Sapium. 247 



Var. ß. lineolatum Pax n. var. — Cocci tenuiter lineis rectis, anastomosantibus, 

 impressis, a margine coccorum ad medium oblique descendentibus ornati. Semina brunnea. 

 Kasai (Sapin!). 

 Nota. Fructibus ignotis S. xylocarpum forte a S. eornuto vix rite distinguendum est. 



82. S. oblongifolium (Müll. Arg.) Pax in Engler's Bot. .Tahrb. XIX. (1894) 114; 

 Th. et H. Durand, Syll. congol. (1910) 500 ex parte. — Excoecaria oblongifolia MüW. 

 Arg. in Journ. Bot. H. (1864) 337; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1214; Hie'rn, 

 Gat. Afi". pl. IV. (1900) 986. — Suffrutex fere V2 ^ altus; caules e caudice lignoso ± 

 numerosi, erecti, basi divisi vel eramosi, superne vix ramosi, cum omnibus partibus 

 glabri. Petiolus 3 — 5 mm longus ; limbus 5 — 8 cm longus, 17 — 30 mm latus, oblongo- 

 eilipticus, breviter acuminatus, basi obtusus, utraque pagina dense reticulato-venosus, 

 coriaceus, margine subspinuloso-denticulatus. Racemi terminales, 4 — 6 cm longi; bracteae 

 late trianguläres, subulato-acuminatae, eglandulosae, (J' 5 — 1-florae; pedicelli (^ caljcem 

 bis, Q pluries superantes. Calyx (^ \ mm longus; sepala Q late triangularia, acutis- 

 sima, basi utrinque nunc glandula, nunc lacinula libera aucta; styli subliberi; ovarium 

 dorso carpidiorum alato-6-appendiculatum, glabrum. Capsula 1 2 mm longa et totidem 

 diametro bene aequans, globosa, tridyma, demum parvule 6-appendiculata. Semina 

 laevia. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Angola, Loanda, Pungo Andongo, sandige 

 Dickichte bei Luxillo (Welwitsch n. 375). 



Nota. Species, quam non vidimus, liabitu suffrutlcoso a proximo S. eornuto distal; in- 

 super bracteae (5 a cl. Müller Arg. eglandulosae describuntur. 



83. S. snffraticosum Pax in Baum, Kunene Sambesi-Exped. (1903) 284. — 

 Suffrutex ad 20 cm altus; caules basi ramosi, superne simplices vel vix ramosi, cum 

 omnibus partibus glabri, verisimiliter e caudice lignoso Orientes. Petiolus 4 — 7 mm 

 longus; limbus 4 — 7 cm longus, 1^/3 — 4 cm latus, lanceolatus vel ovato-lanceolatus, 

 basi obtusus vel subcordatus, obtusus vel obtuse acutatus, integer vel vix denticulatus, 

 membranaceus, subtus pallidior, utrinque reticulato-venosus, opacus, prope basin subtus 

 utrinque 1-glandulosus; stipulae filiformes, 4 mm longae. Racemi 3 — 5 cm longi, basi 

 florem Q unicum gereutes, celerum rj^; bracteae rf 3-lobae, denticulatae, 3 — 5-florae; 

 lobus medius triangularis, acutus, laterales minores, inflexi, utrinque 1 — 2-glandulosi; 

 bracteae Q 3-partitae; lobus medius lateralibus multo longior, acuminatus, laterales 

 glandulis 2, parvulis instructi; flores rf breviter capillaceo-pedicellati ; pedicellus Q 2 — 

 4 mm longus. Calyx (^ irregulariter 3-lobus, denticulatus; sepala Q 3, denticulata, 

 inter sinus glandulis i — 2 vel lacinula parva, glanduhgera aucta; stamina 3; ovarium 

 glabrum, grosse aliformi-6-appendiculatum: styli basi in columnam brevem connati. 

 Fructus ignoti. — Fig. 47. 



Südafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Benguela, am Nambali (Maramba), 

 1250 m, Waldrand, auf Sandboden (Baum n. 257 !j; Angola, Lunda, Malange 

 (Gossweiler n. 986!). 



8 4. S. faradianense (Beille) Pax. — Excoecaria faradianensis BeiWe in Bull. Soc. 

 bot. France LVII. (|910) 128. — Suffrutex; caules e caudice lignoso ztz numerosi, 

 erecti, simplices vel superne vix ramosi; ramuli subherbacei, cum omnibus partibus 

 glabri. Petiolus 1 — 5 mm longus; limbus 2V2 — 3 cm longus, 14 — 16 mm latus, viridi- 

 cinereus, lanceolato-ellipticus, apice obtusus, basi breviter attenuatus, subspinuloso-den- 

 ticulatus; nervi subtus vix prominentes; stipulae 1 mm longae, lineari- trianguläres. 

 Racemi terminales, 4 — 6 cm longi, basi flores Q 1 — 2 gereutes, deinde q', multiflori; 

 bracteae utriusque sexus 1-florae, lanceolatae, basi glandulis pedicellatis ornatae. Calyx (j^ 

 3-partitus, lobi lanceolato-triangulares, sublaciniati; sepala ^ 3, late triangularia, basi 

 eglandulosa; stamina 2 — 3; styli 3, subliberi. Capsula nondum matura 8 mm diametiens, 

 globosa, dura, fusca, dorso coccorum appendiculata. Semina ovoideo-cylindrica, luteola. 



Nordafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Oberes Nigergebiet, Faradiana, über- 

 schwemmte Orte (Chevalier n. 610); zwischen Karokaro und Niana (Chevalier 

 n. 2611). 



