TEREBINTHACE^. XVII. Rhus. 



75 



77 R. cuNEiroLiA (Desf. cat. par. ed. 2. p. 227.) leaflets Rhamnus tripartita, Ucria and Zizyplnis tripartita, Roem. et 



wedge-shaped, smooth, with 5 or 6 bkint teeth at the apex ; 



Perhaps the same 

 Flowers greenish. white. 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



^f 



P 



222. 



Schult. syst. 5. p. 342. and 6. p. 663. Flowers yellowish. 

 Zhyphus-Uke Smnach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 4 feet. 



Sect. V. Loba'dium (from loha^ a stalk of wheat ; similarity 



Wcdge-leavcd Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



73 R. saxa'tilis (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 



in the dense aments of flowers). Rafin. in journ. phys. 89. t. 98. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 73. — Turpinia, Rafin. in Desv. journ. 1809. 2. 



In ^-i \ ^ Q ^ .1 1* ' L .^ 1 P- 170. — hchmalzia, iJesv. lourn. r lowers poIy(j!;amous. (jrlands 



prod. 2. p. 71.) leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, coarsely- ^ i i i i .-•.in. ^ \\ c. i o 



^ s. ^ -i n ^1 1, 1 i-i, 2-lobed, alternatmo; with the stamens under the ovary., btyles 3, 



serrated, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; racemes , ' . » , ^ i -n "^ -^ . . * 



short, distinct. Drupe somewhat compressed, villous, containing 



a smooth nut. — Aromatic shrubs, with palmately-trifoliate leaves, 

 rising from the top of the common petiole, sessile, coarsely and 

 deeply serrated. Flowers disposed in dense aments. 



88 R. suave'olens (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 368.) leaflets ses- 

 sile, ovate-rhomboid, deeply serrated, smooth. 1;; . H. Native 

 of Carolina. Myrica trifoliata, Ilortul. and perhaps of Lin.? 

 Toxicodendron crenatum, Lam. diet. no. 5. Flowers greenish- 



axillary, length of petioles. Ij . G. Native of M 



rocks, where it is called Metzqiiaqidtli. Flowers whitish-green. 



Rock Sumach. Shrub G feet. 



79 R- grandidenta'ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 72.) leaflets ob- 

 ovate, cuneated at the base, with 3 or 4 deep teeth at the apex ; 



Native of the 



panicles terminal ; fruit round, smooth. 



h.G. 



Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 3079. Flowers wdiitish- 

 green. 



Larcre-toothedAQ^Yeiii Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



80 R. MicRA NTHA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 221.) leaflets ovate, 

 acute, toothed at the apex ; panicles axillary, supra-decom- 

 pound, T2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 



yellow. 



Sweet-scented Sumach. 



Fl. May. Clt. 1759. Shrub 6 ^eet. 



greenish-white. 



Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



81 R. denta'ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 219.) leaflets obovatc, 

 mucronately-toothed ; stem covered with scabrous tubercles. 



89 R. aroma'tica (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. ^61 .^ leaflets sessile, 

 ovate-rhomboid, deeply serrated, covered with longish pubes- 

 cence. \ . H. Native of North America, in Pennsylvania, 

 Carolina, and Kentucky, in rocky situations, about springs. 

 Flowers yellow in catkins, as well as those of the preceding 

 species, which give them quite a distinct appearance from the rest 



\ 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellowish- 



green. ^ 



TboZ/^^rf-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. 



82 R. crena'ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 219.) leaflets wedge- 

 shaped, crenately trifid at the apex, smooth, but rufous beneath ; 

 branches villous ; racemes terminal. T2 . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Crewaie-leaved Sumach. Clt. ? Shrub ^-6 feet. 



83 R. spica'ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 217.) leaflets obovate, 

 toothed at the apex, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; 

 flowers spicate. \i . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Perhaps this species is referable to section Lohadliim. 



Sjnke-^oweredi Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



84 R. Africa^na (Milk diet. no. 11.) leaflets ovate, nerved, 

 usually toothed, green on both surfaces. ^. G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



of the genus. 



Aromatic Sumach. 



Fl. May, June. Clt. 1772. Shrub 6 ft. 



•]" Species not sufficiently known. 



Leaves simple, 



90 R. A'tha (Forst. prod. 142.) leaves simple, ovate-oblong ; 

 flowers polygamous. Tj . G, Native of New Caledonia. 



Atha Sumach. Shrub. 



91 R. S^'neb (Forsk. supj)l. 207.) leaves long, lanceolate, 



fruit globose, bis- 

 on the mountains 



Af' 



Shrub 6 feet. 



serrated, clothed with white down beneath ; 

 pid, crowded. Tp . F. Native of Arabia, 

 about Hadio, where it is called Sceneh. 



Sceneh Sumach. Shrub. 



92 R. mo'llis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 10. t. 

 602.) leaves simple, oblong-elliptical, cordate, almost entire, 

 coriaceous, and are, as well as the branchlets, clothed with 

 soft hairs 



racemes axillary, few-flowered ; caly 



closed, 



covered with long pubescence. Tj . G. Native of Mexico, 



80 R. Meerburgia NA (Roem. et Schult. syst. 6. p. 663.) near Quaretaro. The branches of this shrub, when immersed in 



leaflets linear -lanceolate, smooth, h 



milum, Meerb. icon, pict. t. 14. but not of Michx. 



Native of? R. pu- 



Meerhur^ 



Shrub 8 feet. 



Sect. IV. Theze ra (from dr^i^acy thezas^ a point; in reference 

 to the prickles). D, C. prod. 2. p. 72. Flowers dioecious. Styles 

 3, distinct, short. Drupe roundish, marked with 3 tubercles at 

 the apex, containing a compressed nut. Leaves palmately 3-5- 

 foliate ; leaflets sessile. Flowers disposed in short racemes. 



water, turns it blue. Fruit unknown. This is probably a genuine 

 species of the genus. 



Soft Sumach. Shrub. 



93 R. CAu'sTicA (Hook. hot. Beech, p. 15. t. 7.) leaves simple, 

 coriaceous, elliptical, quite entire, with cartilaginous margins; 

 racemes subpanicled, axillary, and terminal ; flowers dioecious, 



» G. Native of Chili, 



^ 



decandrous ; fruit drupaceous, dry. 



at Conception. Laurus calistica, Molini, Willd. and others. 

 Litri or Llithi, Feull. per. vol. 3. t. 23. A much branched 

 shrub, of which there are two varieties ; the one with rather pu- 



' ~7 — /T^ o Vi 1 — nn'-r ^^ \ \ 1 suruu, oi wuicu lueie are iwo varieues ; luu one witu ratner pu- 



86 R. PENTAPHY LLA (Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 267. t. 77.) branches bescent branches and smooth leaves, the other with the branches 



spiny ; petioles a little winged ; leaflets S-S^ linear-lanceolate, 

 broadest at the apex, blunt, entire or 3-toothed. Tj . H. Native 

 of Sicily and Barbary. Rhamnus pentaphyllus, Jacq. obs. 2. p. 

 27. — Bocc. sic. t. 21. R, Thezera, Pers. ench. 1. p. 325. Tin. 

 pug. 1, p. 7. Flowers pale-yellow. Fruit red when ripe, with 

 a subacid, rather pleasant taste. The bark dyes red, and is used 

 for tanning leather. 



Five-leaved '^wmdioh. Clt. 1816. Shrub 10 feet. 



87 R. zizy'phika (Tin. pug. sic. 1. p. 8.) leaflets 3, wedge- 

 shaped, toothed beyond the middle, smooth, shining above ; 

 branches spiny, divaricate; racemes terminal. Jj. H. Native 

 of Sicily, on the mountains. Schrank. in flora, 1819. p. 384. 



pubescent, as well as the leaves beneath. This is so extremely 

 poisonous that individuals resting or sleeping under it at certain 

 times of the year are afterwards attacked with eruptions all 



over the body. 



Caustic Sumach or Llithi-tree. 



Shrub 10 feet. 



« * 



Leaves pinnate. 



94 R.? heterophy'lla (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 1813. p. 

 136.) leaves impari-pinnate, with 5-7 ovate, rarely 3 or 1, ob- 

 long, quite smooth leaflets ; petioles a little winged at the apex ; 

 flowers dioecious from abortion, h . G. Native of? " " 



Fruit 



unknown. Stamens 5, Stigmas 3. Perhaps R. heterophylla, 



L 2 



