TAXACEAE. — PODOCARPUS 9 



This variety is distinguished from the type by its broadly ovoid, smoother, 

 slightly compressed seeds which are slightly 2-anglcd (never 3 or 4-anglerl), and more 

 prominently apiculate at the summit, by its smaller winter-buds composed of 

 rounded scales without a keel on the back, and by its more falcate leaves, con- 

 vex above with the middrib very slightly raised. The specimens from Szcch'uan 

 differ from the Hupeh plant which represents the type, in their brighter green, 

 more falcate and somewhat larger leaves, generally 2-3 cm. long and 2.5-4 mm. 

 wide. The description of the seeds refers to the Szech'uan plant which is in 

 cultivation. 



Taxus baccata Linnaeus is well distinguished from T. cuspidata Siebold & Zuc- 

 carini and its var. chinensis by its longer (6-7 mm.), ellipsoid seed. Both T. cus- 

 pidata and the var. chinensis fruit much more freely than T. baccata; branches 

 frequently producing fruit from every leaf-axil. 



The Chinese Yew occurs scattered through western Hupeh and Szech'uan up to 

 2000 m. al'itude and more especially in regions where hard carboniferous limestone 

 prevails. It is nowhere common but here and there very fine specimens occur, 

 trees 15 m. and more tall with trunks more than 1 m. in diameter and massive, 

 wide-spreading branches. The bark on old trees is red-brown and the leaves are 

 always very dark green. When dry the leav^ assume a rich brown color on the 

 underside and the same is true of the type, T. cuspidata Siebold & Zuccarini. A 

 Chinese name for this tree is " Hung-tao-sha " (Red Bean Fir). 



Pictures of this tree w'U be found under Nos. 374, 375, 376 of the collection of 

 Wilson's photographs and also in his Vegetation of Western China, No. 483. 



To complete the enumeration of the Taxaceae of central and western China, a 

 note on Podocarpus neriifolius which was not collected during the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum Expeditions may be added here. 



h; ><>^A PODOCARPUS L'Herit. 



Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don in Lambert, Descr. Pinus, II. 21 (pro parte) 

 (1824); ed. miffof 142 (1832). — Hooker in Bot. Mag. XXXVIII. t. 4655 (1852). — 

 Masters in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 548 (1902); LXXVII. 414 (1906). — Pilger in 

 Engler, Pflanzmr. IV -5, 112 {Taxaceae) (1903).— Patschkein Bot. Jahrb. XLVIII. 

 629 (1913). 



Podocarpus macrophylla Wallich, Tent. Fl. Nepal. 56, t. 43 (non D. Don) 

 (1824), excludendis synon.; Cat. No. 6052=' (1830). — Franchet in Jour, 

 de Bot. XIII. 265 (1899). — Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 213 (1900).— 

 Masters in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 548 (1902). — Patschke in Bot. Jahrb. 

 XLVIII. 629 (pro parte) (1913). 



Podocarpus macrophylla, var. acuminatissima Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 

 213 (1900). 



Western Szech'uan: Mt. Omei, alt. 1000m., planted, October 1903 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 3007; tree 16 m. tall.) 



This handsome tree is occasionally planted around temples in the warmer part 

 of Szech'uan and more especially on Mount Omei. 



