PLATE 373. 
Greyia Surserztanpi, Hook & Harv (Fl. Cap. Vol. IT. p. 309). 
Natural Order, SaPINDACEA. 
A moderately sized tree bearing short densely flowered racemes of crimson 
flowers. Bark rough, grey, often split longitudinally. Branches and twigs leafy 
near the end, bare below. I.eaves alternate, simple, petiolate, exstipulate, orbicular 
in general outline, cordate at base, margins crenate, the lobes again finely crenate 
or toothed, glabrous, minutely glandular above, resinous beneath; 2 to 4 imches 
in diameter; petiole 2 to 3 inches long, widened and semiamplexicaul at base. 
Inflorescence racemose at extremities of branches and branchlets. Racemes 2 to 
4 inches long, densely many flowered. Calyx gamosepalous, 5-parted nearly to 
bas’, 2 to 5 lines long, persistent, lobes obtuse, imbricate in sestivation, pedicels 4+ 
inch long, bracteatv at base. Petals 5, oblong, sessile, deciduous, imbricate, thick 
in substance, glossy, bright crimson, ciliolate; 7 to 9 lines long. Stamens in two 
rows, subhvpogynous, those of the outer row 10, abortive, their filaments very 
short, inserted on a fleshy cup, without fertile anthers, but each tipped with a 
peltate gland; those of the inner row 10, separate, fertile, filaments filiform, 1 
ineh long; anthers 2-celled. Ovary superior, deeply 5-furrowed, “formed of 5 
induplicate-valvate carpels,” each |-celled, tapering gradually to a subulate style; 
stigma minutely 5-toothed. (Capsule membranous, 5-lobed, almost separating into 
5 follicles. Seeds numerous, minute. 
Habitat: Natat: Rocky mountainous situations, 2,000 to 6,000 feet alt. 
Sutherlund ; Inanda, 2,000 feet alt. August, Wood, 987; Liddesdale, near Howick, 
4-5,000 feet alt., Wood; Van Reenen, 5-6,000 feet alt., December, Wood. 
The genus Greyia was first established on the above described species, and 
named in honour of Sir George Grey, and of Dr. Sutherland, who was the first to 
send Home specimens of the tree; since that time two other species have been 
established, viz., G. Flanagant from Cape Colony and Transvaal, and G. Badikoferi 
from Transvaal. G. Sutherlandi when first described by Professor Harvey was 
provisionally placed in the Order Saxifragacexw, but has since been removed to 
Sapindaceew ; it is the first plant figured and described in Professor Harvey’s 
Thesaurus Capensis, and he says “the foliage is not unlike that of a Ribes or of 
the scarlet Pelargoniums,” and some years ago the leaves were sent to me for 
identification as those of a large Geranium! ‘The tree in the upper districts 
reaches to 20 feet, or more in height, and when in flower is a very conspicuous 
object, but at lower altitudes it is usually but a large shrub, but bears its hand- 
some flowers in profusion. The wood is said by Fourcade to be light, soft, very 
weak, pale pink tinged with brown, and to be used by the natives for carving, but 
is of little value. Kafir name in-Dalu. 
Fig. 1, a flower; 2, staminal cup, showing perfect and imperfect stamens; 3, 
portion of stamen; 4, ovary; 5, portion of style with stigma; 6, capsule ; except 
fig. 1, all enlarged. 
