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Caprifoliaceae 



buliform, nearly actinomorphic, glabrous externally, 12-15 

 mm. long, the tube obsoletely gibbous, as long as the limb; 



stamens exserted; fruit red, about 8 mm. across. ^May. 



Mountains; Honshu (centr. distr.); rare. ^Korea, Man- 

 churia, and Ussuri. 



12. Lonicera linderifolia Maxim. Yabu-hyotan-boku. 

 Much-branched shrub with exfoliating bark; young branches 

 puberulent; leaves membranous, broadly lanceolate or nar- 

 rowly ovate-oblong, sometimes narrowly oblong, 2-4(-4.5) 

 cm. long, 1-1.5 cm. wide, acute, sometimes with an obtuse tip, 

 glaucescent and puberulent beneath, the petioles 2-3 mm. 

 long; peduncles slender, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, puberulent; bracts 

 linear, 3-5 mm. long, nearly glabrous, bracteoles absent; calyx 

 glabrous, the calyx-limb short, nearly truncate; corolla pur- 

 plish, about 10 mm. long. Honshu (Mount Hayachine in 



Rikuchu Prov.) ; rare. 



13. Lonicera konoi Makino. L. tobitae Nakai ^Ko- 



GOME-HYOTAN-BOKU, KuMOI-HYOTAN-BOKU. Much-brauchcd 



small shrub with gray-brown branches and exfoliating bark; 

 young branchlets slender, loosely puberulent; leaves rather 

 thin, ovate, elliptic, or obovate, 1-2 (-2.5) cm. long, 6-8 mm. 

 wide, obtuse or subacute, subacute at base, glaucous, puberu- 

 lent especially along the midrib beneath, the petioles 2-3 nam. 

 long; peduncles short-pilose, 5-10(-13) mm. long; bracts lin- 

 ear, glabrous, 2 or 3 times as long as the ovary, bracteoles 

 obsolete; calyx-limb short, entire, glabrous; corolla deep pur- 

 ple, glabrous, infundibuliform, nearly actinomorphic, about 

 5 mm. long, the lobes 1.5 mm. long, the tube somewhat gib- 

 bous; fruit red, about 4 mm. across, few-seeded. ^May. Al- 

 pine; Honshu (Mount Yatsugatake and Akaishi mountain 

 range in centr. distr.) ; rare. 



14. Lonicera ramosissima Fr. & Sav. Ko-uguisu-ka- 

 GURA. Much-branched shrub with slender branches; young 

 branchlets short-pilose or nearly glabrous; leaves ovate, ovate- 

 elliptic, or broadly ovate, 2-4 cm. long, 1-2.5 cm. wide, acute 

 or obtuse, rounded or obtusely rounded at base, usually ap- 

 pressed-pubescent above, glaucescent and with incurved hairs 

 beneath, the petioles 2-3 mm. long; peduncles slender, 1.5- 

 2.5 cm. long, pubescent or glabrous; bracts lanceolate, 1.5-3 

 times as long as the ovary, the bracteoles connate, obcordate, 

 forming a lobe about half as long as the ovary; calyx-limb 

 very short; corolla infundibuliform, pale yellow, often spar- 

 ingly pilose externally, 12-15 mm. long, the tube long, gib- 

 bous; style long-exserted; fruit red. May-June. Moun- 

 tains; Honshu (centr. distr.). 



Van kinkiensis (Koidz.) Ohwi. L. \in\iensis Koidz. 



KiNKi-HYOTAN-BOKu. Leaves narrower, acuminate, acute or 

 subobtuse at the tip with shorter hairs on the upper side; 

 bracts nearly as long as the ovary, slender, the bracteoles some- 

 what larger. Honshu (Settsu, Tanba, and Aki Prov.). 



Var. fudzimoriana (Makino) Nakai. L. fudzimoriana 

 Makino; L. bukpensis Nakai; ? L. ramosissima var. borealis 



Koidz. Chichibu-hyotan-boku. Leaves broader, elliptic 



or oblong, rounded to cordate at base. High mountain or 



northern phase; Honshu (Kanto Distr., Kai Prov. and n. 

 distr.). 



15. Lonicera gracilipes Miq. Xylosteum phylomelae 

 Jacob-Makoy; L. phylomelae Carr.; L. gracilipes var. genuina 



Maxim. Yama-uguisu-kaguea. Branched shrub with 



slender, usually glabrous branches and branchlets; leaves nar- 

 rowly to broadly ovate, ovate-elliptic, or rhombic-ovate, 2.5-6 



cm. long, 1.5-5 cm. wide, acute with an obtuse tip, obtuse 

 to acute at the base, whitish and sometimes brown-spotted 

 beneath, usually coarsely pilose especially on midrib beneath, 

 the petioles 2-5 mm. long; flowers solitary, rarely in pairs; 

 peduncles slender, pendulous, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, usually gla- 

 brous; bracts solitary or rarely 2, narrowly lanceolate, 3-7 mm. 

 long, bracteoles usually absent; calyx-limb shallowly cup- 

 shaped, irregularly short-toothed; corolla pink, narrowly in- 

 fundibuliform, nearly actinomorphic, 1.5-2 cm. long, the 

 lobes short; style exserted; fruit ellipsoidal, red, about 1 cm. 



long. Apr.-May. Hokkaido (s. distr.), Honshu, Shikoku, 



Kyushu; variable. Forma glabra (Miq.) Hiyama. L. 



gracilipes var. glabra Miq. Uguisu-kagura. Plant nearly 



glabrous. 



Var. glandulosa Maxim. L. tenuipes Nakai; L. tenuipes 

 var. glandulosa (Maxim.) Nakai; L. glandulosa (Maxim.) 



Koidz.; L. macrocalyx Nakai ^Miyama-uguisu-kagura. 



Plant coarsely pilose, the peduncles and ovaries glandular- 

 pilose. Higher elevations in the mountains. 



16. Lonicera cerasina Maxim. L. shikp\iana Makino 

 UsuBA-HYOTAN-BOKU. Shrub with glabrous terete branch- 

 lets; leaves membranous, oblong to narrowly so, 7-12 cm. 

 long, 2-4 cm. wide, long-acuminate with a minute obtuse tip, 

 acute or subrounded at base, ascending-hairy on margin, some- 

 times scattered-pilose on upper siu-face, glabrous beneath, 

 sparingly glandular-pilose, the petioles 7-10 mm. long; pedun- 

 cles 1-1.2 cm. long, glabrous; bracts linear, 1-1.5 times as 

 long as the ovary, the bracteoles nearly free, elliptic, slightiy 

 shorter than the ovary; calyx-limb very short; corolla bilabiate, 

 yellowish white, about 1 cm. long, the tube nearly as long as 



the limb, gibbous; fruit red. Apr.-May. Honshu (Kinki 



Distr. and westw.), Shikoku. 



17. Lonicera vidalii Fr. & Sav. Oni-hyotan-boku. 

 Shrub; branches rather thick, terete, minutely glandular- 

 dotted while young; leaves rather thin, elliptic, broadly ovate, 

 or ovate-oblong, 6-12 cm. long, 2-6 cm. wide, abruptiy acute 

 to short-acuminate with an obtuse tip, abruptiy acute to some- 

 times rounded at base, green above, paler beneath, short-pilose 

 on nerves above, coarsely pilose beneath especially on the 

 midrib, the petioles 1-1.5 cm. long; peduncles 1.5-2 cm. long, 

 rather thick; bracts linear, nearly as long as to slightly longer 

 than the ovary, the bracteoles orbicular, nearly as long as the 

 ovary, connate at the base; calyx-ltmb very short; corolla 

 bilabiate, about 12 mm. long, glabrous outside, pale yellow, 

 gibbous; stamens slightly exserted; fruit red, about 7 mm. 



long. ^May. Mountains; Honshu (Echigo, Shinano Prov. 



and Chugoku Distr.). s. Korea. 



18. Lonicera alpigena L. var. glehnii (F. Schmidt) 

 Nakai. L. alpigena sensu auct. Japon., non L.; L. glehnii F. 

 Schmidt; L. watanabeana Makino; L. watanabeana var. viridis- 



sima Nakai Ezo-hyotan-boku, Suruga-hyotan-boku, Oba- 



bushidama. Resembles the preceding species; young branch- 

 lets obtusely angled, glabrous; leaves ovate-oblong or narrowly 

 ovate, 6-10 cm. long, 2.5-5 cm. wide, acuminate, rounded to 

 shallowly cordate at base, ciliate, puberulent on nerves above, 

 spreading-hairy beneath especially on nerves, the petioles mi- 

 nutely glandular-dotted, 5-10 mm. long; peduncles 2.5-4.5 cm. 

 long, sometimes minutely glandular-dotted; bracts linear, 3-5 

 times as long as the avssy, the bracteoles minute or absent; 

 calyx-limb nearly absent; corolla bilabiate, yellowish, glabrous 

 outside, 12-15 mm. long, deeply lobed, gibbous; stamens in- 



