RHAMNACEAE. — SAGERETIA 231 



Of this species I have only seen a specimen from Ceylon collected by Thwaites, 

 No. 2477. Trimen, 1. c, cites this number under S. costata, but he says: "This 

 may perhaps not be distinct from S. hamosa.^' In fact Wallich's description agrees 

 with that of Miquel and our specimen agrees with it. "WaUich's statement "leaves 



from four to sixteen inches long" is certainly a misprint. Trimen and 



Lawson say 3 (or 2)-5 in., but the leaves of No. 2477 exactly measure up to 6 in. 

 (15.5 cm.), 



7. Sageretia subcaudata, Schneider. See p. 228. 



8. Sageretia fiUformis G. Don, Gen, Syst. II. 29 (1832). 



? Rkamnus fiUformis Roth in Roemer & Schultes, SysL Veg. V. 293 (1819); Nov, 



PL Spec. 153 (1821). 

 Rhamnus parviflora Klein in Roemer & Schultes, Sijst. Veg. V. 295 (1819). 

 Zizyphus oppositifolia Wallich in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. II. 370 (1824). 

 Rhamnus trigynus D. Don^ Prodr. FL Nepal, 190 (1825). 

 Sageretia oppositifolia Brongniart in Ann. Sci. Nat. X. 360, t. 13, ii. {M6m. 



Fam. Rhamn. 53) (1826). — Lawson in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. I. 641 



(1875). 

 ? Sageretia parviflora G. Don, Gen. Syst. II. 29 (1832). 



Northwestern and subtropical Himalaya, western Peninsula, 

 ? Java. 



Wallich himself says (1. c. p. 371) that Heyne's specimen, which represents the 

 type of Roth's filiformiSj " comes very near to my plant and may perhaps be one and 

 the same species." 



9. Sageretia apiculata Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex alte scandens, spinosus; ramuli juniores breviter villosi, striati, vetus- 

 tiores rotundi, cinerascentes. Folia opposita, crasse mcmbranacea, ovata v. 

 ovato-oblonga, basi leviter inaequalia rotunda, apice acuminata v. minora tantum 

 acuta (v. minima obtusa), majora 5-7.5 cm. longa et 2.5-3 cm. lata, versus basira 

 ramulorum paullo minora et fere latiora, in inflorescentiis minima, obtusiora, 

 margine satis anguste calloso-serrulata, vix crenata, supra viridia, sublucida, subtua 

 palUdiora, utraque facie mox glaberrima, nervis utrinque 4-7, supra incisis, subtus 

 elevatis; petioli 3-6 mm. longi, supra sulcati et puberuli. Inflorescentia apice 

 ramulorum terminalis, paniculata, infra foUata, plus quam 20 cm. longa, minute 

 pilosa; flores albescentes, sessiles, glabri, aperti, pro genere normales; sopala re- 

 ceptaculo longiora, acuta; petala sepalis breviora; antherae apice brevissime 

 apiculatae. Fructus ruber, globoso-obovalis, circiter 5-6 mm. longus et 4.5-5 

 mm. crassus; semina flavescentia, lenticularia. 



Yunnan: Mengtze, alt. 1800 m., A. Henry (No. 10144, type); alt, 2200 m., 

 woods, A, Henry (No. 10144*). This seems to be a good species, which is most 

 nearly related to S. fiUformis, I have never seen 'apiculated anthers in any other 

 species of this genus. 



10. Sageretia paucicostata Maximowicz in Acl. Hort. Petrop. XI. 101 (1890). 

 Kansu ; " valle fl. Peishui infra Kang-tin," June 21, 1885, Potanin, 

 According to the description this species seems very closely related to the next. 



The author says: "jS. parviflorae Don affinior quam aliis, sed foliorum forma, re- 

 ticulo utrinque prominulo et pube differt." Without having seen the type specimen 

 I cannot judge the value of this species. 



11. Sageretia theezans Brongniart. See p. 227. 



12. Sageretia Cavaleriei Schneider. See p. 228. 



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