274 LEGUMINOS& (Harv.) [Schotia. 
ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. 
Flowers on longish pedicels ; calyx-tube conical : 
Petals conspicuous, much longer than the calyx ... _ (1) speciosa. 
Petals minute, hidden within the (crimson) calyx ve i 
Flowers subsessile, in much-branched panicles ;calyx-tubeshort (3) latifolia. 
1. S. speciosa (Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 75); leaves polymorphous, 4-5 or 6— 
10-12-16-jugate ; leaflets linear, oblong, obovate-oblong or obovate, 
mucronate or obtuse, pubescent or glabrous; panicles terminal, fascicu- 
lato-corymbose, many-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; calyx-tube conical ; 
stamens shortly connate at base or nearly free ; petals much longer than 
the calyx. DO. Prod. 2, p, 508. Thunb. Cap. 388. 
Van. a, ovalifolia ; leaflets in few pairs, oval-oblong or obovate, obtuse or mucro- 
‘ - nate, or retuse, 6-9 lines long, 3-5 lines wide. S. stipulata, Ait. E. § Z.! 261. 
Roshi Quin Var. A. tamarindifolia ; leaflets in 8-10 pairs, linear-oblong, oblong or elliptical, 
Napa mucronate or obtuse, unequal and subtyancate, or rounded at base, 4-5 lines long, 
. x 14-3 lines wide. S, tamarindifolia, Afz. E. Mey.! Comm. p. 161. S, speciosa, E.G Z.! 
Yale 
1699. Andi. Rep. t. 348. Bot. Mag. t. 1153. 
Var. y. angustifolia ; leaflets linear, mucronate, or obtuse, unequally truncate at 
base, and frequently produced on the upper margin into a small, toothlike lobe. Ss. 
angustifolia, E. Mey.! Comm. p. 161. “ - 
Has. Dry, Karroo- in the eastern districts and Caffraria, frequent ; all the 
varieties. (Herb. Th., Hk., Sd., D.) _ ; 
A small tree or large shrub, 8-12 feet high, the “ Boerboom,” of the colonists. The 
leaves are surprisingly inconstant in form, scarcely two of the many specimens under 
examination being decently similar ; the extreme forms of ‘y. and a. looking as if 
they belonged to very different species. The flowers, however, are constantly the 
same, and our colonial correspondents seem to recognise but one, though European 
botanists make four species of this shrub. The legumes, half-ripe, roasted on the 
coals are eaten by the natives. The powerfully astringent bark is used medicinally 
and for tanning. : si 
_ 2. §. brachypetala (Sond. ! in Linn. vol. 23, p. 39); leaves 4-5- 
jugate ; leaflets (large) ovate-oblong, or obovate, obtuse, netted-veined ; 
panicles axillary and terminal, many-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; 
ealyx-tube conical; petals very minute, linear, hidden under the calyx- 
: lobes ; stamens monadelphous ; ovary on along stipe. Harv. Thes. t. 32. 
_ Has. Near Port Natal, rare, Gueinzius! Sanderson ! (Herb. Hk., Sd., D.) 
Als -ge shrub or small tree, sometimes blossoming from the trunk or large branches. 
Th ugh less variable than S. speciosa, the leaflets do vary considerably in shape and 
size, the smallest being } inch long, 4 inch wide ; the larger varying from 13-2 
inches long, 1-1} wide, sometimes cuneate or tapering, sometimes truncate at base, _ 
always conspicuously, though not prominently, veiny. The calyces and peduncles ,"~. 
are rich crimson. I have not seen legumes. > a 4 
8. 8. latifolia (Jacq. Fragm. 23, t. 15, f. 4) ; leaves 2-4-jugate ; leaf- 
lets (large) obovate oblong or obovate, obtuse, coriaceous ; panicles axil- 
lary and terminal, much-branched, densely many-flowered ; flowers sub- gy 
sessile ; calya-tube very short ; petals longer than the calyx; stamens 
monadelphous ; seeds with a large, fleshy arillus. DC. Prod. 2, p. 508. ae 
_—— B. Mey.t Comm. p. 162. BE. & 4.1 1701, 8. diversifolia, Walp. 
fle _ Has. Frequent in the woods of Uiten! ug ‘and Albany, &e. (Herb. Hk., D., Sd.) 
. | A tree, 20-30 feet high. aflets variable in shape, 14-24 inches long, 3-1 inch | 
wide, glabrous;“tigid, and thick. Panicles excessively branched ; flowers rosy oF 
. Vo flesh-coloured. Legume 1-3 seeded, 1}~4 inches long, 14-2 inches wide, very rigid ; 
i seed sitting in a cuplike, yellow, fleshy arillus. The roasted pods are eaten. 
