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oblongis corpusculo angustius oblongo longioribus 

 infra ipsum apicem affixis pendulis; stigmate convexo 

 emarginato 5-angulo; folliculis subdivaricatis ex ovata 

 basi longe acuminatis; semine ovato attenuato. 



a. Verum: erectum v. decumbens ramosum, foliis 

 parvis rotundatoovalibus obtusis vel retusis cum mu- 

 crone; cyma pauciflora brevi; flore sordide lutescente. 

 V. japonicum Dne 1. c. et in DC. Prodr. VIII. 524. — 

 S. Z. Fl. Jap. fam. nat. II. 163. — Cynanchmi fla- 

 vescens Siebold in Paxt. FI. Gard. III. 150. fig. xy- 

 logr. 306. 



In Japonia cultum (Siebold!, Itoo Keiske!). 



Folia circa 2 : 2,5 cent., petiolus 0,5 cent. 



p. Grayaniim: erectum simplex macrophyllum, foliis 

 late ovaliblis v. ellipticis obovatisve retusis cum mu- 

 crone v. subito breve acuminatis ; cyma multiflora 

 saepe composita petiolum vulgo pluries superante ; flore 

 sordide lutescente. V.japonicum A. Gray in Perry's 

 Exped. 317. 



In Nippon sponte: Simoda (Wright!), Tanega si- 

 ma (Small!), Yokoska (Savatier! n. 823.), Kana- 

 sawa (ipse). 



Planta 35 — 40 cent. alta. Folia 3 — 4,5:5 — 6 

 cent., petiolus 5 — 12 milL, pedunculi 1,5 — 3,5 cent, 

 longi, summi ut in omnibus varr. subnulli. 



Corolla diametro 7 mill. , utrinque glabra, vel (e 

 Simoda) extus secus lineam mediam laciniarum pube- 

 rula, tunc et tota planta densius pubescens. 



Y. piirpurascens : vulgo elatius et gracilius apice- 

 que vel a medio volubile; foliis ellipticis subito acumi- 

 natis magnis; cymis mox folio subaequilongis mox (in 

 planta volubiii frequentius) ad fasciculos subsessiles 



