Sect. Lentago, De Canddle Prodr. I. p. 324. p p. G. Dan Gard. Diet. 

 III. p. 438. p.p. 



Arborea v. frutex. Medulla fusca parfcim evanida v. alba solida. Gemmne 

 pernlatffi. Folia bieimia crassa glabra, venis lateralibus in rnargine uon 

 terininantibus. Inflorescentia in apice rami hornotini terminalis panicnlata. 

 Corolla tubuloso-rotata. Stamina exerta. Drupa primo rubescens demum 

 nigricans. Pntamen ventre 1-snlcatum dorso non v. obscure 2-sulcatum. 



6. Yiburnum Awabucki, K. Koch (Tab. VIII). 



Wochenschr. Gaa'tn. Pflanzenk. X. p. 108. (1867). 



V. japonicum, (non Sprengel) Jacques Jonrn. Soc. Hort. France IV. p. 598. 

 (1858). 



V. odoratissimum var. Awabucki, Zabel Ruempler Illus. Gaiienbau Lexicon 

 ed. III. p. 877 (1902). 



V. odoratissimum, (non Ker) Siebold et Zuccarini Abhandl. Muencb. Acad. 

 P7. part. III. p. 173. Miguel Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 156. Francheb et Savatier 

 Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 201. Maximoiuicz in Mel. Boil. X. p. 649. p.p. Shira- 

 saiua Icon. I. p. 132. t. 88. fig. 1-9. Rehcler in Sargent Trees and Shrubs 

 II. p. 107. p.p. Schneider Illus. Handb. Laubholzk. II. p. 667. p.p. Naked 

 Veg. Isl. Quelp. p. 84. n. 1189. 



Arborea usque 10 m. alta, trunco diametro usque 30 cm. Medulla fusca 

 saltern partim evauida, interdum tota evanida ita ramus fistulosus. Ramus 

 juvenilis glaberrimus rubescens, annotinus fuscus lenticellis minutis punctatus. 

 Gemmae perulatas glabrae Petioli 10-35 mm. longi glaberrimi supra canali- 

 culati. Lamina oblanceolata v. oblongo-elliptica v. late obovata v. elliptica 

 integra undulata v. crenato-dentata, supra lucida, infra pallida in axillis 

 venarum primarium barbata. Inflorescentia in apice rami hornotini terminalis 

 paniculata peduuculata glaberrima. Panicula ambitu elevato-conica v. ovata. 

 Bractea? lanceolatre sphacelate v. squamosa? partim persistentes. Calyx glaber 

 dentibus brevibus. Corolla? tubus 5-6 mm. longus, limbo ovato v. elliptico 

 lilacino 3-5 mm. longo. Stamina in fauce tubi affixa exerta glabra. Antheire 

 oblongo-ovatas. Styli brevissimi glabri. Drupa e viride par rubram in caeruleo- 

 nigram variat obovato-oblonga v. oblonga, stylis et calyce persistentibus 



