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A large scandent shrub. Leaves elliptic-oblong, obovate-oblong 

 or lanceolate, acuminate to the apex, more or less cuneate at the 

 base, 6-17 cm. long, 2-6 cm. broad, coriaceous ; lateral veins 

 oblique, five to seven on each side of the midrib, more or less 

 inconspicuous on both surfaces ; petioles 1-2 cm. long. Peduncle 

 winged, 1-5-5 cm. long. Cymes three to five times forked. Corolla 

 8-10 mm. across. Capsule immature, 1*3 cm. across, including the 

 prickles; longest prickles about 5 mm. long, tawny, very flattened. 



HUPEH. South Patung, Henry, 6143 ; W. Hupeh, Wilson, 1281. 

 Szechuan. South Wushan, Henry, 5335 A. 



Yunnan. 



Hen 



NOVARUM SPECIERUM DESCIUPTIONES. 



Euonymus contractus, Sprague ; affinis E. Hcmslei/ano, LottL, a 



quo venatione foliorum et inflorescentiis contracts subdobosis 

 recedit. 



Frutex 0*6 m. altus. 



obtusa. 2-5-4 



_ .„™, ^ „ -,. „* UUD . ^uhlv empuco-oDionga, ootusa, ^-0-4 cm. 

 tonga, l-o-^ cm. lata, coriacea, venis lateralibus patulis exsiccando 

 f ere occultis ; petioli 3-5 mm. longi. Pedunculi 4-10 mm. longi. 

 Dichasia bis usque quater furcata, contracta, umbelliformia, 

 peduncuhs secundaria ettertiariis brevissimis; pedicelli 2'5-4mm. 

 longi. Flares 8 mm. diametro. Sepala semielliptica, exteriora 

 lnl« ?o ^ nga ' ? mm - lata ( ab exteriore visa), interior* 1 mm. 



«Sf£« f ° f m ' f\ Petala alba ' orbic ^' '^ 3-5 mm. diametro, 



dtamSo rT Ta l de C rr Xa ' Discm q«adratus, 2-25 mm. 

 urimm^ r T ta S ^ bulaa ' 2 ' 5 " 3 mm ' lon ^5 an therae vix 



co SteralS;, r C ?°i- °T? Wm verrucosum, olulis 2 pro loculo 



SnWl^ m ^ d,dlB S BtyluB <l uadr angularis, circiter 1 mm. 

 longus, demum lo mm. longus. Gapsula ignota. 



Western 



Wilson 



ovaC^umina^ltTm £5 fM 00 *^ lanceolata vel 

 satis obliquis, sat s oroonTa n^ ' ' 4 Cm ' lata » Venis ^teralibus 

 conspiculs praVS^ 

 conspicue alati, 1-3 on C'<h n- i ■ S long1, Pednmuli 



pedicelli 3-5-4 mm. longniXn^f'"'? b ! 8 VelJer furc;i,:l = 

 Flares 7-8 mm. diameSo si I ™^™^™™ verruculosi. 



diametro, marine inflexo nL^ ?- Buborbicnlaria, 3-3-5 mm. 

 inasculis, 2 mm. in floribus hSS k ^.? m ' i iametro in fl <> ri bus 

 1-0-1-75 mm. longa. OvarZf ? ^ * ilam ™t« ^bulata, 

 prominens, distinctP 4_i^, .I J' W ln , Aonbus hermaphroditia 



am wn m,Cnl0BUm ' in fioribusniascul 

 ovula 2 pro ttkJSti^^ 



brunnea, vix usque ad 1 cm dS^ 9^ mla ^sicca'ndo 

 h32 mm ;>^ &i Cm i x d ? ^ «>» aculeia inclusis; aculei 



mc usa.- £ . ^ Loe ^ V ^ ^ tu arillo ommno 

 wall. b * Jabro - %o1 xxx., p. 55?, non. 



