Cliffortia] ROSACEE (Harv.) 299 
nerved, spreading ; leaves trifoliolate, leaflets villous, coriaceous, with 
immersed veins, the lateral ones oblong or lanceolate, entire or toothed, 
the medial cuneate, obovate, sharply 3-toothed. Ch. & Sch. in Linn. 8, 
55- Herb. Un. It. 190. HE. & Z.! 1730. C. serpyllifolia, H. Mey. ! non 
Ch. & Sch. 
Has. Near the Salt River, Cape ; also on the Zwarteberg, near Caledon Baths, 
E. § Z.! Kleinriviersberg, Zey,/ 2459. Koratra, Drege ! (Herb. Hk., Bth., Sd., D.) 
Not unlike C. polygonifolia, var. trifoliata in foliage, pubescence, and general 
aspect, but readily known by the large, persistent, but withering stipules, Stems 
sometimes shaggy, with long, white, soft hairs ; sometimes denuded. The bark is 
rough and loose on old stems. Leaflets 3-5 lines long, 1-2 lines wide, softly villous 
when young, afterwards rough. 
20. C. gracilis (Harv.); stems slender, trailing, pubescent ; stipules 
membranous, lanceolate; leaves trifoliolate ; leaflets glabrous, flat, 
veiny, the lateral ones obliquely oval or obovate, subrepand, the medial . 
obcordate, unidentate. C. dentata, E. Mey! non Willd. 
Has. Dutoitskloof, 2-3000 f,, Drege /' (Herb. Bth,, Sd.) 
This little plant comes nearest to C. filicawlis, but has more membranous and 
veiny leaflets, differing also in shape and venation. Stem 6-12 inches long, flexuous. 
Leafiets 2-3 lines long and broad, pale green. 
21. C. filicaulis (Ch. & Sch. in Linn. 2. p. 33) ; stems much branched, 
prostrate ; twigs pubescent ; stipules membranous, lanceolate or broadly 
subulate; leaves trifoliolate ; leaflets ciliate or pubescent, coriaceous, 
with immersed veins, the lateral ones oblong, entire, the medial obo- 
vate, sharply 3-toothed or 3-lobed. E. & Z,/ 1731. 
Has. Near Tulbagh, Mundt./ (Herb. Sond.) : 
Stems woody, densely ramulous. Leaves tufted or scattered. Leaflets 2 lines — 
only seen a single specimen. The 0. silicaulis of Hb. Drege, our C. tricuspidata, 
Has. 8. Africa, Heyne/ “hat re 
= Bal ee eee falta, Coad 
Stems 1-2 feet long, woody, spreading Poe. Onthe fg 
mulous ; twigs short, patent. Leaves mostly tufted, close t2—3 lines long Wd. 
and broad, the medial one broadly obovate, with three ‘Tread, ort, terminal lobes : 
and sometimes a pair of lateral teeth; the lateral either obliquely one-toothed or _ 
2-3-toothed, or entire. Stipules and flowers reddish. Dr. Prior’s specimens quite © 
agree with the original described by Willdenow. Though growing close to Cape- 
town, this species seems to have escaped the notite Of almost all collectors. 
23. C. tricuspidata (Harv.); stems slender, trailing, pubescent or _ 
villous ; stipules triangular, one-nerved ; leaves wnifoliolate, tufted ; oe 
leaflet loosely hairy, flat, membranous, veiny, elliptical or obovate, “ 
sharply tricuspidate ; the points recurved, pungent; stamens few; 3 
sepals obovate, cuspidate. C. filicaulis, E. Mey.! in Herb. Drege, non Schl. 
