M. STERCULIACEAE 1». 



5. diversifolius Jacq. Coastbelt and Zululand. 



6. furcatus Roxb. Near Stanger, ISOft. 



7. gossypinus Thb. Coast and Midlands. Around bush. 



8. leiospermus Harv. Van Reenen. Draknsberg. 



9. malacospermus E.M. Weenen and Drakensberg. 



10. micranthus L. Greytown. 



11. natalitius Harv. Coastbelt, rare. 



\2. pedunculatus Cav. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



13. physaloides G. & P. Coastbelt weed. 



14. pusillus Thb. Coastbelt, Midlands, and Zululand. 



15. ricinifolius E.M. Midlands. 



16. saxatilis Wood & Evans. Drakensberg, S-6,000 ft. 



17. surrattensis L. Coast and Midlands. "inCathucathu."' 



18. tiliaceus L. Around seacoast, lagoons. Common, "urn- 



Lolo." 



19. trionum L. Common all over. Weed. 



trionum var hispidus. Drakensberg. Moist places. 

 trionum var hastaefolius. Inanda, 2,000 ft. 



20. verrucosus G. & P. Ifafa, 1,800 ft. 



8. CIENFUEGOSIA Cav. (Fugosia Juss.) 



gerrardi (Harv.) Camperdown. 



9. THESPESIA Corr. 



1. rehmanni Szysz. Ladysmith. Doubtful. 



2. populnea Cav. Zululand. 



FAMILY 98— STERCULIACEAE. 



Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, stipulate. Sepals 

 4 — 7, more or less united. Petals 5 or 0. Stamens 5 or more. 

 Filaments more or less united. Anthers 2 celled. Ovary su- 

 perior 4 — 10, rarely 1 celled, or apocarpous. Ovules inverted, 

 usually 2 or more to each carpel. Seeds usually endospermic. 

 5 genera. 36 species. 



1. Flowers unisexual, without a corolla. 1 COLA. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite or polygamous, with a corolla. 2. 



2. Stamens 5. Staminodes minute or wanting. 3. 



Stamens 10 or more, or if 5, then alternating with long 



staminodes. 4. 



3. Filaments free. Ovary 5 celled. 2 HERMANNIA. 

 Filaments united below. Ovary 1 celled. 



3 WALTHERIA. 



4. Fertile stamens 5. 4 MELHANIA. 

 Fertile stamens 10 or more. 5 DOMBEYA. 



1. COLA Schott. "iliTenenende." 



natalensis Oliv. Coastbelt. Tree. 



2. HERMANNIA L. (including Mahernia L.) 



1. cristata Bolus. Upper districts. Common. 



