«J. ANACARDIACEAE. 137. 



Stamens 4 or 6. Ovary superior, 3 celled. Ovules 2 in each cell, 

 pendulous, inverted, v^ith a dorsal raphe. Styles 3, free, persist- 

 ing in fruit. Fruit capsular. Seeds endospermic. 1 genus 1 

 species. 

 NOTOBUXUS Oliv. "Luxwezo." 



natalensis Oliv. Shrub. Coastbelt. Rather rare. 



FAMILY 83— ANACARDIACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Juice resinous. Leaves usually alternate, 

 exstipulate. Flowers usually polygamous. Perianth of calyx and 

 corolla. Stamens 1 — 15. Ovary superior, 1 — 5 celled. Ovules 

 solitary in each cell, inverted with dorsal raphe. Fruit usually a 

 drupe. Endosperm little or none. 8 genera 26 species. 



1. Leaves simple. Ovary 1 celled, 1 ovuled. 2. 

 Leaves compound." 3. 



2. Ovule basal. 4 HEERIA. 

 Ovule lateral, or apical. Coastbelt tree. 5 PROTORHUS. 



3. Ovary 1 celled 1 ovuled. Sometimes with 1 — 2 rudimentary 



cells. 4. 



Ovary 3 — 5 celled. Stamens 6 — 15. 7. 



4. Stamens 8. Sepals 4. Petals 4. (Odina.) 3 LANNEA. 

 Stamens 4—5. 5. 



5. Styles terminal. Calyx not enlarged in fruit. Fruit not 



winged. 6 RHUS. 



Styles lateral, thread-shaped. 6. 



6. Calyx enlarged in fruit. Leaves pinnate. Stalk winged. 



7 LOXOSTYLIS. 

 Fruit winged. Leaflets 3. 8 SMODINGIUM. 



7. Sepals free. Stone of fruit with 3 — 4 lids. 



1 SCLEROCARYA. 

 Sepals more or less united. 8. 



8. Sepals 4. Petals 4. Fruit usually 1 seeded (Odina). 3 LANNEA. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stone of fruit with 2 fertile and 2 sterile 

 cells. 2 HARPEPHYLLUM. 



1. SCLEROCARYA Hochst (Tree). 



caffra Sond. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



2. HARPEPHYLLUM Bernh. (Tree.) "Kafir Plum," "um- 



Gwenye." 

 caff rum Bernh. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



3. LANNEA Rich. (Odina Roxb.) 



edulis (Sond) Engl. Midlands. Inanda. "umToto." 



4. HEERIA Meisn. 



paniculosa (E.M.) O. Ktz. Weenen. 



5. PROTORHUS Engl. "umHluti." "isiFuce." "isiFici." "um- 



Komizo." 

 longifolia Engl. Dominant tree in coastbelt forest. 



