60 Walther Wangcrin. — Cornaceae. 



viridia subtus saepissime canescentia, supra pilis breviusculis appressis dense scabridius- 

 cula, subtus pilis longioribus laxe patentibus crispidulis dense tomentella, nunc bene 

 nunc lanceolato-ovata vel ovato-elliptica, basin versus rotundata vel saepius acuta atque 

 in petiolum angustata, apice cuspidato-acuminata acumine obtuso , 5 — 1 2 cm longa et 

 2,5 — 6 cm lata, nervis lateralibus primariis e costa utrinsecus 4 — 5( — 6) prodeuntibus 

 dorso prominulis, secundariis saepissime utrinque manifestis. Inflorescentia 3 — 3,5 cm 

 longe pedunculata cymosa depresse corymbosa saepius paulo laxiuscula, pedunculo ramulis- 

 que pilis brevissimis subappressis vel paulo patentibus puberulis, pedicellis usque ad 6 mm 

 longis; ovarium apice paulo constrictum \ — 1,2 5 mm longum dense appresseque sericeo- 

 pilosum; calycis dentes minute trianguläres discum vix aequantes; petala ovato-usque 

 longe elliptica, 3 — 4 mm longa, basi 1,5 mm lata, dorso paulo appresseque puberula; 

 staminum filamenta 4 — 4,5 mm longa, antherae 2 mm metientes; discus pulvinatus; 

 Stylus cylindricus pilis singulis appressis sparse obsitus, stigmate truncato styli apici 

 subaequilato coronatus. Drupa albida, putamine sphaeroideo saepius leviter obliquo non 

 compresso, diametro 3 — 4 mm metiente. 



Atlantisches Nordamerika, hauptsächlich in den südlichen Staaten. Nach 

 Goulter und Evans auch in der Umgebung der großen Seen (Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, 

 Jowa etc.). Hat mir nur aus folgenden Staaten vorgelegen: Illinois (Eggert, Herb. 

 Americ. n. 123), Kentucky, Missouri (Riehl n. 51 et 391; Geyer n. 716; B. F. 

 Bush, PI. of Miss. n. 337), Kansas (J. B. Norton, PI. of Kansas n. 197), Indian 

 Territory (B. F. Bush, PI. of Ind. Terr. n. 1053), Texas (E. Hall, PI. Tex. n. 264; 

 A. A. Heller, PI. of south. Texas n. 1717 et 1840; B. F. Bush, PI. of Brazos river, 

 Texas, n. 156), Georgia, Florida. — Blüht im Mai und Juni. 



Var. Drummondii Coult. et Evans in Bot. Gaz. XV. (1890) 36; Koehne in Deutsch. 

 Dendrol. (1893) 437 et in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrolog. Gesellsch. XII. (1903) 43. — 

 C. Drummondii C. A. Meyer in Mem. Acad. Petersb. 6. ser. VII. 2. Sc. nat. V. (184 4) 

 210 et in Ann. sc. nat. 3. ser. IV. (1845) 64; Walp. Rep. V. (1845/46) 933. — 

 C. alba Hook. Drumm. collect, in Hook. Comp. Bot. magaz. I. (1835) 485. — C. stricta 

 A. Gray in Hall, PI. Tex. (1873) 11. — Differt putamine manifeste latiore quam alto, 

 4 — 4,5 mm lato et vix 3 mm alto, foliis sueto magis scabridiusculis. 



Nur in den Südstaaten des atlantischen Nordamerika, nach Goulter und 

 Evans hier weit häufiger als die Hauptart. Hat mir vorgelegen aus Texas (Curtiss, 

 North Amer. PI. n. 1053) und Louisiana (Drummond n. 138). 



8. C. Priceae Small in Torreya I. (1901) 54. — Svida Prieeae Small, Fl. S. E. 

 Un. States (1903) 854. — Frutex ramosus 1 — 2,5 m altus, ramulis rubescentibus 

 minute pubescentibus. Foliorum petiolus pubescens 1 — 2 cm longus, lamina supra 

 saturate viridis et pilis =i= dispersis aspera, subtus pallidior pilis crispidulis densius 

 pubescens, elliptica usque ovato-elliptica vel ovata, apice acuminata, 5 — 12 cm longa, 

 nervis subtus prominentibus. Inflorescentia corymbosa 2 — 3 cm lata, pedunculo ramulis- 

 que pilis appressis substrigillosis obtectis; sepala triangularia; petala oblongo-lanceolata 

 usque lineari-lanceolata; staminum filamenta petalis paulo breviora. Drupa subglobosa 

 albida, 3 mm diametro metiens, putamine 2 mm diametro metiente vix altiore quam lato. 



Atlantisches Nordamerika: Kentucky (on blufls of the Barren River, near 

 Bowling Green). — Blütezeit Frühling, Fruchtzeit Juli. 

 Nota. Speciem non vidi, diagnosis ex Small 1. c. 



9. C. microcarpa Nash! in Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XXIII. (1896) 103; Koehne in 

 Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrolog. Gesellsch. XII. (1903) 43. — C. excelsa C. A. Meyer e. p. (noi 

 II. U.K.!) in Ann. sc. nat. 3. ser. IV. (1845) 70. — Frutex 3 — 4 m altus, ramia 

 cilibus recurvatis, novellis subquadrangulis luride brunnescentibus densiuscule brevissinu 

 que puberulis mox glabratis cinerascentibus. Foliorum petiolus supra leviter canalici 

 latus item zb puberulus 0,5 — 0,75 mm longus, lamina membranacea vel subchartacJ 

 supra saturate viridis subtus pallidior, pilis supra brevissimis atque appressis sublus 

 paulo longioribus leviterque crispidulis -f- dense obtecla, supra manifeste scabridiusrula, 

 bene vel ovato-elliptica, basi subrotundala vel saepius acuta, apice in acumen breve 



