CAPRIFOLIACEAE. — LONICERA 139 
This species forms with L. Webbiana Wallich, L. heterophylla Decaisne, L. 
heteroloba Batalin, L. tatsienensis Franchet, and L. perulata Rehder a group of very 
closely related species. The first differs chiefly in the glandular pubescence, pale 
flowers and broader not acuminate partly reflexed bud-scales; L. heterophylla in 
the quite glabrous foliage; L. heteroloba and L. tatsienensis differ in the smaller re- 
flexed bud-scales, in the smaller leaves being pilose on the whole under surface and 
usually rounded at the base and in the shorter bracts; L. perulata is easily distin- 
guished by its numerous obtuse bud-scales. From all these species L. mupinensis 
differs in its upright lanceolate acuminate bud-scales; in the shape of the leaves and 
in the amount of pubescence it seems rather variable. 
Lonicera tatsienensis Franchet in Jour. de Bot. X. 313 (1896). 
Western Szech’uan: Pan-lan-shan, west of Kuan Hsien, alt. 
2100-3000 m., June 1908 (No. 1870), August 1910 (No., 4037), Octo- 
ber 1910 (No. 4319). 
One of Wilson’s specimens under No. 1870 has part of the leaves deeply and 
irregularly lobed, but agrees otherwise with the type; another specimen under the 
same number and No. 4319 differ in their nearly glabrous and broader leaves. 
Lonicera Hemsleyana Rehder in Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. XIV. 
112 (1903). 
Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, cliffs, rare, alt. 1800 m., May 
1907 (No. 1871). 
No. 1871 differs from the type in the leaves being loosely pubescent beneath 
and sometimes rounded at the base, in the shorter cupule and in the style being 
glabrous near the apex. 
Subsect. RHODANTHAE Maxim. 
Lonicera modesta Rehder in Sargent, Trees and Shrubs, II. 49 (1907). 
Kiangsi: Kuling, alt. 1200 m., July 2, 1907 (Nos. 1658, 1658"). 
Lonicera modesta, var. lushanensis Rehder, n. var. : 
A typo recedit foliis ovalibus v. oblongis, glabris v. fere glabris. 
Kiangsi: Kuling, Lushan Mountains, side of streams, common, 
alt. 1200 m. (Nos. 1657, type, 1655, 1656). 
This variety seems rather variable in pubescence and shape of the leaves; No. 
1657 has the young branchlets villous and the midrib on both surfaces of the leaves 
and also the peduncles and bractlets pubescent; the leaves are oval to : p a 
No. 1655 is nearly glabrous except a few hairs on the petioles, = SA ren lato 
on the branchlets just below the nodes; the leaves are elliptic pathr ate but the 
and often acute. No. 1656 has the pubescence of the preceding 3 
leaves are narrowly elliptic or oblong and obtuse or acutish. 
Lonicera retusa Franchet in Jour. de Bot. X. 313 (1896). — Rehder 
in Sargent, Trees and Shrubs, II. 49, t. 123 (1907). 
