i». SALICACEAE— 31. ULMACEAE. 1g. 



1, basal straight. Fruit a berry. Seeds endospermic. 2 genera 

 5 species. 

 1. Stigmas 2—3. Shrubs or undershrubs. 1 PIPER. 



Stigma 1. Herbs. - 2 PEPEROMIA. 



1. PIPER L. "Hlolane." "uPogwana." 



1. capense L. Common in coast and Midland bush. 



2. borbonense CDC. 



2. PEPEROMIA. Ruiz & Pav. 



1. reflexa A. Dietr. Common coast to Drakensberg, usually 



on trees. 

 reflexa var capensis CDC. 



2. arabica Decsne. Coastbelt. 



3. retusa A. Dietr. Upper districts. 



FAMILY 29— SALICACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, stipulate. Flowers in 

 catkins, dioecious. Perianth 0. Disc cup shaped or reduced to 

 1 or more scales. Stamens 2 or more. Ovary 1 celled with 2 or 

 more parietal placentas. Ovules inverted. Stigmas 2 — 4. Fruit 

 capsular. Seeds exendospermic, with basal tuft of hairs. 1 genus 

 1 species. 

 SALIX L. 



woodii Seem. Near Colenso, 3-4,000 ft. ''umZezana.'' 



FAMILY 30— MYRICACEAE. 



Trees, shrubs or undershrubs. Leaves simple, exstipulate. 

 Flowers in spikes, unisexual. Perianth 0. Bracteoles' 2 — 6. 

 Stamens 2 — 12, usually 4. Ovary 1 celled. Ovule 1, erect straight. 

 Styles 2. Fruit a drupe. Seeds exendospermic. 1 genus 2 species. 



MYRICA L. 



1. conifera Burm.f. (aethiopica L.) Coast and Midlands. 



Along streams. 



2. sp. Drakensberg. 



FAMILY 31— ULMACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually 3 nerved 

 at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth of 

 4 — 5 segments. Stamens 4 — 5 opposite P. segments. Ovary su- 

 perior, 1 celled. Ovule 1 pendulous inverted. Stigmas 2. Fruit 

 a nut or drupe. Seed exendospermic or with a little endosperm. 

 3 genera S species. 

 1. Stipules united, sheathing the buds. Spiny shrub. 



3 CHAETACME. 

 Stipules free. Spineless. 2. 



