121. PLUM BAGINACEAE— 122. SAPOTACEAE. IS5. 



2. huttoni Harv. Maritzburg. 



huttoni var nummularia Harv. Zululand. 



3. pumila var natalemis Knuth. Coastbelt to Inanda. 

 3. SAMOLUS L. 



1. valerandi L. Coastbelt to Inanda. 



2. poroaus Thb. Common along seashore. 



FAMILY 121— PLUMBAGINACEAE. 



Herbs, undershrubs or shrubs (climbing). Leaves simple, al- 

 ternate or radical. Flowers 5 merous, hermaphrodite. Petals 

 united. Stamens as many as and opposite petals. Ovary superior 

 1 celled. Ovule 1 pendulous from an erect basal funicle. Styles 

 or style branches 5. Endosperm mealy. 1 genus 2 species. 

 PLUMBAGO L. "Matshletshshele." 



1. capensis Thb. Coast and Midlands and Thorn veld. 



Common. 



2. zeylanica L. Weenen County. Doubtful. 



FAMILY 122— SAPOTACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs usually with milky juice. Leaves alternate, 

 entire, exstipulate. Flowers 4 — 8 merous, axillary, regular, herma- 

 phrodite. Petals united below. Stamens on corolla as many as 

 and opposite petals or more. Ovary superior, 2 — many celled. 

 Ovules 1 in each cell. Style 1. Fruit a berry. Endosperm little 

 •r none. 3 genera I4 species. 



1. Staminodes 0. 1 CHRYSOPHYLLUM. 

 Stamens alternating with staminodes. 2. 



2. Calyx lobes 5, rarely 6, in 1 series. Petals without appendages. 



2 SIDEROXYLON. 



Calyx lobes 6 — 8 in 2 series. Petals with 2 — 1 minute dorsal 



appendages. 3 MIMUSOPS. 



1. CHRYSOPHYLLUM L. 



1. natalense Sond. Coastbelt and Lower Midlands. Com- 



mon. Tree. "Tungagazane.'' 



2. viridifolium Wood & Franks. Berea, Durban. Tree. 



2. SIDEROXYLON L. "umGqwashu." "umHlala." "umNweba." 



inerme L. Coast and Midland forests. 



3. MIMUSOPS L. 



1. discolor Hartog. Coastbelt. Common. 



2. natalensis Engl. Inanda. Coastbelt. 



3. woodii Engl. Inanda. 



4. caffra E.M. Dominant in much of the coast sand dune 



bush. "umHayihayi" or "umYakayi." 



5. marginata N.E.Br. Coastbelt. 

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