CELASTRACEAE. — EVONYMUS 497 
colore flavido conspicuis subtus leviter elevatis, reticulo venularum vix 
conspicuo; petioli compressi, subalati, 3-5 mm. longi. Inflorescentia 
laxa, pauciflora, semel v. bis furcata, pedunculo gracili tereti 8-14 em. 
longo, radiis primi ordinis 3-5 subverticillatis unifloris et 1.5 -2.5 em. 
longis v. bi- ad trifloris et 2-7 cm. longis (inflorescentia tota ad 20 
em. longa); flores 4-meri, 6-7 mm. diam. virides; sepala late semiorbicu- 
laria; petala ovalia; stamina filamentis brevissimis, antheris non visis; 
ovarium disco insidens, 4-lobum. Capsula immatura depresso-sub- 
globosa, circiter 1 cm. diam. et fere alta, 4-alata, alis angustis, 10-18 
mm. longis et 3-4 mm. latis apcie rotundatis marginibus fere parallelis 
paullo supra basin subito dilatatis et ad basim apicemque capsulae 
decurrentibus; semina immatura. 
Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien, cliffs, very rare, alt. 1600-2300 m., 
May 26, 1907 (No. 3114, type); without precise locality, A. Henry 
(No. 6584). 
This species is well characterized by its narrow leaves and extremely long and 
slender peduncles. It is apparently nearest to E. sanguinea Loesener which is 
easily distinguished by its broader leaves and shorter peduncles; in its narrow 
leaves it resembles E. cornuta Hemsley, but that species differs widely in its 5- 
exin Purple flowers, in the narrower wings of the fruits and in the shorter 
cles, 
