Tab. 5738. 



ACRIDOCARPUS Natalitius. 



Port Natal Acridocarpus. 



Nat. Ord. Malpighiace^;.— Decandeia Digtnia. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5-partitus, glandulis minutis v. 0. Petala insequalia, 

 unguiculata, subintegra, glabra. Stamina 10, omnia perfecta, filamentis 

 brevibua distinctis ; antber® magna?, oblong® v. sagittat®, poro v. rima 

 brevi dehiscentes. Ovarium 3-loculare, birsutum; styli 2, longissime 

 divergentes, flexuosi. Samara 1 v. 2, receptaculo oblongo apphcat®, in 

 alam obliquam margine antico superiore incrassato product®. Semina ssepe 

 angulata ; embryo curvus.— Arbores v. frutices Africans, interdum scan- 

 denies. Folia scepissime alterna, exstipulata. Kacemi terminates, ranus 

 lateralis. Flores lutei. 



Aceidocarpus Natalitius; scandens, foliis alternis oblongis v. hnean- v. 

 obovato-oblongis obtusis glaberrimis coriaceis margimbus recurvis, 

 racemis terminalibus simplicibus elongatis multifloris ferrugineis, 

 bracteolis subulatis eglandulosis, samara glabnuscul® ala extrorsum 

 adscendente oblique oblonga, calycis glandulis parvis, anther® oblong® 

 poris dehiscentes. 



Acridocaepus Natalitius. A. Juss. Monog. Malpigh. p. 232. Walp. Hep. 

 v. 5. p. 287. Harv. et Sond. Flor. Cap. v. 1. p. 231. 



A very handsome subtropical climber, introduced from 

 South Africa by W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., in whose 

 warm greenhouse it flowered in July of the present year. It 

 is a native of margins of woods in the Natal colony, and will 

 prove a very valuable addition to the rather scanty list ot 

 free-flowering woody plants suited to a conservatory, especially 

 if, like some of its nearest allies, it is proof against insect 

 pests. The other species of this genus are all tropical Afri- 

 can, this being, indeed, one of the most temperate plants ot 

 the large family to which it belongs. 



Descr. Stem woody, climbing; branches terete; brancliiets 

 covered with a rufous pubescence. Leaves alternate, tnree 

 to eight inches long, shortly petioled, oblong or obovate or 

 lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, veiny, margins recun ea, 

 above deep green, below pale, with two glands at the base 

 close to the midrib. Stipules none. Raceme simple, or rarely 



VOYEMCIR IsT, 1808. 



