636 L. Radlkofer. — Sapindaceae. 



265, 316, 317 n. 14, 321 c. syn. S. Drummondi H. et A. var. ct., S. marginal, aut. americ. 

 et S. Saponaria aut. americ. complur., p. 393 c. iisd. syn. ulterioribus ; Wats. et Goulter 

 in Gray, Manual .Ed. 6. (1890) 116, c. syn. Sap. margin. autor., non Willd.; — non 

 Wall. ed. Royle (1839), cfr. S. mukorossi. — Sapindus sp. Leavenworth, On several 

 New Plants in Am. Journ. Sc. and Arts XLIX. (1845) 130 (huc recensend. ob loc. natal. 

 »Fort Towson« in Indian Territory). — Vulgo: Wild China Tree in Texas »ob simili- 

 tudinem superficialem cum Melia azedarach« t. Robinson 1. c. 1897; Jaboncillo 

 Hispanis ex Wooton et Standley 1. c. 1915. — Arbor mediocris; rami teretes, striati, 

 cano-velutini, mox glabrati, cortice canescente parce lenticelloso-punctato ; folia 6 — 

 9-juga, rhachi pubescente denique glabrescente bisulcata vix unquam in summis 

 (2 — 3-jugis tantum) submarginata, foliola alterna vel opposita foliorum ramorum 

 florigerorum parva, latius angustiusve ovato-lanceolata, inaequilatera (latere exteriore 

 angustiore brevioreque), ^ falcata sensim acute acuminata, interdum angustissima 

 lineari-lanceolata, foliorum reliquorum (ramorum sterilium) majora, oblongo-lanceolata, 

 parum inaequilatera, omnia petiolulis perbrevibus puberulis insidentia, membranacea, 

 nervis lateralibus subtilibus inaequaliter obliquis, subtiliter reticulato-venosa, supra 

 praeter nervi mediani basin glabra, margine et subtus praesertim ad nervös molliuscule 

 puberula, insuper ad nervi mediani basin subtus serie pilorum versus latus latius 

 (interius) curvato-pectinatorum obsita, supra nitidula, subtus opaca, canescenti-viridia, 

 glandulis sat crebris praesertim subtus ornata; panicula terminalis, sat ampla, ramis 

 ramulisque tenuioribus rhachique breviter cano-velutinis sat dense dichasia breviter 

 stipitata gerentibus; alabastra subglobosa, parva, perbreviter pedicellata; sepala 5, 

 ovalia, petaloidea, margine glanduloso-ciliolata, extus basi pilosa; petala 5, sepala 

 superantia, lanceolato-spathulata, acuta, margine ciliolata, extus supra unguem brevem 

 pilosa, intus basi pilis crispatis e margine incrassato vel in squamulas filiformes pro- 

 ducto incurvatis villosissima ; discusregularis, glaber; stamina 8, filamenta filiformia, 

 inferne dense pilosa, antherae ellipticae, glabrae; germen 3-loculare, trigono-ovatum, 

 coccato-lobatum, glabrum; Stylus brevis, rectiusculus ; fructus abortu plerumque 

 1-coccus, coccis parvis globosis siccis atratis splendidis, sarcocarpio semper viscoso; 

 semen ellipsoideum, testa nigra saepius laxe scrobiculata. 



Arbor 10 — 30-pedalis trunci diametro 6 — 12-pollicari. Rami 3 — 4 mm crassi. 

 Folia ramorum florigerorum petiolo 3 — 5 cm longo adjecto 15 — 20 cm longa, foliola 

 plerumque circ. 6 cm longa, 2,5 cm lata, angustiora 1,5 cm lata, angustissima circ. 

 4 cm longa, 0,6— 1 cm lata, petiolulis 1 — 2 mm longis, ramorum reliquorum petiolo 

 6 — 8 cm longo adjecto usque 40 cm longa, foliola 9 — 14 cm longa, 3 — 4 cm lata, petio- 

 lulis 2 — 4 mm longis. Panicula 15 — 25 cm longa, rhachi circ. 2 mm crassa; dichasiorum 

 stipites 2 — 3 mm longi. Alabastra diametro circ. 1,5 mm. Fructus cocci diametro 

 circ. 1,2 cm. 



In Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Indian Territory, Missouri, 

 Kansas, New-Mexico et Arizona, nee non in Mexico septentrionali et in 

 Mexici civitate Nuevo Leon: In Arkansas: Nuttall, Pitcher, Leavenworth ex 

 Torr, et Gray 1. c. 1838-1840; Torrey! (a. 1834; Hb. Paris., ex Hb. Adr. Juss.; 

 Hb. Hook.); Engelmann n. 797! (m. Jun. 1835, flor. et folia ramor. sterilium; Hb. 

 Berol.); J. Palmer (Red River Forest at Fulton I.e. 1923); — in Louisiana: Gollector 

 innominatus! (Hb. Deless.); R. S. Cocks (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, near Alexän- 

 dria, Rapids Parish and near Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa Parish, flor. m. April.; 1. c. 

 1922); — in Alabama: Ch. Moore (Mobile etc. I.e. 1901); — in Texas: Berlandier 

 n. 2015! (entre El Rio de las Nueces et Laredo, m. Jul. 1829, fruet. immat.; Hb.DC, 

 Boiss.), n.2565! (alab.; Hb. DC); Drummond III n.54! (Galveston Bay, a. 1835, 

 alab.; Hb. Hook., Benth., Deless. etc.); Lindheimer II n. 226! (in pinguibus nemorum, 

 m. Aug. 1844, fruet.), IV n. 587! (New Braunfels, m. Jun. 1847, flor.; Hb. var.), Suppl. 

 n. 722! ((Distrib. Horti Missour.; loco aecuratius non indic, m. Maj. 1851, fl.; Hb. 

 Berol., Monac); Ch. Wright! (Texas oriental. a. 1848-1849, flor.; Hb. DC, Boiss.); 



