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white, fruit greenish, ovoid to elongate); same locality, April 1900 

 (Veitch Exped. No. 348); same locality, A. Henry (Nos, 3494, 3564, 

 3955, 4377^); Fang Hsien, side of streams, alt. 1200-1500 m., May 19, 

 1907 (No. 2012; climber 3-6 m., flowers white, fragrant); without pre- 

 cise locality, A. Henry (Nos. 5797, 6010, 7243). Western Szech'uan: 

 Wa-shan, thickets, alt. 1500-2200 m., June 1908 (No. 2016; 3-7 m., 

 flowers white); Mt. Omei, May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4762); 

 Nanch'uan, A, von Rosthorn (No. 1824); without precise locality, alt. 

 1100 m.. May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 3273). 



Actinidia 



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Frutex scandens, 3-8-metralis; ramuli medulla ampla alba lamel- 

 lata, juniores puberuli v. tomentosi, mox glabrescentes et fuscescentes, 

 interdum setacei, annotini purpureo-brunnei lenticellis oblongis albidis 

 notati. Folia membranacea, ovata ad ovato-oblonga, ovalia v. elliptica 

 ad elliptico-oblonga, acuminata v. longe acuminata, basi plerumque 

 rotundata, interdum subcordata, rarius late cuneata, denticulato- 

 serrulata v. setaceo-serrulata, 5-15 cm. longa et 3-6, rarius ad 7.5 cm. 

 lata, supra laete viridia, glabra v. initio sparse setosa, subtus vix palli- 

 diora, initio ad nervos et venulas plus minusve tomentosa v. interdum 

 fere glabra, demum glabra v. fere glabra, utrinque nervis 7-11 subtus 

 manifeste elevatis ante marginem anastomasantibus et trabeculis 

 numerosis parallelis manifeste elevatis conjunctis; petioli graciles, 

 1.5-4 cm. longi, initio puberuli v. fere glabri, demum glabri. Flores 

 flavi, 1.5-2 cm. diam., in cymis petiolo brevioribus; masculi in cymis 

 satis densis, 3-7-floris; pedunculi 0.5-1 cm. longi, ut pedicelli sub- 

 aequilongi f ulvo-tomentosi ; sepala ovato-oblonga, 5 mm. longa, 

 utrinque fulvo-tomentosa; petala elliptico-oblonga, Integra v. rarius 

 eroso-denticulata, circiter 10 mm. longa et 5-6 mm. lata; stamina 

 petalis triente breviora, antheris 3 mm. longis basi emarginatis; rudi- 

 mentum pistilli subglobosum, parvimi, tomentosum; flores herma- 

 phroditi in cymis 1-5-floris, petiolo brevioribus; sepala ut in floribus 

 masculis; petala ovalia, circiter 8 mm. longa et 5 mm. lata; stamina 

 dimidia petala aequantia; ovarium subglobosum, dense villosum; 

 styli circiter 15, patentes, apice incrassati et leviter curvati, Fructus 

 solitarii V. plures, ovoidei v. subglobosi, circiter 1.5 cm. longi, brunnei, 

 maculis albidis satis dense conspersi, pedunculis 1.5-2 cm. longis; 

 semina ovoidea, vix compressa, minute foveolata, purpureo-brunnea, 



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