ALANGIACEAE. — ALANGIUM 553 



(1900). — Wangerin in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. -220^ 20 (1910). — Pam- 

 panini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Hal. n. ser. XVII. 132 (1910). 



Karangolum chinense Kuntze, Rev. Gen. I. 273 (1891). 



Alangium platanifolium, var. /3 genuiniim, f. triangulare Wangerin in Engl • 

 Pflanzenr. IV.-229, 24, fig. 6, G (1910). 



Kiangsi: Ruling, thickets, common, alt. 900 m., August 1, 1907 

 (No. 1646; shrub 3 m. tall). Western Hupeh: common around 

 Ichang, alt. 30-900 m., June and August 1907 (No. 165, in part; thin 

 tree, 6-10 m. tall, flowers white, fruit black) ; Changlo Hsien, thickets, 

 alt. 600 m., June 1907 (No. 596, in part; bush 3 m. tall, flowers white) ; 

 same locality, alt. 1000 m., June 1907 (No. 3273; small tree or large 

 bush, 3-6 m. tall); Fang Hsien, thickets, alt. 600-900 m., June and 

 October, 1907 (No. 596, in part; bush 2.5-4 m. tall, flowers v/hite, 

 fruit black); same locality, roadsides, alt. 600 m., June 6, 1907 (No. 

 3274; bush 3-4.5 m. tall, flowers white); Changyang Hsien, thickets, 

 alt. 600-900 m., September 1907 (Nos. 3275, 3276; bush 4 m. tall, 

 fruit black); same locality, July 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 501); Hsing- 

 shan Hsien, thickets, alt. 600-1000 m., June and August 1907 (No. 

 3277; bush 4.5-4 m. tall, fruit black); " Kiu Ki-kou," alt. 800 m., 

 June to July 1906, C. Silvestri (No. 1671); " Monti di Ku-tcen," alt. 

 600 m., July to August 1906, C. Silvestri (No. .1672); without precise 

 locality, June 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 1134), A. Hennj (Nos. 1399, 

 1503, 5855, 5855% 5855^ 6416, 7666). Western Szech'uan : 

 Wen-ch'uan Hsien, Min valley, alt. 900 m., July 1908 (No. 165, in part; 

 thin tree 10 m. tall, girth 0.6 m.) ; Mt. Omei, July 1904 (Veitch Exped. 

 No. 4946); Nanch'uan, A. von Rosthorn (No. 1689). Northern 

 Shensi : Lao-y-san, June 4, 1897, and Po-uo-U, 1897, G. Giraldi; same 

 locality, 1899, Hugh Scallan; Mt. Ngo-san, 1899, Mt. "Ki-san-sien," 

 1897, and " Mt. Thui-Rio-tsuen," 1898, Hugh Scallan. Yunnan: 

 Mengtsze, alt. 1500 m., A. Henry (Nos. 10142% 10142^'); Red River 

 valley, near Manpan, alt. 700 m., A. Henry (No. 10647); Szemao, alt. 

 1500 m., vl. Henry (No. 13030). Chekiang: vicinity of Ningpo, 

 1908, D. Macgregor. Kwangtung: Canton, //ance (No. 663) ; Hong- 

 kong, C. Wright (No. 608); Hainan, A. Henry (No. 7976). 



Alangium chinense is exceedingly variable in the shape of its leaves, but it does 

 not seem advisable to distinguish varieties, as entire and lobcd leaves often occur on 

 the same branch. The most extreme forms with deeply lobed leaves has been referred 

 by Wangerin to A. platanifolium Harms as forma triangulare; of the specimens 

 he quotes under this name I have seen only Henry's No. G416, which agrees very 

 well with several of Wilson's specimens, particularly with his No. 3277 which has 

 some of the leaves even more deeply divided, but on one of the branches two of the 

 leaves are quite entire and like typical A. chinense; the flowers of No. 3277 are those 



