438 !XLV. ANACARDIACl:^ (OLIVER). [RJlUS. 



Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Dr. Kirk ! 



Var. Schimperi (Hochst. PI. Schimp, Abyss, n. 218^). Panicles confluent, leafy towards 

 the ends of the branches. 



Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



A specimen allied to this species, from the '* Red Sea " {Nimmo), in fruit, is in the Kew 

 herbarium. 



Occurs also at Natal. 



Rhus glaucum, Hochst. We have an imperfect specimen so labelled, collected in Abys- 

 sinia by Dillon and Petit. It is doubtfully distinct from R. glaucescens. 



4. R. retinorrhaea, Steud. in PI. ScJiimp. Abyss, n. 1627. Tree or shrub, 

 wholly glabrous. Leaves 3-foliolate, firmly membranous or thinly coriaceous ; 

 leaflets oval- or linear-lanceolate, more or less (often finely) acuminate, nar- 

 rowed at the base and usually distinctly petiolulate, entire or" obscurely den- 

 ticulate ; lateral nervures rather prominent above when dry, slightly or not 

 at all paler beneath ; median leaflet from 2-6 in. long, \-\ in. broad ; petiole 

 1^-2 in. Flowers pedicellate, in axillary or terminal, moderately lax, many- 

 flowered panicles usually much shorter than the leaves. Petals elliptical, 

 twice as long as the small roundish-ovate calyx-lobes. Fruit with shining, 

 thin, coriaceous epicarp, about 1^2 lines in diam. — R. viminale, Rich. Fl. 

 Abyss, i. 142. 



Nile Land. Mountains of Abyssinia, ScJumper ! and others. 



5. R. glutinosa^ Hochst. ; Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 144. Wholly glabrous 

 or the young shoots and panicles puberulous. Leaves 3-foliolate, rather 

 coriaceous ; leaflets oval or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse and mucronate or acute, 

 scarcely or not at all acuminate in our specimens, narrowed to the base ; 

 midrib beneath glabrous or minutely pubescent; 3-6 in. long, 1^-2 in. 

 broad ; petiole 1^—2^ in. Panicles rather dense, axillary, usually shorter than 

 or not exceeding the petioles, or terminal and rather longer. Pedicels shorter 

 than or equalling the flowers. Petals roundish or broadly elliptical, about 

 twice as long as the ovate calyx-lobes. Fruit nearly \ in. in diam. 



Nile Iiand. Mountains of Abyssinia, Schimper ! Billon and Petit ! 



R. Fetitiamim^ Rich. 1. c. 144, known to me ouly by description, must be very near to 

 this plant, if, indeed, specifically distinct. 



6. R. vixninalis, Vahl ; BC. Prod. ii. 70. Wholly glabrous. Leaves 

 coriaceous, 3-foliolate ; leaflets elongate-linear-lanceolate, mucronate, but 

 usually scarcely acute, narrowed to the base, subsessile or scarcely petiolulate, 

 entire, reticulate above, distinctly paler beneath, usually 3-6 in. long, \-^ in. 

 broad ; petiole f-l|- in. Flowers small, on short slender pedicels, in axil- 

 lary panicles shorter than or exceeding the petioles, occasionally terminal and 

 rather longer. Fruit as in R. ret'morrhaa, 2-3 lines in diam. when dry. 



South Central. Highlands of Batoka country, Dr. Kirk ! 



Dr. Kirk says the fruit is eaten. Rhus viminale of Richard in ' Flora Abyssinica,' I re- 

 fer to R. retinorrhaa. 



7. R. abyssinica, Hochst. hi Schimp. PI. Abyss. Branches tomentose 

 or shortly pilose. Leaves 3-foliolate ; median leaflet oblanceolate or oval, 



