348 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



LXI, CELASTRACEAE, Staff-Tree Family. 



Endiicher, Gen. PI. 1085(1836-40); Benth. and Hook., Gen. PL I, 357 

 (1862) excl. Hippocrateae-, Baillon, Hist. PL VI, 1 (1877). 



Genera: 35 ; tropical regions and less abundantly in 

 temperate. 



Species: 250 living; several (10-15) fossil. 



EYONYMUS LINN, Gen. 79 (1737). 



Vyenomus PRESL, Bot. Bern. 32 (1844). 

 Melanocarya TURCZ. Bull. Mosq. XXXI, I, 453 (1860). 

 Baillon, Hist. PI. VI, 30; Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. I, 360; Durand, 

 Ind. Gen. Phan. 65; Gray, 111. Gen. II, 187; Schenck, Palo,eophyt. 578; Sar- 

 gent, N. Am. Silv. II, 9. 



Living species: 40 4-; Northern hemisphere to Mexico; 

 Malay archipelago and N. Australia; centers in N. E. India, 

 China and Japan. North America, 6-7; Mexico, 4-5; W. Tex., 

 1; Calif., 1; E. Sts,, 2; S. Sts., 2; Russia, 6; Europe, 3; Russian 

 Europe, 3. 



Fossil species: Greenland and N. Europe; Tertiary. 



Evonymus atropurpureus JACQ. Hort. Viiid. II, 55 (1772). 

 E. caroliniensis MARSH. Arbust. 43 (1785). 

 E. latifolius MARSH. Arbust. 44 (1785). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 110; Britt., Fl. N. J. 75; Webb., 

 Fl. Keb. 122; Chap., Fl. S. St. 76; Upham, Fl. Minn. 39; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 

 95; Cov., Fl.'Ark. 172; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 161. 



North America: Ont. and N. Y. to N. J. and Fla.; W. 

 to Minn. , Neb. , Dak. , Kan. , Ark. and Miss. 



Minn, valley: Throughout, E. of the Pomme des 

 Terres river; wooded banks and shores of lakes. 



HERB.: Sheldon 221, Madison Lake; Sheldon 622, Wil- 

 ton, Waseca Co. ; Roberts 23, Lake Lilian; Herrick 67, Minne- 

 apolis; Sandberg 116, Vasa; Kassube 51, Minneapolis; Herb. 

 Moyer 50, Chippewa river, near Montevideo. 



CELASTRt S LINN. Gen. 168 (1737). 

 Denhamia MEISSN. Gen. 18 (1836). 

 Gymnosporia WIGHT, and ARN. Prodr. I, 159 (1834). 

 May terms FEUILL. ex Juss. Gen. 449 (1789). 

 Putterlickia ENDL. Gen. 1086 (1840). 

 Catha ENDL. Gen. 5678 (1840). 



Eucentrus and Polyacanthus PRESL, Bemerk. 33 (1844). 

 Scytophyllum S. and Z. Enurn. I, 124 (1837). 

 Orixa THUNB. Fl. Jap. 3 (1784). 

 Leucocarpon A. RICH. Sert. Astrol. 46 (1832). 

 ? Hedraianthera F. MULL. Frag. V, 58 (1882). 

 Cassine HARV. and SOND. Fl. Cap. I, 452, 4(j5 (1863). 

 Haenkea R. and P. Prodr. 36 (1798). 



