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Smilax japonica A. Gray in Narratives Capt. Perry's Exped. II 

 append. 320 (1S57) ; Nakai in Journ. Arnold Arboret. V, 92 (1924). 

 Syn. Coprosmanthns japonicus Kunth, Ennm. PL V, 268 (1850). 



Smilax trinervula Miquel in Versl. Med. Konink. Akad. Wetens. 

 2 ser. II, 86 (1867), in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lngd. Bat. Ill, 150 (1867), 

 Prol. 314 (1867) ; Maximowicz in Bull. Akad. St. Petersb. XVII. 

 171(1871), in Mel. Biol. VIII, 408(1871) ; Franchet & Savatier, 

 Enum. PI. Jap. II, 50 (1876) ; Alp. de Candolle, Monogr. I, 207 

 (1878) ; Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. IX [112] (1895). 

 Smilax China var. trinervula Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XIV, 184 

 (1900) ; Matumura, Ind. PL Jap. II pars 1, 213 (1905). 

 Frntex 1.0-1.5 m. altns. Rami sparse armati. Petioli 2-7 mm. longi 

 alato-sulcati. Lamina foliorum late elliptica vel rotimdato-elliptica 17- 

 38 mm. longa 9-27 mm. lata supra lucida infra glaucina basi acuta vel 

 mueronata vel obtusa apice mucronulata. Umbella axillaris. Plores 

 masculi, tepalis 4 mm. longis 2 mm. latis luteis vel viridiJuteolis ; stamini- 

 bus 6, 2 mm. longis, antheris elliptieis 0.5-0.7 mm. longis, pistillo 0. 

 Flores fffiminei et fructus in Korea adhuc non legi. 

 Nom. Jap. Sarumame. 

 Hab. in 

 Keinan: in montibus Fusan (T. Nakai, no. 10853, Apr. 29, 1928). 

 Zennan: in trajectu Rorei (T. Nakai, no. 1167, Mai 2, 1913). 

 Distr. Japonia. 



3. Smilax China Linnaeus. 



(Tabula nostra XVII). 



Smilax China Linnaeus, Sp. PL ed. 1, II, 1029 (1753), Syst, Nat. ed. 10. 

 II, 1292 no. 992(1759) ; Sp. PL ed. 2, II, 1459(1763) ; Burmann, Fl. Ind. 

 313 (1768) ; Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 13, III, 6550 (1770) ; Dietrich, 

 Pflanzenr. 1168 (1770) ; Murray, Syst. Veget. ed. 13, 743 (1774) ; 

 Houttuyn, Nat. Hist. VI, 361 (1776) ; Ritter, Pflanzensyst. IV, 600 

 (1779) ; Thunberg in Nova Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. Ill, 198 (1780) ; 

 Murray, Syst. Veget. ed. 14, 887(1784) ; Thunberg, FL Jap. 152(1784) ; 

 Aiton, Hort. Kew. ed. 1, III, 402 (1789) ; Loureiro, Fl. Coehineli. ed. 1, 



