29. SALICACEAE— 31. ULkACEAE. ^9. 



1, basal straight. Fruit a berry. Seeds endospermic. 2 genera 

 5 species. 

 1. Stigmas 2—3. Shrubs or undershrubs. 1 PIPER. 



Stigma 1. Herbs. 2 PEPEROMIA. 



1. PIPER L. "Hlolane." "uPogwana." 



1. capense L. Common in coast and Midland bush. 



2. borbonense CDC. 



2. PEPEROMIA. Ruiz & Pav. 



1. reflexa A. Dietr. Common coast to Drakensberg, usually 



on trees. 

 reflexa var capensis CDC. 



2. arabica Decsne. Coastbelt. 



3. retusa A. Dietr. Upper districts. 



FAMILY 2a-SALICACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, stipulate. Flowers in 

 catkins, dioecious. Perianth 0. Disc cup shaped or reduced to 

 1 or more scales. Stamens 2 or more. Ovary 1 celled with 2 or 

 more parietal placentas. Ovules inverted. Stigmas 2—4. Fruit 

 capsular. Seeds exendospermic, with basal tuft of hairs. 1 genus 

 1 species. 

 SALIX L. 



woodii Seem. Near Colenso, 3-4,000 ft. "umZezana." 



FAMILY 30— MYRICACEAE. 



Trees, shrubs or undershrubs. Leaves simple, exstipulate. 

 Flowers in spikes, unisexual. Perianth 0. Bracteoles 2 — 6. 

 Stamens 2— 12, usually 4. Ovary 1 celled. Ovule 1, erect straight. 

 Styles 2. Fruit a drupe. Seeds exendospermic. 1 genus 2 species. 



MYRICA L. 



1. conifera Burm.f. (aethiopica L.) Coast and Midlands. 



Along streams. 



2. sp. Drakensberg. 



FAMILY 31— ULMACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually 3 nerved 

 at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth of 

 4 — 5 segments. Stamens 4 — 5 opposite P. segments. Ovary su- 

 perior, 1 celled. Ovule 1 pendulous inverted. Stigmas 2. Fruit 

 a nut or drupe. Seed exendospermic or with a little endosperm. 

 3 genera 5 species. 

 1. Stipules united, sheathing the buds. Spiny shrub. 



3 CHAETACME. 

 Stipules free. Spineless. 2. 



