— 39 — 



(1914) ;Barcley in Bailey, Stand. Cyclop. VI 3233 f. 3685 (1917); 



Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Jap. 951 (1925) ; Wehrhahn in Pareys 



Blumengartn. I, 616 (193 1) ; Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Jap. ed. 2, 344 



(1931). 



Syn. Rajania hexaphylla Thunberg, Jap. mspt. ex Murray, vSyst, 

 Veg-et. ed. 14, 888 (1784) ; Vitman, Sunrma PI. V, 423 (l79l) ; 

 Gmelin, Syst. Nat. II, pt. 1, 581 (1791) ; Poiret in Lamarck, 

 Encyclop. VI, 60 (1804) ; Persoon, Syn. PI. II, pt. 2, 620 



(1807) ; Dietrich, Vollstand. Lexic. Gartn. & Bot. VIII, 43 



(1808) ; Sprengel, Syst. Veg-et. II 154 (1825). 



Raiania hexaphylla Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 149 (1784) ; Persoon, 

 Syst. Veg-et. ed. 15, 930 (1797). 



Caulis lignosus, in Korea truncus usqne ad 5 cm. latus. Cortex 

 trunci cinereus. Rami elongati flexuosi vel volnliles virides glaber- 

 rimi lucidi cum medulla solida alba. Folia biennia alterna ; petioli 

 3-14 cm. longi recti basi tumidi g-laberrimi teretes ; foliola 3-7 digi- 

 tata, petiolulis 1-4 cm. longis ; lamina oblonga — late ovato-oblonga 

 2.5-15 cm. longa 1-8.5 cm. lata coriacea lucida subtus albescentia basi 

 cordata vel acuta apice acuta vel acutiuscula. Flores monoeci race- 

 mosi parte basale innovationis axillares. Pedunculi et pedicelli glaber- 

 rimi ebracteati. Pedicelli cum pedunculo articulati recti vel arcuati. 

 Flores masculi glaberrimi ; sepala 3 oblonga vel lanceolato-oblonga 15- 

 17 mm. longa 6-7 mm. lata ochroleuca intus infra medium atro-pur- 

 pureo-maculata apice reflexa, aestivatione valvata ; petala alba linearia 

 vel subulata 12-14 mm. long-a reflexa. Stamina 6 cum filamentis tubu- 

 loso-connatis ; connectivum oblong-um extus loculis antherai-um binis 

 instructum apice caudato-appendiculatum ; antlierae rima longitunali 

 apeite ; rudimenta carpellorum 3. Flores fceminei masculis conformes 

 sed vulgo in racemis distinctis evoluti ; stamina 6 abortiva minima ; 

 carpella viridia oblonga conniventia apice stigmatibus sessilbus ter- 

 minantia unilocularia pluri-ovulata ; ovula longitudine 8-12 serialia. 

 Fructus in speciminibus Koreanis ignotus sed in Japonicis ellipticus 

 indehiscens ; pulpa edulis. Semina castanea nitida. 



Nom. Jap. Mube, Tokiwa-Akebi. 



Nom. Kor. Mdng-Kul, Mu, Meung (Quelpaert), Mdngyolchul (Wang- 

 to) ; Monnokpid (Gah-aroto). 



