TEREBINTHACE^E. XVII. Rnus. 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. elongata, Jacq. hort. 

 schocnb. t. 3 15. Flowers yellowish-white. 



Smooth Sumach. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1758. Sh. 7 ft. 



55 R. LA'NCEA (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) leaflets linear, acumi- 

 nated at both ends, and are smooth, as well as the branches, 

 lateral ones diverging in a straight angle ; panicle loose, termi- 

 nal, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. fl. 

 cap. 2. p. 212. 



/.rtMc-e-leafletted Sumach. Clt. 1810. Shrub 10 feet. 



56 R. VIMINA'IIS (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 50.) leaflets linear-lan- 

 ceolate, very long, quite entire, somewhat tapering to the base, 

 and are, as well as the branches, quite smooth ; panicles axillary, 

 shorter than the leaves. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Jacq. hort. schocnb. t. 344. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Green-twiggy Sumach. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1774. Sh. 8 ft. 



57 R. FRA'GRANS (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets 

 linear-lanceolate, mucronate, smooth. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Probably quite distinct from R. rigida. 



Fragrant Sumach. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 



58 R. DENUDA'TA (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets 

 lanceolate-linear, and are smooth, as well as the branches ; 

 panicles capillary, axillary, shorter than the leaves. fy . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Naked Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



59 R. TKIDA'CTYLA (Burch. cat. no. 1667. voy. 1. p. 840.) 

 leaflets smooth, quite entire, linear, very blunt, broadest towards 

 the base ; branches stiff, spreading, unarmed. fj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Thrce-jlngcred-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



* Leaflets toothed, crenate or serrated, more or less downy. 



60 R. PARVIFLORA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 22.) leaflets ob- 

 ovate, crenate-toothcd, somewhat velvety, and are as well as the 

 petioles and branchlets velvety-villous beneath ; middle one 

 much larger than the rest ; panicle terminal, villous. Tj . G. 

 Native of Nipaul. This species is allied to R. atomaria, but 

 the leaves are not entire. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Small-flowered Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



61 R. A'LBIDA (Schousb. muroc. 128.) leaflets wedge-shaped, 

 entire, or somewhat crenated, obtuse, whitish-glaucous, and lepi- 

 doted, smooth ; petioles a little winged ; panicles axillary and 

 terminal. Jj . G. Native of Mogodor. R. albicans, Willd. 

 enum. 325. 



Jt'hitened-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 2 feet. 



62 R. OXYACA'NTHA (Schousb. in act. soc. hafn. p. 71.) leaflets 

 cuneate-obovate, usually entire, middle one longest, hoary on 

 both surfaces, as well as the branches and petioles ; branches un- 

 armed ; racemes axillary and terminal ; flowers probably dioe- 

 cious. Jj . G. Native of Mogodor. R. crataegiforme, Pers. 

 ench. 1 . p. 326. ? This species is perhaps sufficiently distinct 

 from R. dioica and R. alblda. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Sharp-spined Sumach. Clt. 1823. Shrub G feet. 



63 R. SINUA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 222.) leaflets ovate, 

 obtuse, sinuated, villous beneath, as well as the branches ; pani- 

 cles axillary. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Myrica trifoliata, Lin. ex Thunb. ? 



Sinuale-leaftetted Sumach. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



64 R. MYSORE'NSIS ; leaflets obovate, middle one long, all 

 retuse, sinuately-lobed, brown and pubescent beneath. tj . S. 

 Native of Mysore. Racemes panicled, axillary, and terminal. 



Mysore Sumach. Shrub. 



65 R. DIMIDIA'TA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 220.) leaflets sessile, 

 smooth above but villous beneath, obovate, middle one 3-toothed, 

 lateral one dimidiate, sinuately toothed. tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. This species is allied to R. tridentata. 

 Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Dimidiate-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



66 R. TRIDENTA'TA (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) climbing ; leaflets 

 on short petioles, ovate, hoary, serrated ; serratures 3-5 ; tendrils 

 axillary. Tj . w . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 2. p. 220. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Three-toothed-]eafietted Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub cl. 



67 R. DISSE'CTA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 223.) leaflets sharply 

 cut, pinnatifid, smooth above, but clothed with white down 

 beneath ; branches smooth. Pj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Dissected-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



68 R. TOMENTOSA (Lin. spec. 382.) leaflets elliptical, acumi- 

 nated at both ends, coarsely serrated from the middle to the 

 apex, clothed with white down beneath, but smoothish above, 

 as well as the branches ; panicles terminal, downy. ^ . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Comm. hort. amst. 1. t. 92. 

 Pluk. phyt. t. 219. f. 7. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



ZJowny-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1691. Shrub 8 feet. 



69 R. INCI'SA (Lin. fil. suppl. 183.) leaflets obovate, wedge- 

 shaped, obtuse, deeply pinnatifid, clothed with white down be- 

 neath, but pubescent above, as well as the branches ; calyxes 

 downy. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow. 



Incised-\ea\ed Sumach. Clt. 1789. Shrub 6 feet. 



* Leaflets toothed, serrated, smooth, but the petioles 

 and branchlets are sometimes dmvnij. 



70 R. EXC'ISA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 216.) leaflets obovate or 

 somewhat oblong, entire or a little cut, smooth ; branches diva- 

 ricate, smooth. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers and fruit unknown. 



Ct<<-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



71 R. RIGIDA (Mill. diet. no. 14.) leaflets linear, acuminated, 

 smooth, stiff) entire, or with a few acute teeth ; panicles terminal ; 

 branches smooth. Tj G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Burch. cat. no. 2929. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Stiff-\ea\ed Sumach. Clt. 1700. Shrub 6 feet. 



72 R. SERRJEFOLIA (Burch. cat. no. 1697.) leaflets linear, 

 acuminated, elongated, serrated, and are, as well as the branches, 

 smooth ; panicles terminal. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Saw-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



73 R. UNDULA'TA (Jacq. hort. schcenb. t. 346.) leaflets obo- 

 vate, tapering to the base, somewhat serrated, wavy ; panicles 

 axillary, length of leaves. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. Flowers whitish-yellow. 



lt r avy-\eaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



74 R. DIOI'CA (Brouss. in Willd. enum. p. 325.) leaflets ob- 

 ovate, middle one largest, 3-5-toothed, cuneated at the base, 

 smooth ; branches spiny, smooth ; racemes short, axillary ; 

 flowers dioecious, fj . G. Native of Mogodor. R. oxyacantha, 

 Cav. ann. 3. p. 36. R. oxyacanthoides, Dum. Cours. hot. cult, 6. 

 p. 662. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Dioecious Sumach. * Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 feet. 



7.) R. LOBA'TA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 264.) leaflets wedge-shaped 

 at the base, and entire, but furnished with lobe-like teeth at the 

 apex, and are, as well as the branches, smooth ; racemes axil- 

 lary. Tj . G. Native of Teneriffe, in bushy places. This 

 species is sometimes furnished with simple leaves, rising from 

 the axillae of the others. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



ZoZ>/-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 



76 R. EROSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 212.) leaflets lanceolate, 

 erosely-toothed, shining, and are, as well as the branches, quite 

 smooth ; panicles axillary. T? . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers greenish-white. 



Vo,se-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



