Saururus SAURURACEAE-SALICACEAE Chloranthus 



1. Saururus chinensis (Lour.) Baill. HS#: (San Pai Ts'ao; Three-white Herb, 

 referring to three parts of the plant: the rhizome, the bracts, and the fls.) 

 (Mak. F. 678). Erect herb, to lm.; fls. creamy white, VI; upper lvs. yellowish 

 white. Japan, China, the Philippines; locally in An., Che., Hup., Ku. Along 

 ditches and stream banks. Fig. 42. 



35. CHLORANTHACEAE Chloranthus Family &%kffift (Chin Su Lan K'o) 



Woody or herbaceous plants with opposite lvs.: infl. without showy bracts: fls. 

 bisexual (ours) or unisexual, without perianth, in spikes: stamens 1-3, united to the 

 1-celled ovary: fr. a drupe. 2 principal genera, one in eastern Asia and one in 

 tropical America, including about 35 species; 10 in China. 



1. Chloranthus Sw. ^IgftJH (Chin Su Lan Shu) 



Aromatic woody or herbaceous perennials with bisexual ebracteate sessile fls. in 

 terminal or axillary brg. spikes: anthers usually 3, the central one 2-loculed, the 

 lateral 1-loculed: drupe subglobose, fragile and easily deciduous. About 18 species, 

 in eastern Asia and the East Indies; 10 in China. (Greek: chloros, green; and anthos, 

 flower; referring to the lack of normal color in the fls.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Anther 1-2-loculed; connective shorter than the locules: fig. spikes 



many, axillary and terminal : lvs. 14-17 cm. long 1. C. multistachys 



aa. Anthers 3, the middle one 2-loculed, the lateral ones 1-loculed; con- 

 nective longer than the locules: infl. terminal: lvs. smaller. 

 An undershrub: involucre branched: connective broadly ovate, 



irregularly 5-toothed 2. C. spicatus 



Perennial herbs: infl. simple or bifid: connectives 3-lobed. 

 Connective not prominently projected; lobes ovate: drupe pyri- 



form : lvs. acuminate 3. C. serratus 



Connective prominently projected into a long erect filament: 



drupe obovate: lvs. acute at tip 4. C. fortunei 



1. Chloranthus multistachys P'ei &MM (Chin Su Lan; Golden-grain Orchid) 

 (Si.6:681). Herb, to 2 dm.; fls. white, VI- VII; fl. bract oval, scarcely notched 

 at top. China; locally in An., Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. Under dense shade. 



2. Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Mak. $j?| (Chu Lan; Pearl Orchid) (Mak. F. 677) 

 Shrub, to lm.; fls. greenish yellow, VI; fl. bract triangular. China, Japan, 

 locally in Ku. Cultivated for fragrant flowers used to scent tea. Fig. 43. 



3. Chloranthus serratus (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult. RB (Chi Chi) (Mak. F. 676). 

 Herb, 3-5 dm. high; fls. IV-VI, white; fl. bract oval, scarcely notched. China, 

 Japan; locally in An., Che., Ku. Moist ditches. 



4. Chloranthus fortunei (A. Gray) Solms WtW^- (Yin Ssu Ts'ao; Silver-thread 

 Herb) (Si.6:684), to 3 dm.; fls. white, IV-VIII; fl. bract 3-cleft. Central China; 

 locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Forest floor. 



36. SALICACEAE Willow Family feDP& (Yang Liu K'o; 



Poplar-willow Family) 



Deciduous trees or shrubs with soft wood and alternate simple lvs.: dioecious: 

 fls. in catkins, without perianth: fr. a capsule: seeds numerous, hairy -tufted. 2 

 genera with over 200 species, common in north temperate regions; about 120 species 

 in China. 



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