Peping pesgi ay e -denticulatis v, sub. 
integerrimis, corymbis axillaribus. — Inter frutices regionum Karro, 
similium ad ripas flavii ,,Zondagsrivier" in prov, ,,Graafreynet et 
Uitenhage” altit, H, Dec, —  Capsulae minutae 2 valves 1-2 sper- 
mae. femina arillata, Folia longissima, — 
l | ASTEROCARPUS *), 
Calyx minutus 5 partitus inaequalis. Petala 5 basi latiora. 
Stamina 5 inter lobos disci eglandulosi 9 lobi inserta. Styl. ]. 
Stigma 3lobum. Capsula 2-8 valvis 3-6 alata, valvis medio 
septiferis. Semina 1-3 recta arillo membranaceo arcte cincta. 
Arbores v, frutices, foliis alternis coriaceis, floribus axil- 
laribus cymosis v, paniculatis dichotomis done w y. sub» 
sessilibus. 
956. ASTEROCARPUS typicus — Celastrus plevecns DC. 
prod. 2. p. 5 excl, sym, Burm, — A, erectus glaber, foliis ob- 
longo-ellipticis obtusis inaequilateris, floribus axillaribus eymoso- 
subternis, — Inter frutices (altit. I1) in hiatibus montis ,, Tafelberg" 
(Cap), Oct, — Frutex 8-10 pedalis. Capsulae 3 valves 3 alares, 
alis lanceolato-subtrigonis subintegris apice inflexis marginibus ho- 
rizontalibus, Den Mino stima 7, aene 
siles, Folia saepius apice extra medium emarginata. o 
957. AsrEROGCARPUS litoralis — erectus glaber, foliis 
obovato-oblongis v. sublanceolatis obtusis basi attenuatis imaequi- 
lateris, cymis axillaribus subsessilibus paucifloris, — n dunis litoris 
prope „Port Elizabeth" (Uitenbage). Jul, — Frutex 1-2 pedalis, 
Capsulae 2-3 valves late 3 alares, alis patulis subplanis 2 partitis | 
v. bifidis, marginibus horizontalibus, f 
958. AsrEROCARPUS Burmanni — Evonymus foliis sub- f 
rotundis integris, fructu corniculato Burm. Afric. t. 97. f. 1. — 
A. erectus glaber, foliis ovalibus v. ovali-oblongis obtusis inaequi- 
lateris, floribus axillaribus breve pedicellatis solitariis v, cymoso- 
subternis, — In dunis planitiei capensis, prope ,Saldanhabay" et 
*) Nomen, propter fructuum formas, derivatum a graece: dere 
(stella) et xeogos (fructus). 
