Sapindus. 633 



tantum, foliolis elliptico-lanceolatis subaequilateris sub- 

 sessilibus (in forma 1. genuina) vel ovato-lanceolatis -j- 

 inaequilateris et saepius subfalcatis breviter petiolulatis 

 (in f. 2.), membranaceis, nervis lateralibus sat remotis 

 arcuato-adscendentibus, glabris vel subtus mollibus 

 glandulisque foveolis incumbentibus crebris adspersis; 

 flores sicci pallide subfusci; sepala petalaque obtusata 

 (sp. americana. in Africa aufugaet— f. 3.— philippinensi- 



oceanica) 3. S. Saponaria. 



B. Asiatico-oceanicae (cfr. supra S. Saponaria f. 3.). 



a. Fructus cocci sat magni, breviter obovoidei, conspicue 

 obscuriusve carinati, sicci spadicei nitiduli tenuius crusta- 

 cei, piano commissurali late obovato majore laevi, semine 

 breviter ellipsoideo laevi; folia 5 — 7-juga, rhachi nuda 

 teretiuscula subtilissime bisulcata, foliolis majoribus 

 late ovato-lanceolatis ^ inaequilateris (latere exteriore 

 angustiore saepius etiam conspicue breviore) acutis 

 vel (morbide) retusis, insigniter et saepius longiuscule 

 petiolulatis, chartaceis, nervis lateralibus intermediis- 

 que approximatis patulis pallidis, subglabris, saturate 

 viridibus, glandulis crebris sed minoribus gracilioribus 

 apice fuscis ad foveolas parum conspicuas adspersis; 

 flores sicci insignes colore nigro-fusco; sepala exteriora 

 ovata, petala angustiora acuta (sp. japonico-benga- 



lensis) 4. S. mukorossi. 



b. Fructus cocci permagni, obovoideo-ellipsoidei, ecarinati, 

 sicci fusco-spadicei nitiduli crassiuscule crustacei, piano 

 commissurali parvo loculis (2) abortivis in gibbum 

 unicum valde. prominentem coadunatis obtecto, semine 



'elongate obovoideo lineis impressis longitudinaliter 

 exsculpto; folia 4 — 5-juga, rhachi nuda, foliolis ellipticis 

 inaequilateris, breviter petiolulatis, subcoriaceis, nervis 

 aurantiacis, glabris, fusco-viridibus, glandulis parvis, 

 foveolis incumbentibus raris adspersis (flores non visi; 

 sp. tonkinensis) 5. S. oocarpus. 



c. Fructus cocci parvuli, divaricati, longiuscule et com- 

 pressiuscule obovoidei, basi in stipitem brevem oblique 

 producti, superne subcarinati et supra planum com- 

 missurale late lanceolatum (in fructu 1-cocco declive) 

 ± apiculati, sicci rubro-fusci, nitidi, tenuius crustacei, 

 endocarpio chartaceo, semine obovoideo; folia 2 — 4- 

 juga, rhachi nuda, foliolis ovato- vel lineari-lanceolatis, 

 in acumen acutum curvatum sensim attenuatis, sub- 

 falcatis, in petiolulos longiusculos oblique contractis vel 

 superioribus attenuatis, tenuius membranaceis, glabris, 

 glandulis crebris foveolis angustis longioribus incum- 

 bentibus adspersis (sp. vitiensis) 6. S. vitiensis. 



d. Fructus cocci perparvi, obovoidei, pericarpio tenuissimo 

 papyraceo (sicco) friabili, endocarpio membranaceo e 

 cellulis leptodermicis elongatis exstructo; folia 2 — 4- 

 juga, rhachi nuda, foliolis elliptico- vel oblongo-lanceo- 

 latis, obtusiusculis, emarginatis, in petiolulos brevissi- 

 mos vel inferioribus abruptius sensim angustatis, sub- 



