PLATE 373. 



GREYIA SUTHERLAND:, Hook & Harv (Fl. Cap. Vol. II. p. 309). 

 Natural Order, 



A moderately sized tree bearing short, densely flowered racemes of crimson 

 flowers. Bark rough, grey, often split longitudinally. Branches and twigs leafy 

 near the end, bare below. Leaves alternate, simple, petiolate, exstipulate, orbicular 

 in general outline, cordate at base, margins crenate, the lobes again finely crenate 

 or toothed, glabrous, minutely glandular above, resinous beneath ; 2 to 4 inches 

 in diameter; petiole 2 to 3 inches long, widened and semiamplexicaul at base. 

 Inflorescence racemose at extremities of branches and branchlets. Racemes 2 to 



4 inches long, densely many flowered. Calyx gamosepalous, 5-parted nearly to 

 baS' j , 2 to 3 lines long, persistent, lobes obtuse, imbricate in aestivation, pedicels \ 

 inch long, bracteatt- at base. Petals 5, oblong, sessile, deciduous, imbricate, thick 

 in substance, glossy, bright crimson, ciliolate ; 7 to 9 lines long. Stamens in two 

 rows, sulihypogynous, those of the outer row 10, abortive, their filaments very 

 short, inserted on a fleshy cup, without fertile anthers, but each tipped with a 

 peltate gland; those of the inner row 10, separate, fertile, filaments filiform, 1 

 inch long; anthers 2-celled. Ovary superior, deeply 5-furrowed, "formed of 5 

 in du plicate- valvate carpels," each 1 -celled, tapering gradually to a subulate style;' 

 stigma minutely 5-tootned. Capsule membranous, 5-lobed, almost separating into 



5 follicles Seeds numerous, minute. 



Habitat : NATAL : Rocky mountainous situations, 2,000 to 6,000 feet alt. 

 Sutherland; Inanda, 2,000 feet alt. August, Wood, 987; Liddesdale, near Howick, 

 4-5,000 feet alt., Wood ; Van Reenen, 5-6,000 feet alt., December, Wood. 



The genus Greyia was first established on the above described species, and 

 named in honour of Sir George Grey, and of Dr. Sutherland, who was the first to 

 send Home specimens of the tree ; since that time two other species have been 

 established, viz., G. Flanagani from Cape Colony and Transvaal, and G. Badikofr.ri 

 from Transvaal, fr. Sutherlandi when first described by Professor Harvey was 

 provisionally placed in the Order Saxifragaceas, but has since been removed to 

 Sapindacea? ; it is the first plant figured and described in Professor Harvey's 

 Thesaurus Capensis, and he says " the foliage is not unlike that of a Ribes or of 

 the scarlet Pelargoniums," and some years ago the leaves were sent to me for 

 identification as those of a large Geranium ! The tree in the upper districts 

 reaches to 20 feet or more in height, and when in flower is a very conspicuous 

 object, but at lower altitudes it is usually but a large shrub, but bears its hand- 

 some flowers in profusion. The wood is said by Fourcade to be light, soft, very 

 weak, pale pink tinged with brown, and to be used by the natives for caiving, but 

 is of little value. Kafir name in-Dalu. 



Fig. 1, a flower ; 2, staminal cup, showing perfect and imperfect stamens ; 3, 

 portion of stamen ; 4, ovary ; 5, portion of style with stigma ; 6, capsule ; except 

 fig. 1, all enlarged. 



