39. CHENOPODIACRAE-^. AMARANTACEAE. 85. 



3. RUMEX L. 



1. nepalensis Spreng. Drakensberg swamps. 



2. sagittatus Thb. Coast and Midlands. 



3. acetosella L. Midlands. Common weed. 



4. ecklonianus Meisn. Midlands. "Dololenkonyane." 



5. dregeanus Meisn. Coastbelt. 



6. woodii N.E.Br. Coast to Drakensberg. 



7. obtusifolius ly. Introduced weed. Doubtful. 



8. natalensis Dam. sp. nov. Alexandra County. 



9. lanceolatus Thb. Maritzburg. 



4. EMEX Neck. (Rigid herbs.) "inKunzana." 



australis Steinh. Near Durban. Weed. 



FAMILY 3»— CHENOPODIACEAE. 



Herbs. Leaves exstipulate or wanting. Flowers inconspicu- 

 ous, greenish. Perianth simple, 1 — 5 segments, rarely wanting. 

 Stamens 1 — 5. Ovary superior, 1 celled. Ovule 1 on a basal funicle 

 curved. Stigmas 2 — 5. Seed endospermic. Embryo curved. 3 

 genera, 6 species. 



1. Stems or branches jointed, apparently leafless. Flower clusters 



apparently sunk in hollows of branch joints. 



3 SALICORNIA. 

 Stems or branches not jointed. Leaves well developed. 2. 



2. Perianth 5 parted, more or less herbaceous. Leaves expanded, 



petiolate. 1 CHENOPODIUM. 



Perianth globose, 4 — 5 lobed, membranous. Leaves narrow. 



sessile. 2 CHENOLEA. 



1. CHENOPODIUM Linn. 



1. ambrosoides L. A common weed. 



2. botrys L Midlands. Common weed. 



3. murale L. Common weed. "umDonqabatwa." 



2. CHENOLEA Thunb. 



diffusa Thunb. Forming clumps on mudflats in brackish water 

 at river mouths. 



3. SALICORNIA Linn. 



1. herbacea L. Common along seashore. 



2. natalensis Bunge. Durban Bay. 



FAMILY 40— AMARANTACEAE. 



Herbs. Leaves exstipulate. Perianth simple of 3 — 5 segments. 

 Stamens 3 — 5, opposite perianth segments. Filaments united at 

 base, or in a tube. Staminodes often alternating with stamens. 

 Ovary superior, 1 celled. Ovules 1 or more, basal. Fruit a utricle, 

 rarely a berry. Seeds endospermic. Embryo annular. I2 genera 

 24 species. 



