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RUTACEiE. IX. DIOSMA. 



of Good Hope. D. pinifolia, Fisch. D. decussata, Lam. 2. p. 

 283. ? D. rigidulum, Willd. ? Hartogia succulenta, Berg. cap. 

 Pluk. t. 279. f. 4. Comm. rar. t. 1. and Seb. thes. 2. t. 40. 

 f. 5. Flowers white. 



Succulent Diosma. Fl. April, June. Shrub 2 feet. 



2 D. OPPOSITIFOLIA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 132.) leaves oppo- 

 site, trigonal, blunt, fringed ; corymbs terminal, few-flowered. 

 \l . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lin. spec. 286. 



Flowers white. 



Opposite-leaved Diosma. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



3 D. RECU'RVA (Nees in Schlecht. Linnasa. 5. p. 51.) smooth, 

 erect, branched ; branches very leafy ; flowers dichotomous, 

 rarely somewhat umbellate or cymose, sessile ; leaves nearly op- 

 posite, linear-lanceolate, recurved at, the apex, almost sessile, 

 flat above, but convex beneath, glandular on the margins and 

 mid-rib beneath ; petals and filaments smooth. Jj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small. Petals ovate, con- 

 cave, erect, twice the length of the calyx. Stamens length of 

 calyx ; sterile stamens opposite the petals. 



Recurved-\ea.ve& Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



* * Flowers sub-corymbose. Leaves scattered. 



4 D. PECTIN A'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 127.) leaves scattered, 

 trigonal, acute, dotted, ciliated, spreading ; corymbs terminal, 

 few-flowered ; branclilets pubescent. J? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Pectinated Diosma. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



5 D. SUBULA'TA (Wendl. coll. 1. p. 31. t. 8.) leaves scattered, 

 linear, keeled, acuminated, fringed, erect, sometimes opposite ; 

 corymbs terminal, few-flowered. J; . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Petals bluish, shorter than the acute calyx. 



Subulate-]eaved Diosma. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1812. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



6 D. ASPALATIIOIDES (Lam. diet. 2. p. 286.) leaves scattered, 

 trigonal, linear, erect, ending at the apex in a hooked point, 

 smooth, dotted beneath ; peduncles and calyxes quite smooth ; 

 flowers usually corymbose. >> . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. D. glabrata, Meyer. Flowers white. 



Aspalatlius-like Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 D. HIRSU'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 128.) leaves scattered, 

 linear, keeled, mucronate, villous ; branches .and calyxes 

 hairy ; peduncles terminal, 1-flowered, sub-corymbose. fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Wendl. coll. 1. t. 27 

 Comm. rar. t. 3. Flowers white, with a bluish or pinkish 

 tinge. 



Hairy Diosma. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1731. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



8 D. VIRGA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 129.) leaves scattered, 

 trigonal, obtuse, dotted, smooth ; flowers somewhat racemose, 

 fastigiate. \i . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 white, smooth. 



Twiggy Diosma. Fl. March, Ju. Clt, 1820. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



9 D. RU'BRA (Lin. spec. 287.) leaves scattered, linear, keeled, 

 mucronate, smooth, fringed at the base, bifariously dotted be- 

 neath ; flowers terminal, somewhat umbellate ; calyxes fringed ; 

 carpels with straight horns. 17. G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Ker. hot. reg. t. 563. D. ericifolia, Andr. hot. 

 rep. t. 451 Mill. fig. t. 125. f. 1. ? Comm. rar. t. 2. Calyxes 

 reddish. Petals white. The leaves when bruised emit a strong 

 balsamic scent, as well as all the other species. 



tft-d-calyxed Diosma. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1752. Shrub 1 

 to 4 feet. 



10 D. AMBI'GUA (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 461.) leaves scattered, 

 linear, pointed, keeled, fringed, erectish ; flowers sub-corym- 

 bose ; peduncles short, pubescent ; horns of carpels spreading, 



a little recurved. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers -white. 



Ambiguous Diosma. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



11 D. LONGIFOLIA (Wendl. coll. l.p. 61. t. 19.) leaves scat- 

 tered, linear, pointed, long, smooth, glandular, spreading, 

 fringed ; corymbs terminal, few-flowered ; horns of carpels 

 hooked. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. D. rubra, 

 Lam. diet. Flowers white, tinged with blue. 



Long-leaved Diosma. Fl. May, June. Clt. ? Shrub 1 to 3 ft. 



12 D. TENUIFOLIA (Willd. enum. p. 258.) leaves linear, keeled, 

 mucronate, ciliated; peduncles 1-2-flowered, corymbose, ter- 

 minal. 17.6. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. D. linifolia, 

 Hort. Flowers white. 



Fine-leaved Diosma. Fl. April, June. Clt. ? Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



13 D. UMBEHA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 133.) leaves scat- 

 tered, trigonal, obtuse, dotted, ciliated ; umbels many-flowered, 

 terminal. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Peduncles 

 purple. Corolla white. 



Umbellate Diosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



14 D. TENUI'SSIMA (Lodd. in Link, enum. 1. p. 257.) leaves 

 scattered, somewhat triquetrous, smooth, remotish, scarcely 2 

 lines long ; flowers sub-corymbose ? Jj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Very slender Diosma. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



15 D. THYOIDES (Willd. in Roam, et Schult. syst. 5. p. 462.) 

 leaves scattered, linear, smooth, close-pressed ; branches whorled ; 

 flowers terminal, umbellate ; peduncles pubescent. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Cupressus-like Diosma. Shrub 2 feet. 



16 D. PARVIFLORA (Willd. in Rcem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 

 462.) leaves scattered, awl-shaped, triquetrous, acute, smooth ; 

 flowers in terminal umbels ; pedicels pubescent. ^ . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers small, white. 



Small-flowered Diosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



* * Flowers stalked, usually solitary. 



17 D. USTULA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 132.) leaves ovate, 

 trigonal, umbricated, smooth ; flowers terminal, solitary. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves covered with dark 

 dots above. Flowers white. 



Z)ar&-dotted Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



1 8 D. sc A V BRA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 283.) leaves opposite, decussate, 

 linear, keeled, scabrous, fringed, with a recurved point ; pedun- 

 cles twin, 1 -flowered, terminal. T? . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Scabrous Diosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



19 D. ERICOIDES (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 130.) leaves crowded, 

 trigonal, blunt, smooth, dotted ; flowers terminal, usually soli- 

 tary. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sims, bot. 

 mag. t. 2332. Mill. fig. t. 124. f. 2. Pluk. alma. t. 179. f. 3. 

 Flowers small, white, with a tinge of red on the upper surface. 

 The leaves emit a strong penetrating smell when bruised. The 

 Hottentots use the leaves of this and other species to scent 

 their ointments. It is a low bushy shrub. 



Heath-like Diosma. Fl. Feb. Jul. Clt. 1756. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



20 D. LINEA'RIS (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 136.) leaves opposite, 

 linear, obtuse, spreading ; branches and pedicels smooth ; flowers 

 terminal, usually solitary. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers white ? 



Zinear-leaved Diosma. Fl. Mar. July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



* * * * Flowers almost sessile. 



,71 D. MEYERIA'NA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 783.) leaves crowded, 

 linear, pointed, upright, pressed, with scabrous edges ; flowers 





