﻿ACEB HENRYI, Pax. 



Acer Henryi, Pax (sp. nov 

 ramulis junioribus plus mi 

 concoloribus subtus plus minus pilosis in nervorum axillis barbatis longe 

 petiolatia btii riter petiolnlatis oblongis acuminatis 



basi acntis integerrimis ; petiolo foliolo medio subaaquilongo adpresse 

 piloso basi brevissime vaginato ; inflorescentia foliis eoaetanea in 

 ramulis lateraiibus subaphyllis terminali etiam fructifera adpresse 

 pilosa spicata; floribns — ; disco extrastaminali crasso ; < v 

 rimo ; stylis liberis ; fructu glaberrirao sessili loculis oblongis planms- 

 culis adscendentibus, alis subduplo longioribus angulo recto minore 

 divergentibus obtusis, medio latissimis, basin versus angustatis. 



Hab. China, prov. Hupeh, Dr. A. Henry leg. (No. 5644 B I) ; prov. 

 Szechwan, Dr. A. Henry leg. (No. 5644 !). 



Arbor ad 10 m. alta (' tree 10 ft.,' ' tree 30 ft.'). P tiolus 6-7 cm. 

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 longa, 2-3 cm. lata. Inflorescentia 13-15 cm. longa Fr 

 8 mm. fere longus, yix 5 mm. latus ; ala l±-2 cm. longa, 8-10 mm. 

 lata ; fructus juvenilis coccineus. 



Allied to A. cissifoliwn, 0. Koch, from which it differs by fte . pubes- 

 cent and entire leaflets, and the spicate not racemose nowers. 

 F. Pax. 



PS„ , a mm * f™5* showing the two free styles. Enlarged. 



