidentalis: Nanto (Wilson no. 4). Floret Martio. — 
Szechwan orientalis (Farges no. 796a). 
2. (24a.) S. Wilsonii Brand, nov. spec. 
Frutex glaberrimus. Folia coriacea, 7,5—12,5 cm longa, 2,5—4,5 cm 
lata, oblonga vel elliptica, superne denticulata vel serrulata, breviter api- 
culata, basi cuneata; costa supra prominula; petiolus 15 —23 mm longus. 
Flores in fasciculis axillaribus, densissimis; bracteae ovatae, minutissime 
ciliatae; calyx glaber, lobis rotundatis tubo longioribus; corolla calyce vix 
sesquilongior; stamina 10—15, pentadelpha, corolla paulo longiora; stylus 
brevis, glaber; ovarium albido-villosum. Fructus maturi in spicis bre- 
vissimis, petiolo duplo brevioribus, glabri, brunnei, ovoidei vel oblongi, 
10—12 mm longi, uniloculares, monospermi, lobis calycinis comose coro- 
nati; embryo magnus, valde curvatus, cotyledonibus linearibus radicula 
multo brevioribus. | 
China centralis: Hupeh occidentalis (Wilson no. 58) — Changyang, 
2000 m (Wilson no. 58a). — Szechwan orientalis (Farges no. 796 ex 
parte; no. 796b, 796d, 796e). — Floret Aprili, Septembri in fructu.: 
3. (24b.) S. discolor Brand, nov. spec. 
Rami cinerei, ramuli glabri, iuniores atrati. Folia iuniora chartacea, 
in sieco viridia, adulta coriacea, flavescentia, 8—9 cm longa, 3—4 cm 
lata, ovalia vel elliptica, denticulata, breviter acuminata, basi cuneata, 
utrinque glaberrima; costa supra prominula; petiolus crassus, flavidus, 
10—18 mm longus. Fasciculi (fructiferi) axillares, sessiles, fructibus ad 
4 aggregatis; bracteae rotundatae, flavidae, glabrae; calycis tubus (ex 
fructu iuniore) glaber, lobi rotundati, flavidi, glabri; corolla (in fructu 
persistens) calyce duplo (?) longior; stamina ca. 20, pentadelpha, corolla 
subsesquilongiora; ovarium albido-villosum. Fructus laete brunneus, glo- 
bosus, 10—12 mm in diametro, lobis calycinis et corollinis comose coro- 
natus; semen (ex 1 fructu imperfecte biloculari) abortivum. 
China australis: Yunnan (Delavay no. 4331; Herb. Paris). 
!) Die Zahlen zeigen die Stellen an, wo die neuen Arten in der Mono- 
graphie des Verfassers im Pflanzenreiche unterzubringen sind. 
