Euonymus CELASTRACEAE-STAPHYLEACEAE Staphylea 



Regel) Brs. not or slightly winged: laxer in habit than the typical form. 



2. Euonymus gxandiflora Wall. MtWl^ (Ta Hua Wei Mao) (R.M. 558). Shrub or 

 tree, to 10 m.; fls. white, VII; fr. IX, with scarlet aril. Himalayas, China; locally 

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



3. Euonymus bungeana Maxim. MWi'fc (Ssu Mien Mu; Silk-wadding Wood) (R.M. 

 557). Shrub or tree, to 6 m.; fls. V-VI; fr. X, with orange aril, open at apex. 

 Central and north China, Manchuria; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Thickets, 

 woodland. 



4. Euonymus oxyphylla Miq. (R.M. 558). Shrub or tree, to 8m.; fls. greenish 

 brown, V; fr. dark red, IX. Japan and China; locally in An., Che. Forest. 



5. Euonymus kiautschovica Loes. lpHfMi!?f\ (P'an Yuan Ssu Mien Mu; Climbing 

 Silk-wadding Tree) (R.M. 558). Shrub, sometimes climbing; fls. white, 8 mm. in 

 diam., VII-VIII; fr. X-XII. Eastern and central China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. 

 Woodland. 



6. Euonymus japonica Thunb. j^MMM (Ta Yeh Huang Yang; Large-leaved Buxus) 

 (R.M. 558). Shrub or tree, to 8m.; fls. VI- VIII; fr. X, with orange aril. Intro- 

 duced from Japan; locally in An., Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



7. Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz. ft^Hf (Fu Fan T'eng; Supporting- 

 fragrant Vine) (R.M. 559). Climbing shrub; fls. V; fr. X. Central China; locally 

 in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



97. STAPHYLEACEAE Bladdernut Family W/i'r!ilf4 (Sheng Ku Yu K'o) 

 Deciduous trees or shrubs with opposite pinnate stipulate Ivs. and perfect regular 

 fls.: infl. in panicles: stamens 5, at the edge of a disk; ovary 3-1-celled: fr. a capsule 

 or pod with 1-few seeds in each cell. 6 genera with about 25 species, of north tem- 

 perate regions: 4 genera and 6 species in China. 



Key to the Genera 



Fr. a leathery pod; seeds with a thin aril: Ifts. 7-11 1. Euscaphis 



Fr. an inflated capsule; seeds without aril: lfts. 3-7 2. Staphylea 



1. Euscaphis Sieb. & Zucc. mBWM (Yeh Ya Ch'un Shu) 



Glabrous shrub or small tree with opposite Ivs.: fr. of 1-3 leathery pods, each 

 with 1-3 arillate seeds. One species, in eastern Asia. (Greek: eu, well, and scaphis, 

 vessel; referring to the shape of the dehiscent pod.) 



1. Euscaphis japonica Dipp. WyftM (Yeh Ya Ch'un; Wild-duck Ailanthus) (R.M. 

 565). Shrub or tree, to 8m.; fls. greenish white, V-VI; fr. red, VIII-IX. Japan, 

 Central China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland, forest. Fig. 217. 



2. Staphylea Linn. Bladder Nut 'r'fdiillllsl (Sheng Ku Yu Shu) 

 Shrubs or small trees with striped bark and opposite Ivs.: fr. an inflated and 

 membranous capsule; seeds without aril. 11 species, in north temperate regions; 2 

 in China. (Greek: staphyle, grape, since the shape of the inflorescence was thought 

 to resemble a cluster of grapes.) 



1. Staphylea bumalda DC. §••&?& (Sheng Ku Yu) (R.M. 565). Shrub, to 5 m.; fls. 

 white, V-VI; fr. IX-X. Japan, China; locally in An., Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. Wood- 

 land. Fig. 218. 



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