XXXVII. RHAMNES. EV 6 
spreading, deciduous. Petals 5, hooded, inserted on the mar- 
of the disk. Stamens 5, as long as petals. Disk epigy- 
nous, flattish, filling the calyx-tube. Ovary 3-celled; style 
3-fid. Fruit inferior, coriaceous, obovate-globose, areolate at 
summit, 3-coccous; cocci crustaceous, dehiscing within.— 7. 
Cap. i. p. 478. 
Climbing, tendrilled shrubs, with slender, angular branches, and alter- 
nate, entire, cordate leaves. Flowers umbelled. 4. ovata, E. Mey., grows 
on the Hastern frontier and at Natal. 
6. PHYLICA, Linn. 
Calyx-tube obconic, urceolate or cylindrical, adherent to the 
ovary, its limb 5-fid or parted; lobes hairy outside, mostly 
persistent. Petals wanting or bristle-shaped, or hooded. Sta- 
mens 5, short. Disk epigynous, and filling up the calyx-tube, 
distinct or inconspicuous. Ovary inferior, 3-celled; style 
short, rarely elongate, 3-fid. Fruit inferior, globose or ovoid, 
areolate, smooth or tomentose, with a leathery outer coat, 3- 
coccous within; cocci at length opening, on the inner face.— 
Fl. Cap. i. p. 479. 
A large genus, chiefly South African. Small, much-branched shrubs, 
with alternate, crowded, entire, linear, lanceolate or rarely ovate leaves. 
Flowers in terminal, bracteate spikes or heads, rarely pedicellate, and either 
solitary or panicled.—58 South African species, dispersed. 
se XXXVI. AMPELIDEA. 
Flowers regular, perfect or unisexual.. Calyx small, entire 
or 4-5-toothed or lobed. Petals 4-5, separate or cohering, 
valvate in bud. Stamens 4-5, opposite the petals, inserted at 
the base or between the lobes of the disk ; filaments subulate ; 
anthers introrse, 2-celled. Disk various. Ovary very com- 
monly sunk in the disk, 2—6-celled ; cells 1-2-ovuled ; style 
single or 0. Fruita berry. Seeds erect, with very hard, bony 
coats, and abundant fleshy albumen.—Mostly climbing or trail- 
ing shrubs, with knobbed or jointed stems. Leaves petioled, 
simple or compound. Flowers small, mostly green. 
1. VITIS, Linn. 
Calyx cup-like, 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, separate or co- 
hering in a cap. Stamens 4-5. Ovary ovoid or sub-4-fid, 
2-celled (very rarely 2—4-celled) ; style filiform or 0; ovules 
in pairs. Berry 1-2-celled; cells 1-2-seeded.—Fl. Cap. i. 
p.248. Also Cissus, Linn. ; Fl. Cap.i.p. 249; Thes. Cap. t. 65. 
Cirrhose, mostly climbing or scrambling shrubs. Leaves simple or com- 
pound, rarely 2-pinnate ; leaflets entire, serrate or cut. Stipules membra- 
