130. W. HIPPOCRAT^ACEAE^-^M. ICACINACEAE). 



2. rostratus Walp. Zululand, 6,000 ft. 



3. variabilis Sond. Common all over. "Tywina." 



3. PUTTERLICKIA Endl. 



verrucosa E.M. Frequent in Thorn veld. 



4. PLEUROSTYLIA Wight & Arn. "umTumyalele." "um- 



Gqangqa." 

 capensis Oliv. Tree. Midlands and Drakensberg. 



5. ELAEODENDRON Jacq. (including Cassine L. in part and 



Mystroxylon E. & Z.) "um or Nqayi," or "Ngai." 



1. capensis E. & Z. Inanda. 



2. aethiopicum Oliv. Frequent in Thorn veld. 



3. croceum DC. Frequent in Thorn veld. "umBomvane." 



4. laurifolium Harv. Zululand. Inanda. Sand dunes. 



5. velutinum Harv. Coast. Sand dune bush. 



6. kraussianum Sim. Midlands. Common in Thorn veld. 



"umKukuze." "umBofanyamagone." 



7. sphaerophyllum Presl. Midlands. Common in Thornveld. 



8. albanensis (Sond). Coast and Midland bush. Climber, 



"uMabope." 



FAMILY 86— HIPPOCRATEACEAE. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves simple. Flow^ers regular. Calyx 

 5-partite. Petals 5, free, inserted below a disc. Stamens 3—5, 

 inserted on or within the disc. Ovary 3 celled. Ovules inverted, 

 2—10 in each cell. Style 1 or 0. Fruit a capsule, drupe or separat- 

 ing into mericarps. Seeds exendospermic. 1 genus 2 species. 

 SALACIA L. (Stamens 3.) Scandent rambling shrublets. 



1. altemifolia Hochst. Common coastbelt. "iBontsi." 



2. gerrardi Harv. Coastbelt. 



FAMILY 87— SALVADORACEAE. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, simple, entire with minute 

 stipules. Flowers regular. Calyx 2—4 cleft. Petals 4, rarely 5, 

 free or united at base. Stamens as many as and alternate with 

 petals. Sometimes also 4—5 staminodes. Ovary superior 1— 2 

 celled. Ovules 1— 2 in each cell, erect, inverted. Style I. Short. 

 Fruit a berry or drupe. Seeds endospermic. 1 genus 1 species. 

 AZIMA Lam. (Petals 4, ovary 2 celled, dioecious.) 



tetracantha Lam. Shrub with 4 spines in axils of leaves. 

 Thorn veld. "Gegeye." 



FAMILY 88— ICACINACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite 

 or unisexual, regular. Perianth simple or of calyx and corolla. 



