BUXACEAE. — BUXUS 169 



Buxus sempervir ens Thunherg, Fl. Jap. 77 (sphalmate virens) (non Linnaeus) 

 (1784). — Matsumura, Ind. Fl Jap. II. 310 (1912). 



Buxus semper virens, var. japonica Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. IX. 281 

 (1895); XV. 169 (1901). — Hayata in Jour. Coll Sd. Tokyo, XX. art. 

 lU. 82, t. 6, fig. c (1904). 



This is a very hardy variety of Box with larger and broader leaves than the 

 type. The leaves are yellowish-green and this same color obtains in the Chinese 

 variety also. 



Buxus 



See p. 165. 



Buxus microphylla, var. aemulans Rehder & Wilson, n. var. 



Frutex 1-2-metralis, ramulis patentibus subteretibus sparse pubescentibus. 

 Folia oblongo-lanceolata v. oblonga v. oblongo-obovata, obtusa v. acutiuscula, 

 2.5-5 cm. longa et 7-15 mm. lata, supra in sicco distincte venulosa, subtus minus 

 venulosa. Florum fasciculi parvi. Ceterum ut in var. sinica. 



Western Hupeh: without locaUty, A. Henry (Nos. 7807, type, 3293^); Chang- 

 yang Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1800 m., April 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 433). 



In foliage and general appearance this strongly resembles B. Wallichiana 

 Baillon, but the short anthers and the long gynophore to the rudimentary ovary 

 in the male flowers show that it belongs to B. microphylla Siebold & Zuccarini. 

 This new variety is a distinct looking plant and is not uncommon in the woods of 

 western Hupeh. 



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9- Buxus stenophylla Hance in Jour. Bot. VI. 331 (1868); in Jour. Linn. Soc. 

 XIII. 124 (1873). — Mueller Arg. in De Candolle, Prodr. XVI. 20 (1869). 

 Schneider, III Handb. Laubholzk. II. 139, fig. 90 v (1907). 



Buxus sempervirens Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 418 (non Linnaei 

 (1894), quoad synonymum B. stenophyllam. 



Fokien: "An-koe," C. deGrijs (No. 6683; fragments seen). 



Probably not specifically distinct from B. microphylla Siebold & Zuccarini. 



10. Buxus Harlandii Hance. See p. 166. 



