RHODESIAN POLYPETAL. 429 
‘‘A handsome tree of moderate size. The lower branchlets 
droop, as do also the fruit-bearing twigs, so that the berries are 
accessible from below—probably aba not birds, disseminate 
the seed, I suspect nig this cireumstane 
iffers from t n having lateral pee wider apart, being 
‘cae reticulate, veined underneath, and petals 14-2 times, not 
33-4 times longer than calyx. 
sj nee crassinervium Engler in Pl. Marloth. 37, differs in 
several points. The leaves are closer and of a different shape, and 
the petiole is shorter 
oe Hus Wetwirscun Engler, var. ancustirotiota. Foliis subtus 
d ulvo-tomentosis, foliolis oblongis vel angusti-oblongis vel 
shistiyo- ellipticis quam typo angustioribus brevissime apiculatis ; 
paniculis folia superantibus dense fulvo- tomentosis, ramulis se- 
cundariis ——. densifloris, floribus sessilibus. 
Hab uwayo, in flower, Jan., 
Differs fetid type especially in narrower leaflets and longer 
petiole. 
Leaflets 4-6-5 cm. long, 1-16 cm. broad, petiole + 1-5 em. 
long. on 1:5 mm. long 
s also in ra of “leaflets from &. apiculata Engler in Bot. 
Seiabank: xxiv. 502 
R. vittosa L. fil. 
Hab. Buluwayo, Jan., No. 65. Salisbury, July, No. 560. 
R. renuinervis Engler, var. 
Hab. Buluwayo, May 6. 
Has much shorter cafeceees than the type. 
Rhus trifoliolata, sp. nov. Ramulis teretibus glabris vel 
glabriusculis; foliis coriaceis trifoliolatis, petiolo semiterete in- 
Structis, foliolis guste linearibus integerrimis vel undulatis 
concoloribus acutis subtus reticulato-venosis ; paniculis elongatis 
diffusis axillaribus et terminali quam foliis longioribus, ramulis 
gracillimis ; beasteaia ealvis subulatis, pedicellis tenuibus; ala- 
bastris globosis subequilongis ; calycis segmentis bre pence obtusis . 
petalis obtusis quam sepalis paullo longioribus. Drupe desunt. 
uluwayo, in flower, Dec., No. 66. 
Branches terete, glabrous or towards extremities paige 8, 
with a dark reddish ‘brown or subcinereous cortex. 3 tri- 
foliolate, petiolate (petiole 1-1'5 em. long), leaflets ison Ree 
acute, coriaceous, margin undulate, lateral veins ape aby to the 
unassisted eye apparently glabrous, but u a lens seen to be 
finely puberulous, terminal leaflets often 5-6 en em. ies g by + 35 mm. 
jeed, wate leaflets shorter—the 1 sile, 
anicle diffuse, leafy. Flowers — numerous. Sepals short. 
Petals — than the sepals, obtus 1 
to R. Wilmsii Diels, R. actions Engler, and R: Dregeana 
Suites. 
R. wan 
Hab. Baloyo, July, No. 444; May, No. 802; fruit only, 
May, No. 3 
