784 
of Good Hope. D. pinifdlia, Fisch. D. decussata, Lam. 2. p. 
283.2? D. rigidulum, Willd.? Hartégia succulénta, Berg. cap.— 
Pluk. t. 279. f. 4—Comm. rar. t. 1. and Seb. thes. 2. t. 40. 
f. 5. Flowers white. 
Succulent Diosma. FI. April, June. Shrub 2 feet. 
2 D. oprositirouia (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 132.) leaves oppo- 
site, trigonal, blunt, fringed; corymbs terminal, few-flowered. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lin. spec. 286. 
Flowers white. 
Opposite-leaved Diosma. 
1 to 2 feet. 
3 D. recu’rva (Nees in Schlecht. Linnea. 5. p. 51.) smooth, 
erect, branched; branches very leafy; flowers dichotomous, 
rarely somewhat umbellate or cymose, sessile ; leaves nearly op- 
posite, linear-lanceolate, recurved at the apex, almost sessile, 
flat above, but convex beneath, glandular on the margins and 
mid-rib beneath ; petals and filaments smooth. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small. Petals ovate, con- 
cave, erect, twice the length of the calyx. Stamens length of 
calyx ; sterile stamens opposite the petals. 
Recurved-leaved Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 
* © Flowers sub-corymbose. Leaves scattered. 
4 D. pectina‘ta (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 127.) leaves scattered, 
trigonal, acute, dotted, ciliated, spreading ; corymbs terminal, 
few-flowered ; branchlets pubescent. h .G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers white. 
Pectinated Diosma. F}. April, June. Cit. 1812. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 
5 D. susuta‘ta (Wendl. coll. 1. p. 31. t. 8.) leaves scattered, 
linear, keeled, acuminated, fringed, erect, sometimes opposite ; 
corymbs terminal, few-flowered. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Petals bluish, shorter than the acute calyx. 
Subulate-leaved Diosma. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
6 D. AsPALATHOÌDES (Lam. dict. 2. p. 286.) leaves scattered, 
trigonal, linear, erect, ending at the apex in a hooked point, 
smooth, dotted beneath ; peduncles and calyxes quite smooth ; 
flowers usually corymbose. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. D. glabrata, Meyer. Flowers white. 
Aspalathus-like Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
7 D. mırsu`ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 128.) leaves scattered, 
linear, keeled, mucronate, villous; branches and calyxes 
hairy ; peduncles terminal, 1-flowered, sub-corymbose. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Wendl. coll. 1. t. 27.— 
Comm. rar. t. 3. Flowers white, with a bluish or pinkish 
tinge. 
Hairy Diosma. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1731. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
8 D. virca‘ta (Thunb, fl. cap. 2. p. 129.) leaves scattered, 
trigonal, obtuse, dotted, smooth; flowers somewhat racemose, 
fastigiate. h.G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 
white, smooth. 
Twiggy Diosma. Fl. March, Ju. Clt, 1820. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 
9 D. ru'sra (Lin. spec. 287.) leaves scattered, linear, keeled, 
mucronate, smooth, fringed at the base, bifariously dotted be- 
neath ; flowers terminal, somewhat umbellate ; calyxes fringed ; 
carpels with straight horns. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Ker. bot. reg. t. 563. D. ericifdlia, Andr. bot. 
rep. t. 451.—Mill. fig. t. 125. f.1.?—Comm. rar. t. 2. Calyxes 
reddish. Petals white. The leaves when bruised emit a strong 
balsamic scent, as well as all the other species. 
Red-calyxed Diosma. FI. Feb. May. Cit. 1752. 
to 4 feet. 
10 D. amsreva (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 461.) leaves scattered, 
linear, pointed, keeled, fringed, erectish; flowers sub-corym- 
bose ; peduncles short, pubescent ; horns of carpels spreading, 
Shrub 1 
RUTACE., 
IX. Diosma. 
a little recurved. 
Flowers white. 
Ambiguous Diosma. F]. April, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 
11 D. Lonerror1a (Wendl. coll. 1.p. 61. t. 19.) leaves scat- 
tered, linear, pointed, long, smooth, glandular, spreading, 
fringed; corymbs terminal, few-flowered; horns of carpels 
hooked. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. D. rubra, 
Lam. dict. Flowers white, tinged with blue. 
Long-leaved Diosma. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Shrub 1 to 3 ft. 
12 D. renurrérra (Willd. enum. p. 258.) leaves linear, keeled, 
mucronate, ciliated; peduncles 1-2-flowered, corymbose, ter- 
minal. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. D. linifolia, 
Hort. Flowers white. 
Fine-leaved Diosma. FI. April, June. Clt.? Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 
13 D. vmsELLA`ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 133.) leaves scat- 
tered, trigonal, obtuse, dotted, ciliated ; umbels many-flowered, 
terminal. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Peduncles 
purple. Corolla white. 
Umbellate Diosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
14 D. renurssima (Lodd. in Link, enum. 1. p. 257.) leaves 
scattered, somewhat triquetrous, smooth, remotish, scarcely 2 
lines long ; flowers sub-corymbose? h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers white. 
Very slender Diosma. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1820. 
1 to 2 feet. 
15 D. ruyoipes (Willd. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 462.) 
leaves scattered, linear, smooth, close-pressed ; branches whorled; 
flowers terminal, umbellate ; peduncles pubescent. R. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 
Cupressus-like Diosma. Shrub 2 feet. 
16 D. varvirtora (Willd. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 
462.) leaves scattered, awl-shaped, triquetrous, acute, smooth ; 
flowers in terminal umbels ; pedicels pubescent. kh. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, white. 
Small-flovered Diosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
* * * Flowers stalked, usually solitary. 
17 D. ustuza'ra (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 132.) leaves ovate, 
trigonal, umbricated, smooth ; flowers terminal, solitary. h.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves covered with dark 
dots above. Flowers white. 
Dark-dotted Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
18 D. sca`sra (Lam. dict. 2. p. 283.) leaves opposite, decussate, 
linear, keeled, scabrous, fringed, with a recurved point; pedun- 
cles twin, 1-flowered, terminal. h.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers white. 
Scabrous Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
19 D. ertcoipes (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 130.) leaves crowded, 
trigonal, blunt, smooth, dotted ; flowers terminal, usually soli- 
tary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. 
mag. t. 2332. Mill fig. t. 124. f. 2.—Pluk. alma. t. 179. f. 3. 
Fiowers small, white, with a tinge of red on the upper surface, 
The leaves emit a strong penetrating smell when bruised. The 
Hottentots use the leaves of this and other species to scent 
their ointments. It is a low bushy shrub. f 
Heath-like Diosma. Fl. Feb. Jul. Clt. 1756. Sh. 1 to 3ft 
20 D. tixra'`ris (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 136.) leaves opposites 
linear, obtuse, spreading; branches and pedicels smooth ; owe 
terminal, usually solitary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Goo 
Hope. Flowers white ? 
Linear-leaved Diosma. 
1 to 2 feet. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Shrub 
Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 
*** * Flowers almost sessile. 
21 D. Meyerta‘na (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 783.) leaves crowded; 
linear, pointed, upright, pressed, with scabrous edges; flowe 
