BUXACEAE. — BUXUS 169 



Buxus sempervirensThunhovg, Fl. Jap. 77 (sphalmate wrens) (non Linnaeus) 

 (1784). — Matsumura, Ind. Fl. Jap. II. 310 (1912). 



Buxus semper vir ens, var. japonica Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. IX. 281 

 (1895); XV. 169 (1901). — Hayata in Jour. Coll. Sci. Tokyo, XX. art. 

 III. 82, t. 6, fig. c (1904). 



This is a very hardy variety of Box with larger and broader leaves than the 

 type. The leaves are yellowish-green and this same color obtains in the Chinese 

 variety also. 



Buxus microphylla, var. sinica Rehder & Wilson. See p. 165. 



Buxus microphylla, var. aemulans Rehder & Wilson, n. var. 



Frutex 1-2-metralis, ramulis patentibus subteretibus sparse pubescentibus. 

 Folia oblongo-lanceolata v. oblonga v. oblongo-obovata, obtusa v. acutiuscula, 

 2.5-5 cm. longa et 7-15 mm. lata, supra in sicco distincte venulosa, subtus minus 

 venulosa. Florum fascicuh parvi. Ceterum ut in var. sinica. 



Western Hupeh : without locality, A. Henry (Nos. 7807, type, 3293'') ; Chang- 

 yang Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1800 m., April 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 433). 



In foliage and general appearance tliis strongly resembles B. Wallichiana 

 Baillon, but the short anthers and the long gynophore to the rudimentary ovary 

 in the male flowers show that it belongs to B. microphylla Siebold & Zuccarini. 

 This new variety is a distinct looking plant and is not uncommon in the woods of 

 western Hupeh. 



9. Buxus stenophylla Hance in Jour. Bot. VI. 331 (1868); in Jour. Linn. Soc. 

 XIII. 124 (1873). — Mueller Arg. in De CandoUe, Prodr. XVI. 20 (1869).— 

 Schneider, III. Handb. Laubholzk. II. 139, fig. 90 v (1907). 



Buxus sempervirens Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 418 (non Linnaeus) 

 (1894), quoad synonymum B. stenophyllam. 



Fokien: " An-koe," C. deGrijs (No. 6683; fragments seen). 



Probably not specifically distinct from B. microphylla Siebold & Zuccarini. 



10. Buxus Harlandii Hance. See p. 166. 



