BEEBERIDA.CEAE. 



Key to genera. 



1. Lea;ves compound °" . 

 Leaves simple ... 



2. Leaves digitate 

 Leaves pinnate ... 



3. Leaflets serrate 

 Ltiaflets entire ... 



4. Stamens monadelphous 

 Stamens free 



5. Leaves peltate ... 

 Leaves not peltate 



2. 



5. 

 3. 



3. Berherii. 



4. Epimedium. 



4. 



1. Stauntonia. 



2. Akebia. 



5. Podophyllum. 



3. Berberis. 



1.— STAUNTONIA. 

 Key to species. 



1. Leaflets 5 or more 2. 



Leaflets 3 ... ... ... ... 1. elliptica. 



2. Leaflets rounded at top ... ... 2. obovata. 



Leaflets acuminate ... ... ... 3. 



3. Leaflets oblong ; stamens long-horned 3. chinensis. 

 Leaflets ovate ; stamens short-horned... 4. hexaphylla. 



1. S. elliptica, Hemsl. in Hook. Ic. PI. t. 2844. Hill near Chao- 



chaufu, Swatow ; Lienchow River. Fl. green, August. 



2. S. obovata, Hemsl. 1. c. t. 2847. On the northern slopes of Mt. 



Victoria and Mt. Gough, Hongkong ; Taimoshan at 

 1000 ft., Hongkong New Territory ; hill near Chaochaufu, 

 Swatow. Fl. yellow, February. 



3. S. chinensis, DC. ; Hemsl. 1. c. t. 2846. Mt. Parker and Mt. 



Gough, Hongkong ; Taimoshan, Hongkong New Terri- 

 tory ; Phoenix Mountain, Swatow. Fl. yellow, March. 



4. S. hexaphylla, Decne. ; Sieb. et Zucc. Fl. Jap. i. 148. Mount 



Parker, Hongkong. Fl. yellow, February. 



S.— AKEBIA. 



1. A. lobata, Decne. in Ann. Sc. Nat. sir. 2, xii. 107. Slopes of 

 Phoenix Mountain, Swatow ; Lienchow River. Fl. red, 

 April. 



3.— BERBERIS. 



Key to species. 



Leaves pinnate.. 

 Leaves simple .. 



1. nepalensis. 



2. Wallichiana. 



1. B. nepalensis, Spreng. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 109. Lantao 



and Taimoshan, Hongkong New Territory ; Yingfa and 

 Shiukwan Rivers. Fl. yellow, April. 



2. B. Wallichiana, DC; Hook. f. 1. c. 110. Top of Phoenix 



Mountain, Swatow. Fl. yellow, April. 



