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Umbelliferae 



branched above, 80-120 cm. long, glabrous; radical and lower 

 cauline leaves long-petiolate, usually evergreen, twice or thrice 

 ternately pinnate, obtusely deltoid in outline, 20-60 cm. long, 

 glabrous, the leaflets rather thick, usually deeply 2- or 3-cleft 

 to -parted, usually rounded at base, deep green and lustrous, 

 the segments usually ovate, 5-10 cm. long, 3-6 cm. wide, acute, 

 toothed, with impressed veinlets on upper side, the sheaths on 

 the upper part elliptic, inflated; umbels rather numerous, the 

 peduncles in upper part, the inner side of the rays and pedicels 

 puberulent, the rays 10-20, the pedicels 20-40; bractlets of the 

 involucel several, linear or broadly so, slightly broadened at 

 base, caudately elongate, slightly longer or shorter than the 

 pedicels; fruit oblong, glabrous, 6-8 mm. long, flat, the dorsal 

 ribs short and rather thick, the lateral ones winged, the vittae 

 solitary in the intervals, 4 on the commissure, the styles short, 



as long as the stylopodium. May-Oct. Near seashores; 



Honshu (Kanto Distr. and Izu Prov.) . 



16. Angelica edulis Miyabe ex Yabe. Ama-nyu, Maru- 

 BA-AMA-NYu. Gigantic perennial herb; stems 1-3 m. long, 

 purplish, glabrous; leaves once or twice ternately compound, 

 glabrous except on the nodes, the leaflets herbaceous, cordate 

 at base, slightly lustrous, paler beneath, 10-20 cm. long and 

 as wide, again 2- or 3-cleft, the segments ovate to broadly 

 rhombic-ovate, 3-10 cm. wide, abruptly acuminate to acute, 

 irregularly dentate, often again 2- or 3-lobed, the terminal 

 leaflets broadly ovate to deltoid-orbicular, 3-lobed to -parted, 

 abrupdy acuminate, the sheaths of the upper much-reduced 

 leaves narrowly obovate to oblong; umbels often rather numer- 

 ous, the peduncles in upper part, the inner side of the rays, and 

 pedicels papillate-puberulent, the rays 30-50, unequal, 3-12 cm. 

 long, the involucel with linear bractlets shorter than the pedi- 

 cels, the pedicels 30-60, slender, 5-15 mm. long, spreading; 

 fruit oblong, emarginate at base, glabrous, the dorsal ribs 

 filiform, the lateral ones winged, the vittae solitary in the 

 intervals, 2 on the commissure, the styles slender, as long as the 



stylopodium. Aug. Mountain woods; Hokkaido, Honshu 



(centr. and n. distr.). ? Sakhalin. 



17. Angelica ursina (Rupr.) Maxim. Angelophyllum 



ursinum Rupr.; Angelica japonica A. Gray, pro parte Ezo- 



NYU. Gigantic perennial herb; stems 1-3 m. long, very 



stout, glabrous, slightly pubescent beneath the umbels; leaves 

 large, twice or thrice ternately pinnate, the leaflets large, again 

 pinnatifid to pinnately parted, the ultimate segments narrowly 

 ovate-oblong, acuminate, often decurrent at base, irregularly 

 dentate, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on the nerves and paler 

 beneath, the terminal leaflets obovate-rhombic, cleft, acumi- 

 nate, the upper leaves much reduced, with an ovoid, much- 

 inflated sheath; umbels rather numerous, large, the involucral 

 bract solitary or lacking, the rays 60-100 or more, 3-30 cm. 

 long, papillate-puberulent on the inner side as in the pedicels, 

 the umbellets 30- to 40-flowered, the pedicels 1-3 cm. long, the 

 involucel obsolete; fruit broadly elliptic, about 7 mm. long, the 

 carpels with filiform dorsal ribs and winged lateral ribs, the 



vittae l(-2) in the intervals, 4 on the commissure. Hok- 

 kaido, Honshu (n. distr.). Sakhalin, Kuriles, and Kam- 

 chatka to e. Siberia. 



18. Angelica anomala Lallem. Peucedanum angelicae- 

 folium Turcz.; A. montana var. angustijolia Ledeb.; A. sacha- 

 linensis Maxim.; Angelophyllum dauricum Rupr.; Angelica 

 rejracta var. glaucaphylla Koidz.; A. pubescens var. glabra 



Yabe; A. glabra (Yabe) Makino ^Ezo-no-yoroigusa, Ezo- 



No-YORoiGUSA. Gigantic perennial herb, glabrous except the 

 inflorescence; stems 1-2 m. long, fistulose, often purplish, 

 branched above; leaves twice or thrice ternately pinnate, large, 

 deltoid in outline, the leaflets rather thick, often again 2- or 

 3-fid to -parted, whitish beneath, the ultimate segments nar- 

 rowly oblong to narrowly ovate, acuminate, often decurrent 

 toward base, deep green, scaberulous on the nerves on upper 

 side, glabrous or sparingly pubescent on the under side, acutely 

 dentate, smooth and somewhat callose on the margin, the 

 upper leaves much reduced, their sheaths obovate and inflated, 

 often puberulent; umbels rather numerous, rather densely 

 puberulent on the upper portion of the peduncles, rays, and 

 pedicels, the rays 30-70, 3-12 cm. long, the involucel lacking, 

 the pedicels 40-60, 5-15 mm. long, slender; fruit obovate- 

 elliptic, 6-7 mm. long, emarginate at base, the carpels with 

 low dorsal ribs and rather narrowly winged lateral ribs, the 

 vittae solitary in the intervals, 4 on the commissure, the styles 



slender, about 1 mm. long. Aug. Hokkaido, Honshu 



(centr. and n. distr.). e. Siberia, Korea, Manchuria, n. 



China, and Sakhalin. 



19. Angelica pubescens Maxim. A. polyclada Franch.; 



A. myriostachys Koidz.; A. schishiudo Koidz. Shishi-udo, 



Udo-tarashi, Takao-kyokatsu. Stems stout, green, terete, 

 1-2 m. long, sparingly pubescent; leaves large, about thrice 

 ternately pinnate, the leaflets ovate to elliptic, 5-10 cm. long, 

 sometimes oblong, abrupdy acuminate, often decurrent at base, 

 acutely dentate, pale green beneath, the upper leaves much 

 reduced, with obovate, inflated sheaths; umbels rather numer- 

 ous, the bracts and bractlets lacking, the rays numerous, 3-16 

 cm. long, puberulent, the pedicels 25-40, slender, 1-1.5 cm. 

 long, puberulent; fruit oblong, 7-8 mm. long, emarginate 

 at both ends, the dorsal ribs slender and filiform, the lateral 

 ones broadly winged, the vittae 1-3 in the intervals, 2-6 on 

 the commissure, the styles short, shorter than the stylopodium. 

 Aug. Hills and low mountains; Honshu, Shikoku, Kyu- 

 shu; rather variable. 



Var. matsumurae (Yabe) Ohwi. A. matsumurae Yabe 



Miyama-shishi-udo. Larger, glabrescent mountain phase 



with the ultimate leaf-segments broadly lanceolate to ovate- 

 oblong, acuminate to long-acuminate, rather regularly dentate. 



Higher mountains of Honshu. Forma muratae Ohwi. 



A. pubescens forma glabra (Koidz.) Murata, non Yabe; A. 



matsumurae var. glabra Koidz. Kenashi-miyama-shishi- 



UDo. Glabrous phase. 



29. OSTERICUM Hofifm. Yamazeri Zoku 



Perennials with glabrous, striate or sulcate stems; leaves ternately compound, the segments toothed; umbels compound, the 

 involucre of few bracts, the involucel of several bractlets, the flowers white, the calyx-teeth 5, persistent, the petals obovate, in- 

 curved and emarginate at apex, the styles slender, the stylopodium depressed-conical; fruit elliptic, flattened dorsally, the carpels 

 flat, the dorsal ribs filiform, the lateral ones extended into a thin broad wing, the pericarp thin, consisting of one layer of convex 

 cells, free from the seed at least on the marginal side, the vittae 1-3 in the intervals, 2-8 on the commissure, the carpophore 2-fid, 

 the seed often stonelike, flat. About 10 species, e. Asia to e. Europe. 



