Schmidelia. | SAPINDACEZ (Sond.) 239 
alabrous, bearded in the axils of the veins; peduncles divided in 2-3 sub- 
spicate racemes, thinly downy ; carpels whitish, obovate, one often abor- 
tive. Presl, l.c. Rhus leucocarpa, E, Mey.! Hb. Drege. 
tata Among shrubs at the river near Omsamwubo, Drege’ (Herb. E. Mey., 
md.) : Ss 
Very like the preceding in the form of the leaves, the inflorescence and flowers, 
but differing in the leaves not turning dark in drying, and especially in the obovate 
white carpels, 14 lines long. According to Arnott this is the true S. Africana, DC., 
to which opinion I cannot assent. Neither this nor the preceding agrees with the 
excellent figure of S. Africana, in Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. t. 27. 
3. 8. Natalensis (Sond.) ; branchlets glabrous ; leaflets sessile, od- 
longo-lanceolate, obtuse, narrowed at base, the margin revolute, remotely 
and obtusely toothed, shining above, pale below, quite glabrous on both 
sides; peduncles divided in 2-3 spiked racemes, minutely downy ; 
carpels sub-globose (immature) blackish. S. erosa, Arn. lc. Presl, l.c. 
excl, syn. Thunb. Rhus erosa, BE. Mey. ! non Thunb. 
Has. Among shrubs near Omsamculo and Natal, Drege! Plant! April. (Herb. 
E. Mey.! Sond., T.C.D.) 
Branches and branchlets as in the preceding. Common petiole shorter than the 
leaf. Leaflets more coriaceous than in the preceding specimen, 3 inches long, 8-12 
lines wide, below netted with raised veins, regularly and shortly toothed, not erose. 
Flowers (scarcely larger), peduncles, calyx, petals, stamens, young carpels and styles 
as in L. melanocarpa. 
4. §. decipiens (Arn.1.c.); branchlets and petioles minutely downy; 
leaflets sessile, oblongo-lanceolate or obovate, narrowed at base, toothed near 
the apex, with revolute margins, glabrous, paler below, and bearded in 
the axils of the veins; peduncles wndivided, equalling the leaves ; fl. 
spicato-racemose ; carpels 2-1, rather large, obovate (when dry), reddish. 
S. undulata and S. decipiens, Arn. l.c. Presi, l. c., excl. syn. Jacg. Rhus 
spicata, Thunb, Fl. Cap. p. 265. R. undulata and R. decipiens, E. Mey.! 
Has. In woods. Zitzekamma and Krakakamma, Keyskamma and Oliphant’s 
rie and towards Port Natal, Drege / E. & Z.! Zey. No. 2249. Dec.-Mar. (Herb. 
. Mey., Sond., T.C.D.) ay ir agua 
A smaller shrub than the preceding, with small leaves, and short, undivided ra- 
cemes. Branches ash-coloured ; branchlets whitish. ranger d oxo 1 inch Jong. 
Middle leaflet 14-2 inches long, 7-10 lines wide ; lateral , all coriaceous, 
ee cuneate and very entire in the lower half, with a few larger or smaller 
teeth from the middle to the apex, obtuse or obtusely acuminate, mucronulate. 
Spikes including the peduncle 1-2 inches long. Flowers small, greenish or brownish, 
shining ; their parts, &c., as in S. melanocarpa. Ovaries divaricate ; style bifid. 
Carpels twice as large as in the other species, 2}~3 lines long, 2 lines wide. Rhus 
undulata, Jacq. Schoenb. t. 346, though very like this species, differs in its paniculate, 
dioecious, pentandrous flowers. 
** Leaves simple. [unifoliolate.] 
§. 8. Dregeana (Sond.); branchlets, petioles and leaves glabrous ; 
leaves simple, broadly ovate, acute, sinuato-dentate, pale below, netted 
with veins ; peduncles solitary, undivided ; flowers racemoso-spicate. 
S. monophylla, Presl, l.c., non Hook.f. Rhus monophylla, E. Mey.! Hb. 
Has. Among shrubs, near Omsameulo and Omcomas, Drege! March, (Herb. Po Eo 
