512 TEREBINTACES (Sond.) [ Rhus. 
Var. 8. fastigiata ; branches very numerous, fastigiate ; leaflets small, 
cuneate, oblong, mucronate or acute, elevated-veined on both surfaces ; 
panicles numerous, few-flowered, 2. fastigiata, E. § Zn. 1109. R 
angustifolia d. E. Mey.; and with glabrous leaves, R. excisa, Thunb. ! 
herb. fol. a. R. humilis, E. & Z.! n. 1108. 
- Has. Mountains in Hassagaybosch, Albany, and Schiloh near Klipplaatrivier, 
E. § Z.! Drege! 6808. Grahamstown and Cradock, near Tarkarivier, Zey./ Terebinth. 
n. 2. and No, 2239. Orangerivier, Burke, Zey./ n. 343. Port Natal, Miss Owen. 
Var. 8. Krakakamma and Hassagaybosch, 2. ¢ Z./ Zey./ n. 2238. Omsamwubo, 
Drege. Nov.-Dec. (Herb. T.C.D., Hook., Lehm., Sond.) ; te 
A shrub, 6-8 feet high; branches sometimes spinous, branchlets often arom 
Petioles furrowed above, }—1 inch long. Leaves sessile or the terminal one sho: 
petiolate ; leaflets puberulous, or sub-glabrous above, paler beneath, 13-2 inches lorthé, 
6-8 lines wide ; in var. 8. 9-12 lines long, 2-4 lines wide, the lateral ones smallée  — 
and more oblong. Axillary panicles twice shorter, terminal a little longer than the 
leaves. Flowers minute, white. Drupe sub-compressed, the size ~f.a peppercorn. 
Distinguished from the preceding by the smaller leaflets and shortc. panicles. 
18. R. sinuata (Thunb.! Prod. p. 52); branchlets pubescent. or vil- 
lous ; leaves petiolate ; leaflets sessile, obovate or ovate, obtuse, gla- 
brous, sinuated above, villous beneath, the terminal ones large, tapering 
at base ; racemes axillary, spicate, equalling leaves, terminal ones pant- 
_ enlated, small, pubescent. Willd. spec. t. 2. p. 1482. Myrica trifoltata, 
LD. syst. veg. 14. p. 8841 
Has. Cape of Good Hope, Thunb. (Herb., Thunb.) 
Pe: Habit f R. refracta. Branches horizontal. Petiole filiform, 4-6 lines long. Ter- 
minal leaflet about an inch long, 5~6 lines wide, sinuate-dentate, teeth obtuse, lateral 
ai > ee as ‘ : mostly “2 
Flowers white, } line long. Drupe lentiform, of the size of a peppercorn.—Of 
plant, I only know the specimen in Herb. Thunberg. R. Thunbergiana, E. & Z.! n. 
1110, is very similar, but the leaflets are deeply incised and acute ; flowers and fruits 
are wanting. 
2 or 3-glomerate ; terminal racemes branched, 2-3 inches og 
8 
_C. Leaves and panicles quite smooth ; or the panicles somewhat hairy. (Sp. 19-44) 
a. Petioles terete, furrowed above, but not winged. (Sp. 19-33-) 
19. R. cuneifolia (Thunb.! Prod. p. 52); branches puberulous ; leaves 
sessile ; leaflets sessile, wedge-shaped, with 3-7 teeth at the apex, 
smooth, with prominent veins, and green on both surfaces ; panicles 
_ axillary and terminal, the female as long as the leaves, t. _ male longer ; 
drupe oblique, ovate, glabrous, beaked with the styles. Fl cap. p. 267. 
§Z.1n.1131. DC. lc. p. 71. 
Haz. Hottentottsholland, Thunb., Grietjesgat and Steenbrassenrivier, Lange 
de and Boutjeskraal, #. & Z./ Sacer atic. Thunb., stag Hook., Sond.) 
shrub, with terete, purplish, somewhat patent branches. Leaflets rigid, 
ng ribbed, cuneate ; teeth mostly acute, about one inch long, 4 inch 
small, 1-3 inches . Flowers minute, of the length of the pedi- 
ig, nearly ities beta: : ee ” is 
; nun. ! fl cap. p. 206); branchlets striate, rufous- 
}; leaflets sessile, obovate, spec 
‘ous on both surfaces, but rufous 
twice or three times shorter. Axillary racemes an inch long, flowers on short 
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