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Ribes himalayense Decaisne in Jacquemont, Voy. dans Tlndo, iv. t. 77 (1844). — 

 Janczewski in Bot. Jahrb. xxxvi. beibl. lxxxii. 51 (1905). — Non R. hima- 

 lense Royle. 



Ribes himalayense a. Decaisnei Janczewski in M6m. Soc. Phys. Nat. Geneve, 

 xxxv. 296 (Monog. GroseM.) (1907). 



Ribes himalayense 7. urceolatum Janczewski, 1. c. (1907); in Bull. Acad. Sci. 



Cracovie CI. Sci. Nat. 1910, 69. 

 Shensi: G. Giraldi (ex Janczewski, 1. c. [1905, 1907 and 1910]). 



Distribution (of the variety): Hupeh, Yunnan, Sikkim. 



Ribes emodense var. verruculosum, var. nov. 



A typo recedit foliis minoribus subtus ad venas basin versus et in 

 petiolo apicem versus verruculis elevatis et ascendentibus glanduliferis 

 instructis, racemis brevioribus, floribus subsessilibus, fructibus rubris 

 sapidis. — Frutex metralis, ramulis glabris, ramis vetustioribus cinereis: 

 folia 5-loba, lobis elongato-triangularibus saepe duplo longioribus quam 

 latis acuminatis duplieiter inciso-serratis, 3-5.5 cm. longa, supra glabra, 

 subtus basi tantum in axillis venarum villosa, ad venas praecipue basin 

 versus verruculis glanduliferis (glandulis minimis et saepe obsoletis) 

 conspersis; petioli graciles, 1.5-3.5 cm. longi, basi sparse glanduloso-ciliati, 

 apicem versus ut venae verruculis instructi, ceterum glabri: racemi 2.5-4 

 cm. longi, rhachide leviter pubescente; bracteae rotundatae vel ovatae, 

 ciliatae, circiter 1 mm. longae; flores subsessiles vel brevissime pedicellati, 

 sepalis ciliatis, petalis cuneiformibus glabris quam stamina paullulo 

 brevioribus, stylo apice bifido stamina aequante: bacca globosa, vix 8 

 mm. diam., rubra, sa])ida. 



Chili: Hsiao Wu tai shan, J. Hers, no. 1532, July 14, 1921 (type); 

 same locality, F. N. Meyer, no. 1363, August 29, 1913 (fruiting). 



Shansi: Wu chai hsien, Ta nan kow, alt. 2000 to 3000 m., Tchuang 

 Kieh, Hers no. 2028, September 7, 1922; Fang shan hsien, Nan yang shan, 

 alt. 2000 to 3000 m., J. Hers, no. 2706, September 22-30, 1923. 



This variety seems nearest to var. urceolatum (Jancz.) Rehd. but 

 differs chiefly in its lower stature, smaller leaves glabrous above and 

 furnished on the veins beneath as on the petiole with numerous small 

 wart-like excrescences, and in its red fruit which according to Mr. Hers 

 is of excellent flavor and just as good as our cultivated currants. The 

 peculiar wart-like excrescences or glands can be found occasionally though 

 very sparingly on specimens of var. urceolatum and of typical R. emodense 

 from the northwestern Himalaya. From the two other varieties, var. 

 urceolatum which has black fruits and var. glandulosum, comb. nov. {R. 

 himalayense var. glandulosum Janczewski) which has orange fruit, var. 

 verruculosum is well distinguished by the color of its fruit, but the Hima- 

 layan plant is described as having at least in one form red fruits which, 

 however, are said to be not palatable. When we have a more definite 

 knowledge of the fruit of the Himalayan plant we may probably be able 

 to distinguish this northern variety as a species. 



Ribes Meyeri Maximowicz in Mel. Biol. ix. 232 (1873); in Bull. Acad. 



