Schima THEACEAE Eurya 



narrow membranous wing nearly all round. 18 species, in southeastern Asia, Philip- 

 pines and Malaya; 8-10 in China. (Greek: skiasma, shading, alluding to thick leafy 

 crown of S. noronliae.) 



1. Schima superba Gard. & Champ. (S. confertiflora Merr.) jfffi (Mu Ho; Woody 

 Nelumbo) (I.P.S. 1:42; K.B. 1936:497). Tree, to 16m.; fls. white, VI; fr. IX. 

 South China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Ki. Forest. 



4. Ternstroemia Linn. f. ©^HM (Hou P'i Hsiang Shu) 



Evergreen trees or shrubs with coriaceous lvs.; peduncles long, 1— fid., with 2 

 bracts near the fl.: fls. perfect; sepals and petals 5; anthers basifixed, glabrous; 

 stigmas sessile: fr. indehiscent. 25 species, tropical Asia and America; 2 in China. 

 (Named for Christopher Ternstrom, 1703P-1747, Swedish naturalist, sent by Linnaeus 

 to study the flora of China.) 



Key to the Species 



Fr. subglobose, 15 mm. in diam., with beak 2 mm. long: lvs. 



coriaceous, oblong-elliptic or narrowly obovate, 6-14 cm. long; 



lateral nerves not evident; usually not darkened in drying 1. T. gymnanthera 



Fr. conical, 8mm. in diam., 10 mm. long, with beak 4 mm. long: 



lvs. chartaceous, oblong-elliptic or narrowly oblong-ovate, 5-10 cm. 



long; lateral nerves apparent; usually darkened in drying 2. T. nitida 



1. Ternstroemia gymnanthera (W. & A.) Bedd. j^&H (Hou P'i Hsiang; Thick-bark 

 Fragrance) (B.M. 674). Shrub, to 2 m.; fls. cream-white, V. Eastern Asia; locally 

 in Ki. Forest. 



2. Ternstroemia nitida Merr. (AAJ. 8:10). Tree, 10-13 m. high; fls. white, VI- 

 VII; fr. IX-X. Southeastern China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Forest. 



5. Adinandra Jack WjW\M (Yang T'ung Shu; Poplar- Aleurites Genus) 

 Evergreen trees: peduncles l~fld., with 2 bracts near the fls.; sepals and petals 

 5; calyx persistent, about 1/2 x the fr.; anthers hairy; style elongated: fr. globose. 10 

 species, tropical Asia and Africa; 3 in China. (Greek: adinos, pressed together, and 

 andros, man, referring to the stamens which are very closely crowded.) 



1. Adinandra millettii (H. & A.) Benth. & Hook. f. (A. drakeana Franch.) MffiK 

 (Huang Tuan Mu; Yellow-erect Tree) (AAJ. 28:11). Shrub; fls. white, V, style 

 elongated; fr. VIII-IX. Eastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki. Forest. Fig. 

 244. 



6. Cleyera DC. U:lfcVcM (Hung Tan Pi Shu) 



Trees or shrubs: infl. with short often fascicled and ebracteate peduncles; sepals 

 and petals 5; calyx less than 1/2 x the fr.; anthers hairy: fr. indehiscent. One spe- 

 cies, tropical Asia and America. (Named for Andreas Cleyer ? -1697 or -98, German 

 physician and soldier of fortune.) 



1. Cleyera japonica Thunb. (B.M. 674). Shrub, to 3m.; fls. white, VI; anthers 

 hairy; fr. IX-X. Eastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Hun., Ki., Ku. Forest. 



7. Eurya Thunb. fft^M (Ling Mu Shu) 

 Hermaphroditic, polygamous or dioecious (ours) evergreen shrubs or trees: fls. 



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