CELASTRACEAE. PERROTTETIA 359 



GYMNOSPORIA Wight & Am. 



Gymnosporia variabilis Loesener in Bot Jahrb. XXIX. 446 (1900); 

 XXX. 472 (1902). 



Celastrus variabilis Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 124 (1886). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, cliffs and river banks, alt. 30-300 m., 



April and December 1907 (No. 775; thorny shrub 0.3-1 m., flowers 



white, fruit orange-brown); same locality, A, Henry (Nos. 130, 449% 

 3056) . 



This is a very common shrub at low altitudes in the vicinity of the Yangtsze 

 River throughout western Hupeh and eastern Szech'uan. 



Judging from some detached leaves kindly sent by Mgr. L^veill^ of Berberis 

 Cavaleriei L^veilM (in Fl Kouy-TcMou, 48 [1914]), this supposed Barberry is a 

 Gymnosporia, either a form of G. variabilis or an allied species. 



PERROTTETIA H. B. K 



XXIV 



XXIX. 447 (1900); XXX. 474 (1902). 



Ilex racemosa Oliver in Hooker's Icon. XIX. t. 1863 (1889). 



Western Hupeh: Changlo Hsien, side of streams, alt. 800 m., 

 June 1907 (No. gag^; bush 2.5-3 m., flowers white); Ichang, ravines, 

 alt. 300-600 m., May 7, 1907 (No. 3731; bush 2 m., flowers greenish); 

 same locality, A, Henry (Nos. 3527, 7189). Western Szech'uan: 

 Hung-ya Hsien, cliffs, near Wa-wu-shan, September 13, 1908 (No. 939; 

 bush 3 m., fruit red); Mt. Omei, June 1904 (Veitch Exped. Nos, 

 4802, 4802^). 



