— 108 — 



Veg. ed. 13, p. 710 (1774); ed. 14, p. 851 (1784)-Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 



p. 72 (1784)-Vitman, Sumina PL V. p. 319 (1791)-Graelin, Syst. 



Nat. II, pt. 1, p. 283 (1791)-Persoon, Syst. Veg. ed. 15, p. 895 (1797). 

 Streblus cordatus Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. ed. 1, p. 615 (1790); ed. 2, 



II, p. 755 (1793). 

 Papyrius Lamarck, Recuil. PL Encycl. IV, t. 762 (1798)-Poiret in 



Lamarck, Illus. Ill, p. 352 (1823). 

 Papyrius japonica Lamarck ex Poiret in Lamarck, Encyclop V, p. 3 



(1804). 

 Broussonetia Kazi in horto Siebold ex Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 



II, p. 86 (1849), pro. syn. B. papyrifera var. japonica. 

 Broussonetia cordata Blume, 1. c. p. 87. 



Broussonetia Kasinohi Siebold apud Matsumura, Nippon Shokubutsu 

 Meii p. 32 (1884). 



Arborea usque 4-5 metralis alta (in Japonia saspe 8-9 in), cortice 

 cinereo. Ramuli patentim villosi virides. Folia alterna vel partim 

 opposita petioli 1,5-7, 5 cm longi patentim hirsuti vel villosi. Lamina 

 foliorum turionum inciso-lobata, rarnorum fioriferorum indivisa vel 

 sinuata arnbitu late ovata vel subrotundata vel quinquangularis 

 supra viridis scabra infra pallida velutina vel pilosella valde reticulato- 

 venosa apice subcaudato-attenuata basi cordata margine argute sim- 

 pliciter vel subduplicato-serrata 4-19 cm. longa 3, 5-14 cm. lata. Stipuke 

 oblongas vel ovato-oblongse deciduaj 1-1, 5 cm. longaa. Amenta mascula 

 ad basin innovationis axillaris 3-4 cm. longa pendula pedunculata, 

 pedunculo villoso. Flores masculi perigonio viridulo 4-partito dorso 

 hirsuto, staminibus 4 exertis antberis 1-1,5 mm. longis flavidis. 

 Amenta faeminea globosa bracteis birsutis intermixta pedunculo 5-7 

 mm. longo velutino. Perigonium ovoideum apice 3-4 fidum in fructu 

 cum bracteis circ. duplo accrescens. Styli filiformes sirnplices vel 

 rarius apice bifidi undique stigmatosi. Stipes fructus maturitate valde 

 accrescens bracteas et perigonium plus duplo superans succosus 

 rubescens edulis apice spathulata laterali compressus. Exocarpium 

 rubens membranaceum. Endocarpium crustaceum spheericum fuscum 

 unilaterali-costatum. 



