670 L- Radlkofer. — Sapindaceae. 



parenchymatica cellulis sclerenchymaticis immixtis — (specierum reliquarum non 

 visa). Embryo curvatus, notorrhizus; cotyledones crassae, plano-convexae, transversim 

 superpositae, interior interdum transversim conduplicata ab exteriore curvata obtecta, 

 nunc carnosae, albidae, oleo, aleuro et amylo parco (D. oblongifolia) vel sat copioso 

 (D. xanthocarpa) foetae, nunc induratae, fusco-olivaceae [D. pinnata), amyli granulis 

 parvis farctae; radicula brevis, dorsalis, cum cotyledonum petiolis plica testae basilari 

 excepta. 



Arbores vel frutices erecti, subramosi, glabri vel ramulis petiolis thyrsisque 

 sufferrugineo-tomentellis. Folia sparsa, abrupte pinnata, 2 — oo-juga, petiolata, in 

 1 tantum specie (D. marginata) sessilia, exstipulata; foliola subopposita vel alterna, 

 breviter petiolulata vel subsessilia, oblonga vel sublanceolata cuneatave, interdum 

 large elliptica, inferiora minora, acutiuscula vel acuminata, integerrima, penninervia, 

 subchartacea, glabra vel subtus pilis setaceis adspersa, nee non utrinque glandulis in 

 epidermidis foveolas subeylindricas ^ immersis ornata, in nonnullis pallide viridia vel 

 livescentia, crystallorum concretionibus persita, cellulis secretoriis destituta, epidermide 

 in plerisque mucigera (non mucigera in D. Elliotii, nyikensi, Hierniana, insigni, adusta, 

 kilimandscharica, obovata). Thyrsi axillares, interdum ^ supraaxillares vel terminales 

 eramosi vel ramis paucis pluribusve interdum iterum ramosis in paniculas sat amplas 

 conversi, rhachi ramisque sufferrugineo-tomentosis glabrisve laxius densiusve dichasia 

 nunc stipitata nunc subsessilia pluriflora (floribus subglomeratis) gerentibus; bracteae 

 bracteolaeque parvae, subulatae, tomentosae vel puberulae; pedicelli breves, articulati. 

 Alabastra globosa, tomento sericeo chryseo vel fusco-brunneo interdum minuto induta 

 vel subglabra, magnitudine nunc piperis nunc cannabis nunc sinapis grana aequantia. 

 Flores expansi 3 — 8 mm longi, albi. Fructus cocci magnitudine cerasorum minorum; 

 specierum complurium edules, aurantiaci vel rubri. 



Species 34 -(- 4 mihi ignotae per Africam tropicam et australem insulasque ad- 

 jacentes dispersae, pleraeque imperfecte cognitae. 



Genus fruetu coccato baccato et seminis exarillati testa saepius subossea arete affine generi 

 Sapindus, cujus in Africa vicarium viget, sed saponino destitutum. 



Conspectus specierum. 

 A. Flores majores (aperti longitudine 5 mm superantes, ala- 

 bastra piperis grana aequantia vel superantia). 

 a. Alabastra vestita (sepala interiora tantum ante marginem 

 ciliatum glabra ibique petaloidea rarius töta pilosa, cf. 

 D. molliuscula) . 



aa. Alabastra adpresse pallide subargenteo- vel chryseo- 

 tomentosa; folia subsessilia, rhachi marginata, circ. 

 8-juga; foliola oblonga, subsessilia (sp. nyasana). . . 1. D. marginata. 

 bb. Alabastra chryseo- vel fulvo-serieeo-tomentosa; folia 

 insigniter petiolata! 



ct. Fructus cocci obovoidei (hirsuti, denique glabrati); 

 seminis testa subossea, extus staurenehymatica. 

 aa. Foliorum rhachis nuda. 



1. Foliola ovalia vel oblonga, utrinque obtusa 

 vel subacuta, subsessilia (sp. capensi- 

 mozambicensis) 2. D. oblongifolia. 



2. Foliola late elliptica vel suboblonga, utrin- 

 que obtusa vel subacuta, subtus plerumque 

 purpurascenti-subfusca, petiolulis incrassa- 



tis suffulta (sp. borb.-zanzib.-somalensis) . 3. D. borbonica. 

 ßß. Foliorum rhachis marginata; foliola ex oblongo 

 subeuneata, basi inaequali obtusa petiolulis 



