MYRSINACEAE. — MAESA 583 



236, 151 (1902). — Schneider, III. Handb. Lauhholzk. II. 571, fig. 371 

 a-c (1911). — Leveill(5, FL Kouy-Tcheou, 283 (1914). 



Bladhia japonica 'Hiunberg, Nov. Gen. 7 (1781); Fl. Jap. I. 96, t. 18 (1784). — 

 Lamarck, Tab. Encycl. Moth. II. 102, t. 133, fig. 1 (1793). 



Bladhia glabra Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 350 (1784); in Trans. Linn. Soc. II. 331 

 (1794). 



Ardisia glabra A. De CandoUe in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 350 (1834); Prodr. 

 VIII. 135 (1S44). 



Ardisia odoniophylla Lindley in Bat. Reg. XXII. t. 1892 (non Wallich) (1836). 



Ardisia japonica, j3 montana Miquel in Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. II. 263 (1866). 



Ardisia montana Hiebold ex Miquel, 1. c. (pro synon.) (1866). 



Tinus japonica Kuntze, Rev. Gen. II. 405 (1891). 



Tinus montana Kuntze, 1. c. 974 (1891). 



Western Hupeh : Ichang, common, alt. 30-300 m., December 1907 

 (No. 670; 15-30 cm., fruit scarlet); without precise locality, A. Henry 

 (Nos. 98, 2275, 7683). Western Szech'uan : Mt. Omei, August 

 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 5063). Chekiang: Ningpo, 1908, D. Mac- 

 gregor. 



MAESA Forsk. 



Maesa castaneifolia Mez in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV.-236, 44 (1902). 



Central Szech'uan : Chung-chou, banks of Yangtze River, alt. 150 

 m., April 1908 (No. 3257; rambling bush 1-2 m., flowers white); Yang- 

 tze banks, April 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4059). Yunnan : Mengtsze, 

 alt. 1500 m., A. Hennj (Nos. 9464, 9464% 10153); Mi-le, A. Henry 

 (No. 9464b); Szemao, alt. 1500 m., A. Henry (Nos. 11625, 11625"). 



Tiie inflorescence in Wilson's No. 3257 is longer than in any of the flowering 

 specimens from Yunnan, attaining a length of 6-7 cm. Mez in his key to Maesa 

 places M. castaneifolia under the division " Sep^ala lineata " but in all the speci- 

 mens before me, even in his type numbers, 1 find the sepals entirely destitute of 

 dark lines. I also find the free part of the filament about as long as the very small 

 anthers, while in the key Mez says "filamenta antheris subduplo vel ultra longiora." 



Maesa hupehensis Rehder, n. sp. 



Frutex glaber, 1-2-metralis, ramulis gracilibus glabris. Folia mem- 

 branacea, oblongo-lanceolata v. lanceolata, sensim longe acuminata, 

 basi late cuneata, margine indistincte remote serrata v. fere integra, 

 8-14 cm., rarius ad 17 cm. longa et 2-3.5, rarius ad 6 cm. lata, utrinque 

 glabra, subtuspaullo pallidiora, nervis utrinsecus 8-11 curvatis angulo 

 acuto divergentibus subtus ut costa elevatis, supra, in sicco saltern, 

 leviter elevatis ut costa; petioli 5-7 mm. longi, glabri, canaliculati. 

 Flores albi, in racemis axillaribus simplicibus, erecto-patentibus 3-4 

 em. longis, pedunculatis pedunculo 0.5-1.5 cm. longo; pedicelli gra- 



