Fontancsia OLEACEAE Forsythia 



AA. Fr. not winged. 

 B. Fr. a capsule. 



Fls. yellow : lvs. serrate 3. Forsythia 



Fls. lavender or white, never yellow: lvs. entire 4. Syringa 



BB. Fr. a drupe or berry. 



C. Corolla lobes short: lvs. evergreen (sometimes deciduous in 

 Jasminum). 



Fls. in terminal panicles or spikes: lvs. simple 5. Ligustrum 



Fls. axillary. 



Lvs. simple: fls. numerous , very fragrant 6. Osmanthus 



Lvs. pinnately compound, sometimes reduced to 3 lfts.: fls. 



larger, scattered 7 . Jasminum 



CC. Corolla lobes strap-shaped, linear: lvs. deciduous 8. Chionanthus 



1. Fontanesia Labill. if$Pii (Hsiieh Liu Shu) 



Deciduous shrubs with quadrangular brts. and simple lvs.: fls. in 11 y. terminal 

 panicles; petals small and narrow, shorter than the stamens: fr. an ellipsoid samara, 

 winged all around. 2 species, in Asia; one in China. (After Rene Louiche Desfon- 

 taines, 1752-1833, French botanist.) 



1. Fontanesia fortunei Carr. fffp (Hsiieh Liu: Snow Willow) (R.M. 766). Shrub, 

 to 2m.; fls. greenish white, V-VI; fr. VII-X. China; locally in An., Che., Ku. 

 Woodland, planted, ornamental. 



2. Fraxinus Linn. Ash dUt^S (Pai La Shu Shu) 



Deciduous trees or shrubs with mostly pinnate lvs. and small sometimes unisexual 

 fls.; perianth sometimes wanting: fr. a narrow samara, winged from the top. 65 

 species, north temperate regions; 18 in China. (The old Latin name.) 



1. Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. Chinese Ash Sffilst (Pai La Shu; White-wax Tree) 

 (R.M. 769). Tree, 15m.; fls. greenish, V; corolla wanting; fr. VIII-X. China; 

 locally in An., Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. Woodland. Fig. 293. 



la. Fraxinus chinensis var. acuminata Lingelsh. (R.M. 769). Lfts. ovatevlanceolate 

 to lanceolate, long-acuminate, sharply serrate, to 12cm. long. China; locally in 

 An., Che. 



lb. Fraxinus chinensis var. rhynchophylla (Hance) Hemsl. (R.M. 769). Lfts. broad- 

 ovate or obovate, 6-15 cm. long, acuminate, coarsely crenate-serrate or subentire. 

 China; locally in Che., Hup., Ki., Ku. 



3. Forsythia Vahl Golden Bell &M.ttM (Chin Chung Hua Shu) 



Deciduous shrubs with simple serrate lvs. and axillary pedicelled campanulate 

 heterostylous yellow fls. which appear before the lvs.; calyx persistent: fr. a 2-celled 

 dehiscent capsule with many winged seeds. 6 species, in Eurasia; 3 in China. (After 

 Wm. Forsyth, 1737-1800, English horticulturist.) 



1. Forsythia viridissima Lindl. te/M1t (Chin Chung Hua; Golden-bell Flower) (R.M. 

 776). Shrub, to 3m.; fls. yellow, IV-V; fr. VIII; lvs. serrate above the middle. 

 China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Ki., Ku. Cliffs, planted, ornamental. Fig. 294. 



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