MYRSINACEAE. — MAESA 583 



236, 151 (1902). — Schneider, III Handb. LaubholzL 11. 571, fig. 371 

 a-c (1911). — L^veille, FL Kmiy-Tckeou, 283 (1914). 



Bladhia japonica Thunberg, Nov. Gen. 7 (1781); FL Jap. 1. 96, t. 18 (1784). — 



Lamarck, Tab. Encycl. Meth. II. 102, t. 133, fig. 1 (1793). 

 Bladhia glabra Thunberg, FL Jap, 350 (1784); in Trans. Linn. Soc, II. 331 



(1794). 



Ardifda glabra A. De Candolle in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 350 (1834); Prodr. 

 VIII. 135 (1844). 



Ardisia odoniophylla Lindley in BoL Reg, XXII. 1. 1892 (non Wallich) (1836). 

 Ardisia japonica, jSf montana Miquel in Ann. Mies. Lugd.-Bat. II. 263 (1866). 

 Ardisia montana Siebold ex Miquel, 1. c. (pro synon.) (1866). 

 Tinus japonica Kuntze, Rev. Gen. II, 405 (1891). 

 Tinus montana Kuntze, 1. c. 974 (1891). 



Western Hupeh : Ichang, common, alt. 30-300 m., December 1907 

 (No. 670; 15-30 cm., fruit scarlet); without precise locality, .A . Henry 

 (Nos. 98, 2275, 7683). Western Szech'uan: Mt. Omei, August 

 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 5063). Chekiang : Ningpo, 1908, D. Mac- 



gregor. 



MAESA Forsk. 



F 



Maesa castaneifolia Mez in Engler, Pflanzenr, IV.-236, 44 (1902). 



Central Szech'uan : Chung-chou, banks of Yangtze River, alt. 150 

 m., April 1908 (No. 3257; rambling bush 1-2 m., flowers white); Yang- 

 tze banks, April 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4059). Yunnan : Alengtsze, 

 alt. 1500 m., A. Henry (Nos, 9464, 9464% 10153); Mi-16, A. Henry 

 (No. 9464^); Szemao, alt. 1500 m., A. Henry (Nos. 11625, 11625^. 



The inflorescence in Wilson's No. 3257 is longer than in any of the flowering 

 specimens from Yunnan, attaining a length of 6-7 em. Mez in his key to Maesa 

 places M, castaneifolia under the division " Sepala lineata " but in all the speci- 

 mens before me, even in his type numbers, 1 find the sepals entirely destitute of 

 dark lines. I also find the free part of the filament about as long as the very small 

 anthers, while in the key Mez says " filamenta antheris subduplo vel ultra longiora." 



Maesa hupehensis Rehder, n. sp. 



Frutex glaber, 1-2-metralis, ramulis gracilibus glabris. Folia mem- 

 branacea, oblongo-lanceolata v. lanceolata, sensim longe acuminata, 

 basi late cuneata, margine indistincte remote serrata v. fere Integra, 

 8-14 cm., rarius ad 17 cm. longa et 2-3.5, rarius ad 6 cm. lata, utrinque 

 glabra, subtuspaullo pallidiora, nervis utrinsecus8-ll curvatis angulo 

 acuto divergentibus subtus ut costa elevatis, supra, in sicco saltern, 

 leviter elevatis ut costa; petioli 5-7 mm. longi, glabri, canaliculati. 

 Flores albi, in racemis axillaribus simplicibus, erecto-patentibus 3-4 

 cm. longis, pedunculatis pedunculo 0.5-1.5 cm. longo; pedicelli gra- 



