CELASTRACEAE. — PERROTTETIA 359 



GYMNOSPORIA Wight & Am. 



Gymnosporia variabilis Loesener in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 446 (1900); 

 XXX. 472 (1902). 



Celastrus variabilis Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXIII. 124 (1886). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, cliffs and river banks, alt. 30-300 m., 

 April and December 1907 (No. 775; thorny shrub 0.3-1 m., flowers 

 white, fruit orange-brown); same locality, A. Henry (Nos. 130, 449", 

 3056). 



This is a very common shrub at low altitudes in the vicinity of the Yangtsze 

 River throughout western Hupeh and eastern Szech'uan. 



Judging from some detached leaves kindly sent by Mgr. Leveille of Berberis 

 Cavaleriei Leveille (in Fl. Kouy-Tcheou, 48 [1914]), this supposed Barberry is a 

 Gymnosporia, either a form of G. variabilis or an allied species. 



PERROTTETIA H. B. K. 



Perrottetia racemosa Loesener in Bot. Jahrb. XXIV. 201 (1893); 

 XXIX. 447 (1900); XXX. 474 (1902). 



Ilex racemosa OUver in Hooker's Icon. XIX. t. 1863 (1889). 



Western Hupeh: Changlo Hsien, side of streams, alt. 800 m., 

 June 1907 (No. 939*; bush 2.5-3 m., flowers white); Ichang, ravines, 

 alt. 300-600 m., May 7, 1907 (No. 3731; bush 2 m., flowers greenish); 

 same locality, A. Henry (Nos. 3527, 7189). Western Szech'uan: 

 Hung-ya Hsien, cliffs, near Wa-wu-shan, September 13, 1908 (No. 939; 

 bush 3 m., fruit red); Mt. Omei, June 1904 (Veitch Exped. Nos. 

 4802, 4802'*). 



