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MYP.ICACE.E (Hiitcliinson). IMp-ica. 



and remotely repand-dentate -svith 2-4 teeth on each side, minutely 

 pubescent on the upper surface, rather densely golden-glandular 

 belo^v, slightly pubescent mainly on the midrib, the latter and the 

 lateral nerves very obscure ; petiole about ^ in. long, softly 

 pubescent ; flowers dioecious ; male spikes axillary, solitary, about as 

 long as or slightly longer than the petiole, densely flowered ; bracts 

 very broadly ovate-triangular, about 1| hn. long, glandular outside 

 towards the apex, slightly ciliate ; stamens 4 ; anthers subsessile, 

 I lin. long, very minutely puberulous ; female spikes about half as 

 long as the leaves, rather slender and lax-flowered; rhachis densely 

 hirsute with slightly reflexed hairs ; bracts ovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 rather thin, 1-1 1 lin. long, slightly pubescent outside towards the 

 tips ; scales pubescent ; ovary small, glandular ; styles rather slender, 

 about 1 lin. long, acute ; fruits not seen. A. ChevaL Monogr. 

 Myricac, 161. 



Coast Eegiox : Caledon Div. ; mountains near Caledon, Zeyher, 3S78 ! 



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13. M. quercifolia (Linn. Sp. PL ed. i. 1025) ; a low spreading 

 bush usually about 1 ft. high; branches densely, leafy, grooved, 

 furfuraceous-pubescent and often glandular 3 leaves mostly imbri- 

 cate, shortly petiolate, spathulate-oblanceolate in outline, gradually 

 narrowed to the base, obtuse at the aj^ex, mostly pinnatisect or very 

 coarsely repand-dentate, the lobes or teeth spreading from the 

 midrib almost at right angles, |-1| in. long, 1-| in, broad, rigidly 

 coriaceous, reticulate above, densely glandular and at length 

 pitted below, usually otherwise glabrous but sometimes with 

 a few scattered hairs on both surfaces ; midrib distinct on 

 both surfaces, prominent below ; lateral nerves fairly^ stout 

 and conspicuous below ; flowers dioecious ; male inflorescence 

 axillary, solitary, usually about one-third the length of the leaves ; 

 rhachis densely flowered, stout, glabrous or pubescent ; bract 

 solitary below each flower, transversely elliptic or subrhomboid, 

 about 1 lin, broad, membranous on the margin, shortly ciliate, other- 

 wise glabrous or with a few glands outside ; stamens 2-4 ; filaments 

 connate in the lower half ; anthers ellipsoid-globose, \ lin, long, 

 papillose ; female inflorescence axillary, shorter and more slender 

 than the males ; rhachis fairly stout, rather densely glandular ; 

 bracts solitary, broadly ovate-orbicular, scarcely | lin. broad, shortly 

 ciliolate, with a few sessile glands on the back ; hypogynous scales 

 connate in the lower half, enveloping the ovary, shortly ciliate, 

 otherwise glabrous, somewhat fleshy; ovary small, sparingly 

 glandular ; styles filiform, nearly 1 lin, long, free to the base ; 

 fruits solitary or paired, globose, 2\ lin. in diam., verrucose^ covered 

 with a white waxy excretion. Willd. Enum. PL Hart, BeroL ii. 

 1012 ; Thanh. Fl. Cap, ed. SchdL 159 ; Lam, Ennjcl ii, 593 ; Noui\ 

 Buliani. Traiie ii. 193 ; Jacq^. Fragm. 2, t, i, ; DC. Prodr, xva, ii. 

 148; Bvege, Zwei P/7. Documente, 98, 106, 132; A. Cheval Monogr. 

 Myricac, 161 ; Marloth, FL S, Afr. L 23, Jig. A, 1-2. M. Mrsuta, 

 MilL Gard, Diet ed. viii. n. 6. If. laciniata, Willd. Enum. Hort 



