Begonia. ] BEGONIACEE (Sond.) — 481 
Leaves reniform-cordate ; stipules lanceolate-acuminate ; ; 
wings of the fruit subequal... ok ee «» (2) Caffra. 
Leaves semicordate-acuminate ; 2 wings of the fruitlarger (3) Natalensis. 
Stem woody at the base: 
Leaves palmately 3—4-lobed, lobes lanceolate ; wings of the 
fruitequal see as i, -.. (4) suffruticosa. 
1. B. Dregei (Otto & Dietr. Gartenzeitg. IV. 357) ; stem fleshy-nodose ; 
leaves petiolate, unequal-sided, reniform-cordate, coarsely angulate-ser- 
rate, very smooth, shining ; stipules ovate, obtuse, mucronulate ; cymes 
axillary, pedunculate, few-flowered ; flowers snow-white ; wings of the 
_ capsule subequal, acutangular, truncate at the apex. B. parvifolia, Gra- 
ham, Bot. Mag. t. 3720. Augustia Dregei, Klotzsch, Begoniac. p. 80, t. 
Has. Near Port Natal, Drege. (Herb. Sond.) fae 
Stem 1-3 feet. Leaves }-1} inch long, 1-24 inches wide. Petioles 1-2 inches 
long, in the upper leaves shorter. Stipules 3-4 lines long, nearly 2 lines broad. 
Cymes longer than the petioles. Bracts greenish, roundish-obovate. Wings of the 
capsule 6-9 lines long, 2-3 lines broad. 
2. B. Caffra (Meisn. Linn. 14.501) ; stem fleshy-nodose, branched ; 
leaves petiolate, unequalsided-reniform-cordate, angulate-lobed, blunt- 
ish-serrate, acute or acuminate ; stipules /anceolate-acuminate ; cymes 
dichotomous, pedunculate, axillary, 4-flowered ; flowers whitish ; bracts 
orbicular-ovate ; wings of the capsule subequal, acutangular, truncate at 
the apex. B. sinuata, E. Meyer. Graham. Bot. Mag.t. 3731, not of Wallich. 
Augustia Caffra, Klotzsch. l. ¢. 
Has. Near Port Natal, Drege (v.v.) (Herb. Sond. D.) eaiaame 
Stem 2-3 feet. Leaves 2-24 inches long, 3-4 inches broad, with red nerves be-. 
neath. Petioles 2-3 inches long. Stipules from a sublobate, base, acuminated, 
7 lines long, at the base 3-4 lines wide. Pedicels 2 inches, broad-ovate, 
blunt. Wings of the fruit near the apex 3 lines broad. 
3. B. Natalensis (Hook. ! Bot. Mag. t. 4841) ; tuberous, glabrous ; 
stem fleshy, at the base thick, nodose-articulate, branched ; leaves un- 
equal, semicordate, acuminate, lobate, and coarsely auriculate-serrate, 
acute, whitish-spotted above; cymes pedunculated, axillary, 4-6- 
flowered ; flowers pale-rosy ; petals of the male flower rhomboid-orbi- 
cular, of the female rhomboid-ovate ; fruit 3-winged ; 2 wings larger, 
acutish-angular, one shorter, obtuse-angled. Augustia Natalensis, Kl. t. ec. 
VIII. B. , 
Has. Port Natal, Capt. Garden ; Gueinzius, 210. (Herb. Hook. Sond.) 
Stem 1-14 foot high, green, reddish- . Leaves 1—3 inches long, 3-4 inches 
wide, with a red middle nerve. Petioles 4-14 inch long, reddish. Pedicel 1-14 
inch. Fruit 8—12 lines long, larger wings 2-4 lines wide, 
4. B. suffruticosa (Meisn. Linn. 14.502); tuberous, slender, very 
smooth ; stem flexuous-erect, woody at the base ; stipules ovate-oblong, 
acute, entire ; leaves oblique, palmately 3—4-lobed, lobes unequal, lanceo- 
late, pinnate-incised, dentate or entire ; cymes axillary, pedunculate, few-— 
flowered ; capsules ovate-triangular, reticulate-veined, truncate at the 
apex, wings equal, obtuse-angled at the apex. pet cote 
i Near a gate iragi ragga Sond.) peaueee Sele “ a 
near and perha: @ varie e ing. i | lines—14 in 
ie Gea 1-1} bay 8 8-12 tines breads” Beye 2 lines Eig. Pedicels 
3-14 inch long. Wings of the capsule much veined, 8 lines long, 3 lines broad. 
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