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unknown in Tribe Phyllantheae, so that their occurrence in this 
distinct and somewhat isolated genus is remarkable. They are, 
however, a common feature of several genera of Tribe Crotoneae, 
well known examples being Mallotus, Macaranga, and Ricinus. 
Heywoodia, Sim, For. Fi. eee, Col. 326, pl. 140, fig. 1; 
Hutchinson in Dyer, Fl. Cap. v. 
Descript. yeni Reheat dioici. "Petal adsunt. Flores 2 
transita. Petals 5, quam sepala majora, imbricata, mem- 
branacea. Discus breviter cupularis, carnosus, margine irregu- 
lariter undulatus. Stamina intra discum inserta, 8-12, biseriata, 
exteriora libera, interiora basi circa ovarium rudimentarium 
trifidum minutum breviter connata; antherae 2-loculares, loculis 
distinctis parallelis ellipticis. Flores ¢ non visi. Fructus 
subsessiles, axillares, plerumque solitarii, depresso-quadrati, 
4-loculares, in coccos 2-valves dissilientes demum loculicidale 
dehiscentes, exocarpio verrucoso tenui, endocarpio osseo stramineo 
5-7-striato medio circiter 1 mm. crasso. Semina_ oblique 
ellipsoidea, crebre longitudinaliter striata. Hmbryo parvus, cotyle- 
donibus transverse elliptico-rotundatis 2mm. latis. £ rm 
papyraceo-elasticum.—Arbor magna, sempervirens. Folia alterna, 
coriacea, integra, breviter petiolata, nervosa. Flores axillares, 
3 dense cea sessiles, 9 solitarii vel subsolitarii, brevissime 
ae llat 
aseoadie lucens, Sim, l.c.; Hutchinson, l.c. 
Arbor usque ad 17 m. alta ; rami cortice cinereo obtecti, 
junioribus gracilibus obtuse angulatis vel subteretibus glabris. 
Folia late elliptica vel ovato-elliptica, plerumque basi cuneata rarius 
leviter cordata, apice sensim et obtuse acuminata, 6-12 cm. longa, 
2-5-8-5 cm. lata, integra, rigide coriacea, utrinque glabra et 
nitida; nervi laterales intra marginem conjuncti et ramosi, a 
costa sub angulo 45°-60° abeuntes, venis laxis utrinque distinctis ; 
tioli 0-5-2 em. longi, supra canaliculati, glabri. Flores g dense 
glomerati, glomerulis fere 1-5 cm. diametro; bracteae parvae, 
coriaceae, Sepala late ovato-orbicularia, subcoriacea, glabra, 
nitida. Petala orbicularia ad Slee king interiora apice 
rotundata et leviter crenulata, usque ad 2 mm. longa. Us 
carnosus, circiter 0-5 mm. altus, crenulato-lobulatus, glaber. 
Stamina 8-12; filamenta glabra; antherae 1-5 mm, longae. 
Ovarium rudimentarium minutum, trifidum. Fructus circiter 
1-5 em. diametro, quadrangulares, sicco straminei et verrucosi, 
Semina circiter 8 mm. longa, brunnea 
Sourn Arrica, Transkei: Dwessa Forest, Sim 2594. Cwebe 
Forest, Elliotdale district, 19 Jan. 1916, seedling specimen, 
C. C. Robertson in 8. Afr. For. Herb. 1852. Cwebe and Sasa 
Forests, in young fruit, S. Afr. For. Herb. 2408. Ntsubane 
Forest, ¢ fis. Sept. 1916, G. Fraser in 8. Afr. For. Herb. 2071. 
Pondoland : Port St. J ohn, in forest on river bank, 20 Dec. 1896, 
E. E. Galpin 3486; in fruit July and Oct. 1916, P. T. Doran in 
8S. Afr. For. Herb. 1892: 2113. Pungwane Forest, g fils. June, 
1916, S. Afr. For. Herb. 1972. .; 
