CELASTRACEAE. — EVONYMUS 497 



colore flavido conspicuis subtus leviter elevatis, reticulo venularum vix 

 conspicuo; petioli compressi, subalati, 3-5 mm. longi. Inflorescentia 

 laxa, pauciflora, semel v. bis furcata, pedunculo gracili tereti 8-14 cm. 

 longo, radiis primi ordinis 3-5 subverticillatis unifloris et 1.5 -2.5 cm. 

 longis V. bi- ad trifloris et 2-7 cm. longis (inflorescentia tota ad 20 

 cm.longa); flores 4-meri, 6-7 mm.diam. virides; sepala late scmiorbicu- 

 laria; petala ovalia; stamina filamentis brevissimis, antheris non visis; 

 ovarium disco insidens, 4-lobum. Capsula immatura depresso-sub- 

 globosa, circiter 1 cm. cliam. et fere alta, 4-alata, alis angustis, 10-18 

 mm. longis et 3-4 mm. latis apcie rotundatis marginibus fere parallelis 

 paullo supra basin subito dilatatis et ad basim apicemque capsulae 

 decurrentibus; semina immatura. 



Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien, cliffs, very rare, alt. 1600-2300 m., 

 May 26, 1907 (No. 3114, type); without precise locality, ^1. Henry 

 (No. 6584). 



This species is well characterized by its narrow leaves and extremely long and 

 slender peduncles. It is apparently nearest to E. sanguinea Loesener which is 

 easily distinguished by its broader leaves and shorter peduncles; in its narrow 

 leaves it resembles E. cornuta Hemsley, but that species differs widely in its 5- 

 merous purple flowers, in the narrower wings of the fruits and in the shorter 

 peduncles. 



