CELASTRACEAE. — CELASTRXJS 357 



In this specimen the leaves are 4.5 to 7 cm. long and 5 to 7 cm. broad, and the 

 principal veins on the underside near the base have few or many short; straight 

 spreading hairs, otherwise it agrees with Hayata's description. 



15. Celastrus Esquiroliana L6veill6, Fl. Kouy-Tchioii, 69 (1914). 

 Kwei-chou: " Tong-cheou," /. Esquirol, No. 3618 (ex Ldveillc). 

 We have not seen a specimen of this species. 



16. Celastrus fiagellaris Ruprecht in Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petershourg, ser. 2, 

 XV. 357 (1857); Decas PL Amur. t. 4 (1859). — Maack, nymem. AMijp. 72 t. 

 [29] (1859). — Maximowicz in Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petershourg, ser. 3, XXVII. 457 

 (1881); in Mel Biol. XI. 302 (1881). — Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Pans, 

 B6r. 3, V. 223 (PL David. I. 71) (1883). — Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 123 

 (1886). — Loesener in Bot Jakrb. XXX. 470 (1902). — Matsumura, Ind. FL 

 Jap. II. pt. 2, 319 (1912). 



Celastrus ciliidens Miquel in Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. II. 85 (1865-66). 

 Celastrus clemacanthus Leveillc in Fedde, Rep. Spec. Nov. VIII. 284 (1910). 



This species is confined to northeastern Asia and is common in Korea, but much 

 less so in Mandshuria and Japan. 



Series 3. SEMPERVIRENTES Maximowicz in Bull Acad. Sci. SL Petershourg, 

 s^r. 3, XXVII. 455 (1881); in Mel Biol XI. 198 (1881). 



17. Celastrus Hindsii Bentham in Hooher*s Jour. BoL & Kew Gard. Misc. III. 

 334 (1851). — Maximowicz in Bull Acad. Sd. SL Petershourg, s6r. 3, XXVII. 455 

 (1881); in Mel BioL XI. 199 (1881). — Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 123 

 (1886). — Loesener in BoL Jahrb. XXX. 466 (1902). — Dunn & Tutcher in Kew 

 Bull. Misc. Inform, add. ser. X. 61 (FL Kwangtung cfe Hongk.) (1912). — Pitard 

 in Lecomte, FL Indo-Chin. I. 892 (1912). 



Caiha monosperma Bentham in Lond. Jour. BoL I. 483 (1842). 



Celastrus monospermus Bentham, FL Hongk. 63 (non Roxburgh) (1861). 



Yunnan: Mengtsze, mountains, alt. 2300 m., A. Henry (No, 10559). 



Celastrus Hindsii, var. Henryi Loesener. See p. 353. 



18. Celastrus monosperma Roxburgh, Hori. Beng. 18 (nomen nudum) (1814); 

 FL Ind. IL 394 (1824); ed. 2, I. 625 (1832). — Wallich, CaL Nos. 4311, 7009 

 (1829-30). — Lawson in Hooker f., FL BriL Ind. I. 618 (1875) excludendis 

 synon. — Loesener in BoL Jahrb. XXX. 467 (1902). — L^veille, FL Kouy-Tcheou, 

 69 (1914). 



Yunnan: Mengtsze, forests to southeast, alt. 1600 m., A. Henry (Nos. 10446, 

 11399); Szemao, mountains west, alt. 1500-1600 ra., A. Henry (Nos. 11972, 

 .11972*^; large climber, flowers white, fruit yellow).— Also on the Himalayas and in 

 Assam and Bengal. 



The thinner leaves, more or less narrowed to the base, distinguishes this from 

 the closely related C. Benthamii Rehder & Wilson, which is apparently confined to 

 Hongkong and the neighborhood. 



19. Celastrus cantonensis Hance in Jour. BoL XXIII. 323 (1885). — Hemsley 

 in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 122 (1886). — Loesener in BoL Jahrb. XXX. 467 

 (1902). — Dunn & Tutcher in Kew BulL Misc. Inform, add. ser. X. 62 {FL 

 Kwangtung tSc Hongk.) (1912). 



South China: Kwangtung (ex Hance). 



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