Litsea 



LAURACEAE-PAPAVERACEAE Phoebe 



5. Litsea fruticosa (Hemsl.) Gamble (Chun 42). Shrub or small tree; fr. IX. China; 

 locally in An., Ki. Brushland. 



4. Cinnamomum Linn. ^M (Chang Shu) 



Evergreen trees with opposite or alternate (ours) 3-nerved Ivs., very aromatic: 

 fls. small, in panicles; anthers 4-celled : lobes deciduous from the cup-like perianth in 

 fr. About 130 species; 14 in China. (From the Arabic name of cinnamon.) 



Key to the Species 



Axils of the principal veins with glandular pits 1 . C. camphora 



Axils of the principal veins without glandular pits 2. C. burmanni 



1. Cinnamomum camphora Nees & Eberm. Camphor Tree ^jst (Chang Shu) (B.M. 

 423). Evergreen tree, to 20 m.; fls. IV; fr. VIII-IX. China, Japan; locally in 

 An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland and planted, ornamental. Fig. 125. 



2. Cinnamomum burmanni (Nees) Blume ^^^ (T'ien Chu Kuei; Indian Osmanthus) 

 (Lee 498). Evergreen shrub or small tree; fls. V. Southeastern Asia; locally in 

 Che. Woodland. 



5. Machilus Nees f^ffig (Chen Nan Shu) 



Evergreen trees with entire pinnately veined Ivs.: fls. in terminal panicles; anthers 

 4-celled: lobes of the perianth persistent and spreading in fr. About 20 species, in 

 eastern Asia; 16 in China. 



Key to the Species 

 Lvs. membranous, oblong to lanceolate, sericeous or nearly gfabrous 



beneath, 8-15 cm. long 1 • M. ichangensis 



Lvs. coriaceous, ovate to oblong, glaucous beneath, 5-8 cm. long 2. M. thunbergii 



1. Machilus ichangensis Rehd. & Wils. ^:^fi (Ta YehNan; Large-leaved Machilus) 

 (Chun 24). Tree, to 10m.; fr. VIII-IX. China; locally in Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



2. Machilus thunbergii Sieb. & Zucc. UM (Hung Nan; Red Machilus) (Chun 22). 

 Tree, to 15 m.; fls. IV; fr. black, IX. China, Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki. 

 Woodland. 



6. Phoebe Nees 3tf$M (Ya Nan Shu; Elegant Machilus Genus) 

 Evergreen: lvs. entire, pinnately veined: fls. in axillary or subterminal clusters; 

 anthers 4-celled: lobes of the perianth persistent and erect in fr. About 30 species, 

 mostly in southeastern Asia; 7 in China. (Greek: Phoibe, pure, bright.) 



Key to the Species 



Mature lvs. glabrous beneath, lanceolate or oblanceolate 1. P. neurantha 



Mature lvs. pubescent beneath, broadly oblanceolate or obovate 2. P. sheareri 



1. Phoebe neurantha (Hemsl.) Gamble £f$ (Pai Nan; White Machilus) (Chun 29). 

 Tree, to 10m.; fr. blue-black, VIII-IX. China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



2. Phoebe sheareri (Hemsl.) Gamble $£J& (Tzu Nan; Purple Machilus) (Chun 32). 

 Tree, to 15 m.; fls. VI; fr. X. China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



70. PAPAVERACEAE Poppy Family ^M& (Ying Su K'o) 

 Herbs, mostly with milky or colored juice, and alternate lvs.: fls. perfect and 



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