Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Machilus
61. Machilus mangdangshanensis Q. F. Zheng; Fl. Fujian. 2: 393. 1985.
????? mang dang shan run nan
Shrubs or small trees. One-year-old branchlets purplish brown; older branchlets blackish brown; glabrous. Petiole 1.4-2.6 cm; glabrous; leaf blade obovate-elliptic or oblanceolate-elliptic; 12-20 x 4-7 cm; thinly leathery; abaxially sparsely gray-yellow sericeous-puberulent to glabrate; adaxially glabrous; midrib elevated abaxially; concave adaxially; lateral veins 10-12 pairs; veinlets foveolate on both surfaces. Panicles terminal; 5-8 cm; gray-yellow pubescent; branched nearly at top of peduncle. Pedicel 4-5 mm. Flowers greenish yellow. Perianth lobes oblong; 6-7 x ca. 4 mm; outer ones more narrow; gray-yellow sericeous-puberulent on both surfaces. Stamens glabrous; glands of 3rd series stipitate. Staminodes sagittate. Ovary ovoid-globose; style longer than ovary. Fruit globose; 8-12 mm in diam.; persistent perianth lobes ca. 7 x 4 mm; fruiting pedicel ca. 5 mm.
? Mixed mountain forests. Fujian.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Machilus
61. Machilus mangdangshanensis Q. F. Zheng; Fl. Fujian. 2: 393. 1985.
????? mang dang shan run nan
Shrubs or small trees. One-year-old branchlets purplish brown; older branchlets blackish brown; glabrous. Petiole 1.4-2.6 cm; glabrous; leaf blade obovate-elliptic or oblanceolate-elliptic; 12-20 x 4-7 cm; thinly leathery; abaxially sparsely gray-yellow sericeous-puberulent to glabrate; adaxially glabrous; midrib elevated abaxially; concave adaxially; lateral veins 10-12 pairs; veinlets foveolate on both surfaces. Panicles terminal; 5-8 cm; gray-yellow pubescent; branched nearly at top of peduncle. Pedicel 4-5 mm. Flowers greenish yellow. Perianth lobes oblong; 6-7 x ca. 4 mm; outer ones more narrow; gray-yellow sericeous-puberulent on both surfaces. Stamens glabrous; glands of 3rd series stipitate. Staminodes sagittate. Ovary ovoid-globose; style longer than ovary. Fruit globose; 8-12 mm in diam.; persistent perianth lobes ca. 7 x 4 mm; fruiting pedicel ca. 5 mm.
? Mixed mountain forests. Fujian.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Maesa
20. Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 3: 61. 1855.
??? du jing shan
Doraena japonica Thunberg; Nov. Gen. Pl. 3: 59. 1783; Baeobotrys japonica (Thunberg) Zippelius ex Scheffer; Maesa cavaleriei H. Léveillé; M. coriacea Champion; M. coriacea var. gracilis Bentham; M. doraena Blume ex Siebold & Zuccarini; M. dunniana H. Léveillé; M. esquirolii H. Léveillé; M. japonica f. gracilis (Bentham) Nakai; M. labordei H. Léveillé; M. randaiensis Hayata; M. taiheizanensis Sasaki; Myrsine esquirolii H. Léveillé; Pieris oligodonta H. Léveillé.
Shrubs erect; sometimes decumbent or scandent; 1-3(-5) m tall. Branchlets terete; apex glandular granulose; early glabrescent; pith solid. Petiole canaliculate; 5-13 mm; leaf blade elliptic; lanceolate; to obovate; 5-16 x 2-5 cm; leathery; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; base cuneate or obtuse to rounded; smooth adaxially; margin entire toward base and subentire to serrate distally with mucronate teeth; apex acuminate to acute or obtuse; lateral veins 5-8 on each side of midrib. Inflorescences axillary; racemose or paniculate; 1-3(-4) cm; glabrous; bracteoles broadly ovate or reniform; to 1 mm; dark punctate-lineate; ciliate; encircling pedicel. Flowers white; 3.5-5 mm. Pedicel 2.5-3.5 mm; glandular granulose; glabrescent. Calyx ca. 2 mm; lobes ca. 1 mm; ovate to orbicular; punctate-lineate; margin entire; ciliate; apex obtuse or rounded. Corolla white; tubular-campanulate; tube 3-4 mm; prominently punctate-lineate; lobes reniform or ovate; ca. 1 mm; apex rounded or obtuse. Stamens included; anthers ovate; as long as filaments; glandular on back. Pistil included. Style slender; persistent; conical at base in fruit; stigma lobed. Fruit globose or ovoid; 4-5(-6) mm in diam.; fleshy; punctate-lineate. Fl. Jan-Mar; fr. Oct-May.
Mixed forests; hillsides; limestone mountains; 300-2000 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; N Vietnam]
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Maesa
20. Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 3: 61. 1855.
??? du jing shan
Doraena japonica Thunberg; Nov. Gen. Pl. 3: 59. 1783; Baeobotrys japonica (Thunberg) Zippelius ex Scheffer; Maesa cavaleriei H. Léveillé; M. coriacea Champion; M. coriacea var. gracilis Bentham; M. doraena Blume ex Siebold & Zuccarini; M. dunniana H. Léveillé; M. esquirolii H. Léveillé; M. japonica f. gracilis (Bentham) Nakai; M. labordei H. Léveillé; M. randaiensis Hayata; M. taiheizanensis Sasaki; Myrsine esquirolii H. Léveillé; Pieris oligodonta H. Léveillé.
Shrubs erect; sometimes decumbent or scandent; 1-3(-5) m tall. Branchlets terete; apex glandular granulose; early glabrescent; pith solid. Petiole canaliculate; 5-13 mm; leaf blade elliptic; lanceolate; to obovate; 5-16 x 2-5 cm; leathery; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; base cuneate or obtuse to rounded; smooth adaxially; margin entire toward base and subentire to serrate distally with mucronate teeth; apex acuminate to acute or obtuse; lateral veins 5-8 on each side of midrib. Inflorescences axillary; racemose or paniculate; 1-3(-4) cm; glabrous; bracteoles broadly ovate or reniform; to 1 mm; dark punctate-lineate; ciliate; encircling pedicel. Flowers white; 3.5-5 mm. Pedicel 2.5-3.5 mm; glandular granulose; glabrescent. Calyx ca. 2 mm; lobes ca. 1 mm; ovate to orbicular; punctate-lineate; margin entire; ciliate; apex obtuse or rounded. Corolla white; tubular-campanulate; tube 3-4 mm; prominently punctate-lineate; lobes reniform or ovate; ca. 1 mm; apex rounded or obtuse. Stamens included; anthers ovate; as long as filaments; glandular on back. Pistil included. Style slender; persistent; conical at base in fruit; stigma lobed. Fruit globose or ovoid; 4-5(-6) mm in diam.; fleshy; punctate-lineate. Fl. Jan-Mar; fr. Oct-May.
Mixed forests; hillsides; limestone mountains; 300-2000 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; N Vietnam]
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Maesa
20. Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 3: 61. 1855.
??? du jing shan
Doraena japonica Thunberg; Nov. Gen. Pl. 3: 59. 1783; Baeobotrys japonica (Thunberg) Zippelius ex Scheffer; Maesa cavaleriei H. Léveillé; M. coriacea Champion; M. coriacea var. gracilis Bentham; M. doraena Blume ex Siebold & Zuccarini; M. dunniana H. Léveillé; M. esquirolii H. Léveillé; M. japonica f. gracilis (Bentham) Nakai; M. labordei H. Léveillé; M. randaiensis Hayata; M. taiheizanensis Sasaki; Myrsine esquirolii H. Léveillé; Pieris oligodonta H. Léveillé.
Shrubs erect; sometimes decumbent or scandent; 1-3(-5) m tall. Branchlets terete; apex glandular granulose; early glabrescent; pith solid. Petiole canaliculate; 5-13 mm; leaf blade elliptic; lanceolate; to obovate; 5-16 x 2-5 cm; leathery; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; base cuneate or obtuse to rounded; smooth adaxially; margin entire toward base and subentire to serrate distally with mucronate teeth; apex acuminate to acute or obtuse; lateral veins 5-8 on each side of midrib. Inflorescences axillary; racemose or paniculate; 1-3(-4) cm; glabrous; bracteoles broadly ovate or reniform; to 1 mm; dark punctate-lineate; ciliate; encircling pedicel. Flowers white; 3.5-5 mm. Pedicel 2.5-3.5 mm; glandular granulose; glabrescent. Calyx ca. 2 mm; lobes ca. 1 mm; ovate to orbicular; punctate-lineate; margin entire; ciliate; apex obtuse or rounded. Corolla white; tubular-campanulate; tube 3-4 mm; prominently punctate-lineate; lobes reniform or ovate; ca. 1 mm; apex rounded or obtuse. Stamens included; anthers ovate; as long as filaments; glandular on back. Pistil included. Style slender; persistent; conical at base in fruit; stigma lobed. Fruit globose or ovoid; 4-5(-6) mm in diam.; fleshy; punctate-lineate. Fl. Jan-Mar; fr. Oct-May.
Mixed forests; hillsides; limestone mountains; 300-2000 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; N Vietnam]