Field No. 2189 Locality 川頂溪, South of Ping yung, Chekiang. Altitude 500ft. Habitat in dense wood as well as in open grass hillside. Habit a tree or columnar form with obliquely ascending branches of dense foliage. Height 20ft. D.B.H. 2 ft Bark Bud Leaf Flower cymose inflorescence, erect, stout, dense spicate spines purple, soft. Fruit Said to be of size of small chestnut, nut of large button size, edible. Wood Notes Common Name Family Name