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CORNACEAE. — CORNUS 577 



72, fig. 18 a-e (1910). — Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn, Bot ItaL n. ser. 

 XVII. 681 (1910). — Leveille, FL Kouy-Tcheou, 116 (1914). 



Cornus quinquenervis Franchet in Jour, de Bot. X. 307 (1896), — Koehne in 

 Mitteil. Deutsch. Dendr. Ges. XII. 46 (1903). 



Western Hupeh : abundant around Ichang, alt. 30-600 m., June 

 and September 1907 (No. 136; shrub 1-3 m. tall, flowers white, fruit 

 black); without precise locality, May 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 495). 

 Western Szech'uan: Mt. Omei, June 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 

 4950); without precise locality, E, Faber (No. 637). Yunnan: 

 Mengtsze, alt. 1600 m., A, Henry (Nos. 10800, 10800^). K w a n g - 

 tung: West River, C, Ford, 



Though Faber's No. 637 differs from all other specimens in its much broader, 

 elliptic to broadly obovate more densely pubescent leaves, I think it must be re- 

 ferred to this species. The flowers which are not yet open agree well with those 

 of typical C. paucinervis in their comparatively large lanceolate sepals and dis- 

 tinctly clavate style. 



Comus chinensis Wangerin in Fedde, Rep. Spec. Nov.Yl. 100 (1908); 

 in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV.-229, 80 (1910). — Schneider, III. Handh. 

 Laubholzk. II. 452, fig. 229 m (1909). 



Cornus oficinalis Harms in Bot, Jahrb. XXIX. 506 (non Siebold & Zuccarini) 

 (1900). 



Western Hupeh: north and south of Ichang, woods, not common, 

 alt. 1500-1800 m.. May 1907 (No. 88, in part; tree 6-12 m. tall, flowers 

 yellow); Hsing-shan Hsien, woods, alt. 1800 m., May and August 1907 

 (No. 88, in part; tree 14 m. tall, fruit black); without precise locality 

 (Veitch Exped. No. 552), A. Henry (Nos. 5733, 6560, 6707). Western 

 Szech'uan: Wa-shan, woods, alt. 1500-2200 m., September 1908 

 (No, 825, in part; tree 5-9 m. tall, fruit black); Mupin, woods, alt. 

 1800 m., August 1908 (No. 825, in part); same locality, alt. 1500-1800 

 m., September 1910 (No. 4218; tree 8-12 m. tall, fruit black); Mt. 

 Omei, May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4953). 



The most striking character of this very distinct species, the black color of its 

 fruit, by which it differs from all alhed species, was apparently not known to 

 Wangerin when he described it as a new species. 



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Comus kousa Buerger apud Hance in Jour. Linn. Soc. XIII. 105 

 (1873). — Franchet & Savatier, Enum. PL Jap. I. 196 (1875). — Gard. 

 Chron. ser. 3, XIX. 782, fig. 135 (1896). — Palibin in Act. Hort. Petrop. 

 XVII. 1, 101 (1899). — Harms in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 506 (1900). 

 Yabe in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XVIII. 30 (1904). — Schneider, III Handh. 



