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Hypericum chinense Linnaeus, SysL Nat. ed. 10, 1184 (1759). 

 Choisy in Prodr. Monog. Hyperic. 40 (1821) ; in De Candolle, Prodr. 



I. 545 (1824). — Bunge in Mem, Sav, Sir. Acad. Sci, SL Petersbourg, 



II. 84 {Enum. PL Chin. Box. 10) (1833), — Hance in Jour. Bot. XVII. 

 8 (1879). — Maximowicz in Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petershourg, XXVIL 

 428 (1881); in Mel. Biol. XI. 162 (1881). — Hemsley in Jour. Unn. 

 Soc. XXIII. 72 (1886). — Diels in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 475 (1900). 

 Keller in Bot Jahrh. XXXII. 548 (1904). — Schneider, III Handb. 

 Lauhholzk. II. 337, fig. 224* (1909). 



Hypericum monogynum Linnaeus, Spec, ed. 2, 1107 (1763). — Thunberg, Ft. 



Jap, 29 (1784). 

 Hypericum aureum Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. 472 (1790). 

 Norysca chinensis Spach, Hist. Veg. V. 427 (1836). 

 Norysca aurea Blume, Mies. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. II. 23 (1852). 

 Norysca punctata Blume, 1. c. (1852). 



Kiangsi: Kuling, thickets, alt. 1200 m., July 28, 1907 (No. i6o6; 

 bush 1 m. tall, flowers golden). Western Hupeh: lehang, cliffs, 

 glens, gorges, alt. 300-500 m., May and July 1907 (No. 2422, 2421; 

 bush about 1 m. tall, flowers yellow); same locality, A. Henry (Nos. 

 3233, 3234). Szech'uan: cliffs of the Yangtsze, June 1903 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 3262). 



Hypericum Prattii Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIX. 303 

 (1892). — Diels in Bot. Jahrh. XXIX. 475 (1900). 



Kiangsi: Kuling, common, alt. 1200 m., July 27, 1907 (No. 1604; 

 bush 0.75-1 m. tall, flowers golden). Western Hupeh : lehang, glens, 

 alt. 300 m., May 1907 (No. 2421^; bush 0.75-1 m, tall, flowers golden 

 yellow). Eastern Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, alt. 600-1000 m., 

 September 1907i(No. 2420; bush 0.75 m. tall, flowers golden yellow). 

 Western Szech'uan: without precise locality, A. Henry (No. 8808). 



This species is perhaps only a variety of the preceding species. Wilson's Nos. 

 1604 and 2420 are distinctly intermediate, the inflorescence and the upper leaves 

 are those of typical H. Prattiij but the lower leaves do not differ from those of S. 

 chinense Linnaeus. 



Hypericum longistylum Oliver in Hookefs Icon. XVI. t. 1534 

 (1886). — Diels in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 476 (1900). — Pampanini in 

 Nuov. Giarn. Bot. Ital n. ser. XVII. 670, fig. 15 (1910). 



Hypericum Giraldii Keller in Bot Jahrh. XXXIII. 548 (1904). — Pavolini in 



Nuov. Giorn. Bot Ital. n. ser. XV. 406 (1908). 

 Hypericum longistylum Oliv. var. Giraldii Pampanini in Nuov. Giom. Bot, 



Ital n. ser. XVII. 670, fig. 15 c (1910). 

 Hypericum longistylum Oliv. var. Silvestrii Pampanini, I. c. fig. 15 b (1910). 



