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Aquifoliaceae 



few, fasciculate, sometimes on very short peduncles, the pedi- 

 cels 3-5 mm. long, the pistillate solitary; petals white, about 

 2 mm. long; stamens 4; fruit globose, black, about 6 mm. 



across. June-July. Thickets and wet places in lowlands 



and mountains; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; com- 

 mon and very variable; often planted as a hedge, with a few 

 cultivars in gardens. 



Van fukasawana Makino. Tsukushi-inu-tsuge. Branches 

 prominently angled; leaves chartaceous, oblong, 2.5-4 cm. 

 long. Kyushu. (?) Amami-Oshima. 



Var. mutchagara (Makino) Ohwi. /. mutchagara Makino 



Shima-inu-tsuge. Larger shrub with prominently 



angled branches; leaves thinner, broadly lanceolate to obovate- 

 oblong, 2.5-5 cm. long, 1-1.5 cm. wide, usually obtuse, cuneate 



at base; pedicels of fruit 7-10 mm. long. Kyushu (s. distr. 



and Yakushima) . Ryukyus and Formosa. 



Var. paludosa (Nakai) Hara. 7. radicans Nakai; 7. crenata 

 subsp. radicans Tatew.; 7. crenata var. radicans (Nakai) Ohwi; 



7. radicans var. paludosa Nakai Hai-inu-tsuge, Yachi-inu- 



TsuGE. Similar to the typical phase but with low creeping 

 stems and branches. Wet, swampy places; Hokkaido, Hon- 

 shu (Japan Sea side). s. Kuriles and s. Sakhalin. 



9. Ilex pedunculosa Miq. 7. pedunculosa forma genuina 

 Loesen.; 7. jujisanensis Sakata Soyogo. Glabrous ever- 

 green shrub or small tree with grayish branches; leaves rather 

 coriaceous, ovate-elliptic, 4-8 cm. long, 2.5-3 cm. wide, acumi- 

 nate to abruptly cuspidate, entire, deep green and lustrous on 

 upper side, dark-brown when dried, the midrib raised be- 

 neath, the lateral nerves obsolete, the petioles reddish, 1-2 cm. 

 long; flowers white, about 4 mm. across, the peduncles 2-5 

 cm. long, the pedicels 1-5, umbellate, 1-2 cm. long; fruit red, 



globose, nodding, about 7 mm. across. June. Mountains; 



Honshu (Shinano and Kai Prov. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyu- 

 shu. Forma aurantiaca (Koidz.) Ohwi. 7. pedunculosa 



var. aurantiaca Koidz. Kimi-soyogo. Fruit yellow. 



Forma variegata (Nakai) Ohwi. 7. pedunculosa var. varie- 

 gata Nakai Fuiri-soyogo. Leaves variegated. 



Var. senjoensis (Hayashi) Hara. 7. senjoensis Hayashi 



Takane-soyogo. Low shrub with long creeping sparsely 



branching stems and 6-merous flowers. High mountains of 



Honshu (Mount Senjo in Shinano Prov.) . 



10. Ilex rotunda Thunb. Kurogane-mochi. Glabrous 

 evergreen tree with dark brown branches; leaves coriaceous, 

 elliptic to broadly elliptic, 5-8 cm. long, 3-4 cm. wide, entire, 

 acute or acute with an obtuse tip, obtuse at base, brownish 

 when dried, the midrib raised beneath, narrowly grooved on 

 upper side, the petioles 1.5-2.5 cm. long; inflorescence few- 

 flowered, the peduncles 7-10 mm. long, the pedicels shorter 

 than the peduncles; flowers about 4 mm. across; petals elliptic, 

 about 3 mm. long, reflexed; stamens 4 or 5, slightly longer 

 than the petals; fruit globose or broadly ellipsoidal, red, 5-8 

 mm. long. June. Honshu (Kanto Distr. and westw.) , Shi- 

 koku, Kyushu; frequently cultivated in gardens. Ryukyus, 



Formosa, China, and Korea. 



11. Ilex rugosa F. Schmidt. Tsuru-tsuge. Dwarf, 

 long-creeping, glabrous shrub, sparsely branched, angled, 

 punctulate, green; leaves densely disposed, coriaceous, broadly 

 lanceolate to ovate-oblong, 2-3.5 cm. long, 5-15 mm. wide, ob- 

 tuse to acute with an obtuse tip, obtuse at base, obtusely serrate, 

 lustrous, deep-green, paler beneath, dark brown when dry, the 

 midrib, lateral nerves, and veinlets impressed on upper side, 

 slightly raised beneath, the petioles 2-5 mm. long; flowers 



white, about 5 mm. across, 1 to few, fasciculate, axillary, the 

 pedicels 3-7 mm. long; fruit red, globose, about 5 mm. 



across. June. Coniferous woods; Hokkaido, Honshu (Ya- 



mato Prov. and eastw.), Shikoku, Kyushu. Sakhalin and 



s. Kuriles. 



Var. vegeta Hara. Maruba-tsuru-tsuge. Larger leaves 



to 4 cm. long, 2.3 cm. wide. ^Western (Kinki Distr. and 



westw.). 



Var. stenophylla (Koidz.) Sugimoto. 7. stenophylla Koidz. 



Hosoba-tsuru-tsuge. Leaves usually narrower, usually 



lanceolate to broadly linear. Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. 



12. Ilex X makinoi Hara. 7. rugosa var. fauriei Loesen.; 



7. fauriei (Loes.) Makino, non Gand. O-tsuru-tsuge. 



Alleged hybrid of 7. leucoclada X 7. rugosa, differing from 7. 

 rugosa in the larger parts, scarcely punctulate branches, nar- 

 rowly oblong, subacute leaves 5-7 cm. long, becoming grayish 

 to brownish green when dried, and by the less prominently 



impressed nerves and veinlets. Hokkaido, Honshu (n. 



distr.). 



13. Ilex leucoclada (Maxim.) Makino. 7. Integra var. 

 leucoclada Maxim.- Hime-mochi. Small evergreen, gla- 

 brous shrub with thick, elongate, terete, grayish branches 

 ascending from a long creeping base; leaves somewhat 

 coriaceous, narrowly oblong, broadly oblanceolate or narrowly 

 obovate-oblong, 8-15 cm. long, 2-4 cm. wide, acute with an 

 obtuse tip, entire or crenate-serrate on upper margin, flat and 

 deep green on upper side, paler beneath, brownish when dried, 

 the midrib raised beneath, the lateral nerves and veinlets slen- 

 der, obsolete to only slightly raised on both surfaces, the 

 petioles 1-1.5 cm. long, often glaucous; flowers white, about 7 

 mm. across, few, axillary, the peduncle nearly obsolete, the 

 pedicels 1.2-2 cm. long in fruit; petals about 4 mm. long; fruit 



globose, red, about 10 mm. across. May-June. Woods in 



mountains; Hokkaido (sw. distr.), Honshu (Japan Sea side as 

 far west as Chiigoku Distr.). 



14. Ilex Integra Thunb. Othera japonica Thunb.; 7. 

 othera (Thunb.) Spreng.; 7. asiatica Spreng.; 7. Integra var. 



typica Loes. Mochi-no-ki. Small, glabrous, evergreen 



tree with thick, terete branches; leaves coriaceous, 5-8 cm. 

 long, 2-3.5 cm. wide, abruptly acute, with an obtuse tip, acute 

 to cuneate at base, entire, deep-green, lustrous, pale yellowish 

 green with the midrib prominently raised beneath, the lateral 

 nerves sometimes slightly distinct beneath, the petioles 7-12 

 mm. long; flowers yellowish green, about 8 mm. across, the 

 pistillate 1 or 2, axillary, the staminate few, the pedicels 5-10 

 mm. long; petals spreading, oblong, 3.5-4 mm. long; stamens 



4; fruit globose, red, about 1 cm. across. Apr. Thickets 



and woods on low mountains especially near the sea; Honshu, 



Shikoku, Kyushu. Ryukyus, Formosa, and China. 



Forma ellipsoidea (Y. Okamoto) Ohwi. 7. ellipsoidea Y. 



Okamoto Inu-mochi. A rare spontaneous phase with 



ellipsoidal fruit. Cv. Xanthocarpa. 7. Integra forma 



xanthocarpa (Matsum. & Nakai) Ohwi; 7. Integra var. xantho- 

 carpa Matsum. & Nakai Kimi-no-mochi-no-ki. Fruit yel- 

 low; cultivated. 



15. Ilex goshiensis Hayata. 7. hanceana sensu auct. 

 Japon., non Maxim.; 7. hanceana forma goshiensis (Hayata) 



Yamamoto; 7. hayataiana Loes. Tsuge-mochi. Small 



tree, the branches slender, much-branched, the branchlets, 

 petioles, inflorescence, and calyx puberulous while young; 

 leaves coriaceous, elliptic to obovate or oblong, 3-6 cm. long, 

 1.5-2.5 cm. wide, acute or obtuse with an obtuse tip, entire. 



