14 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [January, 1914. 



Bengal, lxxiii. (1904), suppl. p. 7. D. quinqueloba, Maximowicz 

 PL Pekin in Primit. Flor. Amur. (1859), p. 478. A widespread 

 species occurring from Kwei-chow and Hupeh in Central China 

 northwards into Russian territory on the Amur river and found 

 in Corea and Japan as far north as 40°N. 



Following Maximowicz this species is almost invariably 

 called D. quinqueloba by Russian botanists. 



Variat : .... 



Var. vera. Folia infra setulosa, supra glabrescentia. Perianthii 



tubus floris masculini vix 1 ram. longus, sed ob pedicello ad basin 



tubi ampliato longior esse videtur. 



Var. Eosthornii. Folia infra adraodum setulosa, supra etiam 



subsetulosa, cinerascentia. Perianthii tubus floris masculini ei 



varietatis verse similis 

 Var. Jamesii. Folia subglabra. Perianthii tubus quam tubus 

 vaiietatum praecedentium paullulo brevior : lobi apice rotun- 



dati. 



Varietas vera reperitur in provinciis sinensibus Szechuan, (Farges, 

 227 !), Hupeh (H<nry, 105! 4709! 5870! 5870B ! 7358!), Pechili (David, 



reperitur m provi 



horn, 2127), et Pechili (David, 14500!), etiamque in Corea (Mills !), in 

 Manchuria (James ! Maack ! Maximowicz ! Komarov ! Kara !). Varietas 

 Jamesii reperitur in Manchuria inter Mukden et Kirin (James !). 

 Secunda a eel. Diels sub nomine Dioscorece acerifolia3 var. Rosthomii 

 descripta est. 



10. D. septemloba, Thunb., Flor. Jap., (1784), p. 149: 

 Makino, 111. Flor. Jap., i (1889), p. 27: Prain et Burkill, in 

 Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, lxxiii. (1904), suppl. p 8. D. quin- 

 queloba, Miq., Prolusio Flor. Jap., (1865), p. 150, in part : 

 Franchet et Savatier, Enum. Flor. Jap., ii. (1879), p. 46. 

 Japan as far north as Lat. 37° N: 



11. D. quinqueloba, Thunb. , Flor . Jap. , ( 1784) , p. 150: 

 Kaerapfer, le. Sel., (1791), t. 15: Makino, 111. Flor. Jap., i. 

 (1889), t. 26: Prain et Burkill, in Journ^ Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 

 lxxiii. (1904), suppl. p. 9. Corea, and Japan as far north as 

 Lat, .37° N. 



12. D. ToKOfio, Makino, in Tokyo Bot. Mag., iii. (1889), 

 p. 112 and 111. Flor. Jap., (1889) t. 24. D. saliva, Miq., Pro- 

 lusio Flor. Jap., (1865), p 323, in part: Franchet et Savatier, 

 Enum. PL Jap., ii. (1879), p. 47, in part. D. Yokusai, Prain 

 et Burkill, in Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, lxxiii. (1904), suppl. 

 p. 10. Japan as far north as Lat. 41°30'N., on Quelpart, off the 

 coast of Corea, and in Northern Formosa. This species is very 

 closely allied to D. tenuipes. 



13. D. tenuipes, Franchet et Savatier, Enum. Flor. 

 Jap., ii (1879), pp. 48, 525 : Maximowicz, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb., 



