62 XXXKIX. SAPINDACER. 
filaments adnate to the inner face of a fleshy, cup-like, 10- 
erenate disk, and each crowned with a peltate gland ; those of 
the inner row 10, fertile, free, alternating with the staminodia, 
much exserted ; filaments subulate, declined ; anthers termi- 
nal, short, didymous, opening at the sides; pollen oval, very 
soon shed. Ovary free, deeply 5-furrowed, formed of 5 in- 
duplicate-valvate carpels, 1-celled, tapering into a subulate, 
exserted, declinate style ; stigma minutely 5-toothed ; ovules 
on sutural placentas, very numerous. Capsules deeply 5-lobed, 
of 5 follicular, papery carpels, slightly cohermg at the su- 
tures. Seeds minute, with membranous testa, and a small 
straight embryo, in the base of copious, fleshy albumen.—#7. 
Cap. ii. p. 809. 
G. Sutherlandi, Thes. Cap. t. 1, is a middle-sized tree or large shrub, 
with alternate, simple, exstipulate leaves. Petioles clasping at base. Leaves 
subrotund, cordate at base, 2-4 inches diameter, multilobulate and crenate, 
glabrous. Racemes terminal, densely many-flowered; flowers crimson, 
very showy. Grows near Natal—By Dr. Hooker this genus is regarded 
as a genuine Sapindacea, of the tribe Melianthee. Though I allow that 
there are many points of agreement in the general structure of the flower, 
yet Iam of opinion that the 1-celled ovary, parietal placentas, indefinite 
and very numerous ovules, copiously albuminous seeds, and minute, straight 
embryo are all important characters at variance with Sapindacee. 
Orper XL. ANACARDIACEA. 
Flowers either complete, polygamous or unisexual. Calyx 
3-7-fid or parted, sometimes enlarged after flowering, rarely 
irregularly torn. Petals 3-7, rarely 0, free, sometimes en- 
larged after flowering. Disk annular (rarely stipitate). Sta- 
mens mostly twice as many as petals, rarely only as many or 
numerous, inserted at the base of the disk. Ovary in the 
female mostly ovoid, 1-celled ; in Spondiee 2—5-celled, or rarely 
of several separate carpels; in the male, 3-4 empty separate 
or confluent carpels; styles 1-38. Ovules solitary, pendulous, 
either from the side of the ovary or from a slender cord rising 
from its base. Fruit mostly drupaceous, 1-5-celled. Seed 
exalbuminous.—Trees or shrubs, with caustic, balsamic or 
gummy juice. Leaves alternate, simple or compound, without 
stipules, 
Tribe 1. ANACARDIE®. Ovary 1-celled, with one ovule (sometimes with 
3-4 empty carpels). 
Stamens 8. Sepalsand petals4 . . . . . . . 1. OpiNa. 
Stamens 4-5, 
Calyx unchanged in fruit. 
Drupe compressed, wingless. . . . . . . 2. RHUS. 
Drupe much compressed, sharply edged. Style1 3. BorrycEras. 
