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Caprifoliaceae 



above, pale green beneath, with 6-8 pairs of upwardly directed 

 lateral nerves, the petioles 2.5-4 cm. long, stout; inflorescence 

 paniculate, rather large, on short 4-leaved branchlets, pedun- 

 cled, rusty-brown pubescent on nodes when young; calyx- 

 limb shallowly 5-lobed; corolla about 6 mm. long, the lobes 

 about 2 mm. long, spreading; filaments short; fruit ellip- 

 soidal, 7-8 mm. long, red. June. Lowlands, especially near 



the sea; Honshu (s. Kanto Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyu- 

 shu; frequently planted for hedges. s. Korea, Ryukyus, and 



Formosa. 



12. Viburnum suspensum Lindl. V. sandan\wa 



Hassk. GoMo-ju, Ko-urume. Evergreen much-branched 



shrub with red-brown branches, minutely stellate-pilose; leaves 

 thick, coriaceous, elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 5-8 cm. long, 2-4 

 cm. wide, rounded or very obtuse, obtuse to acute at base, with 

 obtuse appressed teeth, lustrous, glabrous, with impressed 

 nerves and veinlets above, pale green and nearly glabrous 

 beneath except the axillary tufts of hairs, the lateral nerves of 

 3 or 4 pairs, the petioles 5-10 mm. long; inflorescence terminal, 

 2-4 cm. long, on the previous year's branches, peduncled; 

 calyx-limb 5-lobed; corolla about 1 cm. long, the lobes 2-3 mm. 



long, spreading; fruit ellipsoidal, about 5 mm. long, red. 



Mar.-Apr. Sometimes cultivated in our area. Ryukyus 



and Formosa. 



13. Viburnum carlesii Hemsl. Solenolantana carlesii 

 (Hemsl.) Nakai O-choji-gamazumi. Deciduous much- 

 branched shrub; stems, leaves and inflorescence stellate-pilose 

 and tufted furfuraceous-puberulent; leaves ovate-orbicular or 

 broadly ovate, abruptly acute, 3-7 cm. long, 2.5-6 cm. wide, 

 rounded to shallowly cordate at base, mucronate-toothed, with 



4-6 pairs of lateral nerves, the petioles 3-5 mm. long; inflores- 

 cence cymose, short-peduncled, 2-5 cm. across, on short 2- 

 leaved branchlets; calyx-limb 5-lobed; corolla white or pale 

 rose, the mbe 1-1.3 cm. long, the lobes about half as long as 



the tube; fruit ellipsoidal, about 8 mm. long, black. Apr.- 



May. Kyushu (Tsushima Isl.). ^Korea. 



Var. bitchiuense (Makino) Nakai. V. bitchiuense Ma- 

 kino; V. carlesii var. syringaeflora Hutchins.; V. burejaeticum 

 sensu auct. Japon., non Regel & Herder; Solenolantana carlesii 



var. bitchiuensis (Makino) Nakai Choji-gamazumi. 



Leaves oblong or ovate, acute, the petioles 4-8 mm. long; 



flowers smaller. Honshu (Chugoku Distr.), Shikoku (Azu- 



kijima), Kyushu (Buzen Prov.). Korea. 



14. Viburnum urceolatum Sieb. & Zucc. V. urceolatum 



forma brevijolium Makino Yama-shigure, Maruba-mi- 



YAMA-sHiGURE. Nearly glabrous deciduous shrub with pur- 

 ple-brown branches; leaves ovate to ovate-oblong, 6-12 cm. 

 long, 2.5-5 cm. wide, acuminate to acute, usually rounded at 

 base, obtusely serrulate, deep green and glabrous above, pale 

 green and the nerves minutely stellate-puberulent beneath, 

 with 4 or 5 pairs of lateral nerves, the petioles 1-2 cm. long, 

 minutely stellate-puberulent; inflorescence 3-4 cm. across, on 

 4- rarely 2-leaved branchlets, puberulent, peduncled; corolla 

 3-3.5 mm. long, short-tubular, the lobes erect, about 1 mm. 

 long; stamens exserted; fruit broadly ellipsoidal, about 6 mm. 



long, red. June-July. Woods in mountains; Honshu 



(Kinki Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu. 



Var. procumbens Nakai. Mivama-shigure. Stems long- 

 creeping. Damp coniferous woods; Honshu (centr. and n. 



distr.). 



3. ABELIA R. Br. Tsukubane-utsugi Zoku 



Erect or suberect shrubs; leaves opposite, petiolate, entire or toothed; stipules absent; inflorescence usually a 3- or rarely 1- 

 flowered axillary or terminal cyme; flowers usually sessile, white, pink, reddish or yellowish, 2- to 4-bracteate at base; calyx-tube 

 narrow, flat, the lobes 2-5, persistent; corolla mbular-campanulate or infundibuliform, the limb 5-lobed, nearly regular; stamens 

 4; ovary 3-locular, only one locule maturing; fruit coriaceous, 1-seeded, narrowly oblong, the calyx-lobes persistent, slightly 

 accrescent after anthesis. About 30 species, in e. Asia and the Himalayas, 2 or 3 in Mexico. 



lA. Branches scarcely thickened at the nodes, not fissured; corolla campanulate-infundibuliform, the tube ampliate, much longer than the 

 calyx lobes; fruit barely flattened. 



2A. Calyx-lobes 2 or 3; peduncles 2- to 7-flowered \. A. seirata 



2B. Calyx-lobes 4 or 5; peduncles 1- or 2 -flowered. 



3A. Calyx-lobes 5 2. A. spathulata 



3B. Calyx-lobes 4 i. A. tetrasepala 



IB. Branches much thickened at the nodes, with 6 longitudinal fissures; corolla hypocrateriform, the tube scarcely ampliate, as long as or 

 shorter than the calyx-lobes; fruit flattened ^. A. integrifolia 



1. Abelia serrata Sieb. & Zucc. Unnaea serrata (Sieb. & 



Zucc.) Graebn. Ko-tsukubane-dtsugi. Deciduous shrub 



1-1.5 m. high, with irregularly fissured bark, young branches 

 often puberulent; leaves rhombic-ovate, 1-2.5 cm. long, 5-10 

 mm. wide, obtuse or acuminate with an obtuse tip, obtusely 

 few-toothed, short-pilose on both sides, short-petiolate; flowers 

 (l-)2-7, short-pedunculate, bracteate and bracteolate at base; 

 calyx-lobes 2, sometimes 3, oblong or elliptic, often shallowly 

 2-lobed; corolla campanulate-infundibuliform, 1-1.5 cm. long, 



pale yellow. May. Hills and mountains; Honshu (centr. 



distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu; variable. 



Var. buchwaldii (Graebn.) Nakai. Linnaea buchwaldii 

 Graebn.; A. buchwaldii (Graebn.) Rehd. ^Kibana-tsuku- 



BANE-UTSUGi. Leaves larger, 3-5 cm. long; corolla 2-3 cm. 

 long. Honshu (centr. and w. distr.), Shikoku, Kyushu. 



Var. gymnocarpa (Graebn.) Nakai. Linnaea gymnocarpa 

 Graebn. Hiro-ha-tsukubane-utsugi. Resembles the pre- 

 ceding variety, the plant glabrous. -Honshu (centr. distr.). 



Var. tomentosa (Koidz.) Nakai. Oni-tsukubane-utsugi. 

 Plant pilose. Shikoku. 



Var. integerrima Nakai. Maruba-tsukubane-utsugi. 

 Leaves and calyx-lobes entire. Honshu (w. distr.). 



2. Abelia spathulata Sieb. & Zucc. A. spathulata var. 



elliptica Miq. Tsukubane-utsugi. Deciduous shrub with 



gray-brown bark; young branches red-brown, often puberu- 

 lent; leaves narrowly rhombic-ovate to broadly so, 2.5-6 cm. 



