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Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham, Fl. Hongk. 59 (1861). — Miquel in Ann. Mus. 

 Lugd.-Bat. III. 22 (1867); Prol. Fl. Jap. 210 (1867). — Hemsley in Jour. Linn. 

 Soc. XXIII. 104 (1886). — Sargent in Garden & Forest, VI. Ill (1893). — Dode 

 in Bull. Soc. Bat. France, LV. 702 (1908). — Matsumura, Ind. Fl. Jap. II. 290 

 (1912). 



Boymia rutaecarpa A. L. de Jussieu in Mem. Hist. Nat. Paris, XII. 507, t. 25, 

 fig. 39 (Mem. Rut. 124) (1825). — Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. I. 50, t. 21 

 (1839). 



Western Hupeh: without locality, June 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 1972); 

 without locaHty, A. Henry (No. 1676). 



As far as we know this is a very rare shrub in central China. We have omitted 

 all references to the Indian plant which has been referred to this plant, as we are 

 doubtful if it is really the same as E. rutaecarpa Bentham. 



Evodia trichotoma Pierre, Fl. For. Cochin. IV. t. 287 (1891). 

 Tetradium trichotomum Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. 91 (1790). 

 Ampacus trichotoma Kuntze, Rev. Gen. I. 98 (1891). 

 Evodia viridans Drake in Jour, de Bot. VI. 273 (1892). — Dode in Bidl. Soc. 



Bot. France, ser. 4, LV. 706 (1908). — Guillaumin in Lecomte, Fl. Gen. 



Indo-Chine, I. 634 (1911). 



Yunnan : Mengtze, mountains south-west, alt. 1300 m., A. Henry (No. 10951); 

 Szemao and vicinity, alt. 1300-1600 m., A. Henry (Nos. 12137, 12137% 12237, 

 12237% 12237^). 



Henry describes this plant as a bush or small tree from 2 to 6 m. tall, with 

 yellow flowers and reddish fruit. The leaves on all the specimens are densely 

 punctate on the under side. 



Evodia rugosa Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 



Arbor 6-metralis (ex Henry); ramuli hornotini purpurascentes, dense breviter 

 ferrugineo-villosi, vetustiores fusci, glabri, lenticellati; gemmae nudae, dense ferru- 

 gineo-pubescentes. Folia 2-3-juga, cum petiolo 13-17 cm. longa; foliola brevis- 

 sime petiolulata, chartacea, ovato-oblonga v. oblongo-lanceolata, acuminata, basi 

 late cuneata v. rotundata, obhqua, margine Integra, leviter revoluta, 4-9 cm. 

 longa et 2-3 cm. lata, supra saturate viridia, subnitentia, sparse pilis adpressis 

 obsita, leviter rugulosa et interdum leviter bullata, subtus pallidiora, ad costam 

 conspicue villosa et ad nervos laterales sparse villosula, ceterum glabra, obscure 

 punctulata, nervis utrinsecus 10-15 supra saepe impressis subtus elevatis; petioli 

 ut rhachis supra plani et dense villosuli, subtus glabrescentes. Flores non visi. 

 Fructus ruber, stellatus, 5-6 mm. altus et 8-10 mm. diam. in corymbis 2.5 cm. altis 

 et 4.5 cm. latis; rhachis et pedicelli dense breviter pilosula; carpella glabra, 3-5, 

 verruculosa et rugosa, apice rotundata, monosperma; semina ovalia, 4-5 mm. 

 longa, ventre applanata, atra, hilo albido notata. 



Yunnan: Mengtze, forests to the north, alt. 2600 m., A. Henry (No. 10245). 



A very distinct species not closely related to any species knowTi to us but per- 

 haps nearest to E. Baberi Rehder & Wilson. It is well distinguished by its rela- 

 tively small leaves, with narrow, more or less rugose subcoriaceous leaflets, its 

 small, crowded corymbs, and by its woody, non-beaked, glabrous fruit which is 

 strongly keeled near the base. Our material is somewhat meagre and in vigorous 

 specimens the dimensions of the leaves and inflorescence may very possibly ex- 

 ceed those given here. 



