RHAMNACEAE. — RHAMNELLA 225 



ENUMERATIO SPECIERUM. 



1. Rhamnella Wilsonii Schneider. See p. 222. 



2. Rhamnella Martinii Schneider, n. comb. 



Rhamnus Martini Ldveille in Fedde, Rep. Sp. Nov. X. 473 (1912). 



Frutex 1-1.5 m. altus; ramuli tenucs, hornotini flavo-virides v. fuscescenteg 

 (an tantum in sicco?), vetustiores nigresccntes, ex parte lenticeUis flavis obtecti, 

 gemmae nondum visae; stipulae basi persistente nigrescente et apice subulato 

 deciduo 3 mm. longo instructae. Folia alterna, decidua, membranacea, oblongo- 

 elliptica, basi rotundata v. obtusa, apice sensim acuminata, acutissima, circum- 

 circa crenato-serrulata, dentibus accumbentibus calloso mucronulatis, 4-11 cm. 

 longa, 1.5-3.9 cm. lata, supra viridia, glabra, nervis vix v. satis incisis, subtus vix 

 pallidiora, tantum ad costam nervosque parce pilosa, nervis utrinque 6-8 promi- 

 ncntibus, angulo satis acuto a costa versus marginem decurrentibus; petioH breves, 

 supra sulcati, pilosi, 3-4 mm. longi. Inflorescentia axillaris, paniculato-cymosa, 

 sessilis v. pedunculo nudo 1-5 mm. longo suffulta, 2-5-flora, glabra; fiores minutis- 

 simi, flavo-virides, iis R. franguloidis simillimi sepalis pauUo acutioribus petalis 

 basi obovatia apice emarginatis exceptis. Fractus oblongus, ad 8 mm. longus et 

 3-3.5 mm. diam., rubro-nigrescens, pedicellis ad 4 mm. longis. 



Western Hupeh: April 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 1990). Kweichou: " En- 

 virons de Gan-pin, rochers au dessus de Ta-tong," May 23, 1898, L. Martin (Herb. j^ 

 Bodinier, No. 2299, type). Yunnan : Mengtze, mountains, alt. 2800 m., A, Henry 



(No. 10929). 



This species seems most closely related to R. franguloides Weberbauer, but 

 differs from it in the more gradually acuminate leaves with more ascending and 

 somewhat closer nerves, in the black persistent bases of the stipules and in the 

 glabrous few-flowered inflorescence. 



Wilson's No. 1990 which consists of flowering and fruiting branches agrees as 

 well with the type as Henry's No. 10929. 



3. Rhamnella Mairei Schneider, sp. nov. 



Frutex omnino glaberrimus; ramuli hornotini olivacei, vetustiores nibro- 

 brunnei, lenticeUis sparsia obtecti; stipulae brunneae, apice setaceo deciduo. 

 FoHa papyracea, ovata v. elliptica, basi rotunda v. obtusa, apice sensim acuta v. 

 breviter acuminata, supra viridia, nervis vix impressis utrinsccus 5-7, sub angulo 

 satis acuto divergentibus subtus prominentibus, margine satis angustae breviter 

 serrulata, 3.8-8 cm. longa, 1.7-3.5 cm. lata; petioli supra sulcati, 4-8 mm. longi. 

 Inflorescentia 5-15-flora, brevissime pedunculata, fasciculato-cymosa; flores 

 ut in R. Martinii, flavi. Fructus nondum visus. 



Yunnan: " rochers de Ma-hong, juin 1910," alt. 3000 m,, E. E. Matre, 

 This species is certainly closely related to R. Martinii Schneider, but can be easily 

 distinguished by the characters indicated in the key. 



4. Rhamnella JuUanae Schneider. See p. 223. 



5. Rhamnella franguloides Weberbauer in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 

 III. Abt. V. 406 (1895). — Schneider, III. Handh, Laubholzk. II. 263, fig. 183 h-i, 

 186 h (1909). 



Microrhamnus franguloides Maximowicz in Mem. Acad. Sd. St. PHersbourQy 



s6r. 7, IV. No. XI. 4, t. fig. 15-23 {Rhamn. Or.-As.) (1866). 

 Rhamnella japonica Miquel m Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. III. 30 (1867); Prol Ft. 



Jap. 218 (1867), 



