224 
Perianth segments 1-1) lines long, 
eas very obtuse, outer ones $ of 
inn 
5. br eviflor a. 
5. Perianth segments 2 lines or Tess long 
Perianth segments 3-4 lines 6. on 
6. Leaves linear-lanceólate ; pésiélcs few- 
flowered 7. salicina. 
Leaves broader; ‘panicles many-flowered 3. Thunbergii. 
1. M. Grijsii, Hance ; Meisn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 504. Near 
Swatow. Fl. white, April. 
k bees Champ. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 291. At Taitam 
appy Valley, Mt. Parker, Mt. Victoria, and else- 
dunes Hongkong ; below Kowloon catchwater, and on 
Maönshan, Hongkong New Territory. Fl. white, October. 
. Thunbergii, Sieb. et Zucc.; M. rimosa, Blume ; Benth, l. c. 
. In the Happy Valley and Little Hongkong woods, 
Repulse Bay, and elsewhere, Hongkong ; Lantao Island, 
Aupuiwan, and Hahang, Hongkong New Territory ; near 
Yit-hai village, Swatow ; Tamsui, Hoifung. Fl. pale 
ch. 
w 
Ss 
ww 
E 
yellow, Mar 
: chinensis, Hemsl. ; Alseodaphne Vim cn Champ.; Benth. 
l.c. 292. In the Happy Valley woods, Mt. Victoria, and 
Mt. Nicholson, Hongkong. Fi, whit te, "November. 
cepe Hemsl. ; Alseodaphne breviflora, Benth, 1. s 292. 
r Victoria Gap, Hongkong. Fl. white, Augus 
Phoe mea Dunn in Journ, Bot. 1910, 279. Slopes “Of the 
Phoenix Mt, Swatow. Fi. green, Apri il 
. Salicina, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885, 327. Below oo 
catchwater, Hongkong New A: below Molam o 
the West River. Fl. whitish, Februar 
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5.—LITSEA. 
Key to species. 
1, Leaves 3-nerved P oie iss 2. 
Deeds penninerved Ses 3. 
2. Leaves 1-2 inches long, glabrou e E Playfairi. 
Leaves 3-4 inches long; silky « on the 
veins beneat 2, pulchella. 
3. Leaves bdeseqies T 3. verticillata. 
Leaves scatter 4. 
4. Leaves quite ib bias or r midrib b pube- 
rulous Pid : ; 5. 
T. fee te 
Leaves downy beneath | 
eous 
5. Leaves coriaceo i jos T 6. 
Leaves membranous  ... Si Sl Xe MP UEM. 
6. Leaves acute at the base i 
Leaves rounded at the base een ih oe rotundi ifolia. 
T. Leaves cuneate at the base ode 
Leaves rounded at the base = AY ix pelas 
8. Umbels solitary -> 6. elongata. * 
Umbels corymbose or racemose >. 9. sebifera. 
* 
