SPECIES ASIATICAE. 7 
serrulata serraturis incurvis, ad insertionem petiolulorum sparsim 
ferrugineo-tomentella, supra atroviridia glabra, infra multo 
pallidiora, ad axillas nervorum ferrugineo-tomentella, nervulis 
bene reticulatis subtus in sicco subconspicuis. Umbellae in 
ramulis multo abbreviatis I—2-natae, nec terminales, pedunculo 
(fructifero) 3-5 cm. longo glabro suffultae ; pedicelli 6-10 mm. 
longi glabri gracillimi ; styli 2, gracillimi, liberi, circ. 2 mm. longi. 
Fructus circ. 6 mm, longus, 5 mm. latus, complanatus, niger ; 
loculi 2 ; semina albumine uniformi praedita. 
“China :—Mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend, 
Yunnan. Lat.27°45’N. Alt. gooo—10,o000 ft. Shrub of 6-10 ft. 
In fruit. In open thickets. July 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 10,411. 
“ Mekong-Yangtze divide, Yunnan. Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. 
10,000 ft. Spinous shrub of 6 ft. Fruits black. Open situa- 
tions amongst rocks. July 1914.’ G. Forrest. No. 12,858. 
\\\2. Acanthopanax Wardii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis A. trifoliolato, Schneider sed ramulis inermibus, 
foliolis integris inter alia recedit ; ab A. Jasiogyne, Harms foliolis 
semper integris ovario glabro praeter alia signa differt. 
Frutex I-3 m. altus ramulis glabris cortice pallide cinereo 
praeditis ; aculei in speciminibus nostris nulli. Folia petiolo 
2-4 cm. longo glabro suffulta; foliola 3, sessilia, plerumque 
3-5 cm. longa, 1.5-3 cm. lata, ovata vel oblongo-ovata vel 
obovata, apice obtusa vel acutiuscula, basi late cuneata, margine 
integra, siccando papyracea, ad insertionem foliolorum sparsim 
tomentella, cetera glaberrima, supra viridia infra pallidiora nervis 
nervulisque immersis. Umbellae 4—6-natae, terminales pedun- 
culo communi deficiente, densiflorae ; pedunculi ad 2 cm. longi 
glabri nisi ad insertionem pedicellorum tomentellam ; pedicelli 
5-10 mm. longi glabri haud articulati. Calycis margo minute 
villosulus lobis vix evolutis; petala triangularia viridia vel 
viridi-alba ; stamina 5; ovarium glabrum apice excepto, bi- 
loculare; styli 2, basi paululum connati, multum recurvati ; 
fructus circ. 7 mm. longus et latus, atro-purpureus, multum com- 
planatus ; semina albumine uniformi praedita. 
“ China :—-N.W. Yunnan, 8500 ft. Bushy shrub, 4-8 ft., ty 
torrent. September 1913.”” F. Kingdon Ward. - No. 1098 
‘“Bei-ma Shan, Mekong-Yangtze divide, Yunnan. Lat. 
28° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000 ft. Shrub of 6-9 ft. Flowers green, 
anthers creamy-white. Open situation amongst scrub and 
rocks. Aug. 1914.” G. Forrest. No. 13,282. 
“Ghi Shan, east of Tali Lake, Yunnan. Lat. 25°48’ N. Alt. 
gooo ft. Shrubof ro ft. Fruits black-purple. In open thickets. 
Sept. 1914.” G. Forrest. No. 13,537. 
