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206. CELTIS. Trees, large trees or shrubs, mostly deciduous, with alternate, 3-nerved, simple, often oblique, serrate leaves ; free deciduous stipules, axillary inflorescence, 
and polygamous dimorphous flowers, either male or hermaphrodite. Flowers axillary, solitary or clustered or in small cymes, with scarious deciduous bracts at the 
axil ; 4-5 merous : the perianth-segments scarious, greenish, white or pinkish ; the stamens nearly as large, present in all flowers, with short filaments ; the ovary 
sessile, and either perfect or variously reduced, down to a tuft of bristles. Stigmas 2, fleshy-papillose, deciduous ; ovule pendulous ; drupe small, ovoid, longer 
stalked than the flowers, somewhat fleshy, with a hard stone. Perianth not present with the fruit. Widely distributed through tropical and sub-tropical regions ; 
exceedingly variable under local conditions, consequently described in many and overlapping species. The local species have no spines. 
C. Kraussiana, Bernh. Vern. names — 4, 6, 13, 15, Umvumvu ; 10, Namele. An exceedingly variable deciduous tree with watery sap. Leaves varying from 2-10 c m. 
long, usually rounded or tapering at the base, 3-nerved, strongly serrate somewhat acuminate, often more or less oblique at the base, and with alternate but not 
regularly distichous arrangement. Flowers usually on 1 -flowered peduncles in clusters, or in small caducous-bracted cymes. Male flowers almost sessile; female 
on peduncles 1 c.m. long, lengthening to 2^5 c.m. when in fruit. Flowers usually 4-merous ; all the flowers have stamens, but few have perfect pistils. Perianth 
cut to the base, the segments concave, obtuse, ciliated ; 2 are compressed, keeled, and strongly imbricating the others in bud. Stamens very large, sub-exserted, 
placed in front of the perianth segments on the margin of a tomentose disc ; those of the female flowers sometimes on very short filaments. Ovary ovate-pointed, 
densely pilose, with 2 spreading rather fleshy hairy papillose deciduous stigmas, stigmatose on the inner surface ; imperfect pistils variously reduced. Drupe 5-8 
c.m. diameter, ovoid, yellow or red when ripe, destitute of perianth. Stipules 5 m.m. long, free, membranous, obtuse, caducous, and, like the twigs and young 
parts, usually silky pubescent. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Abyssinia, and is present but scarce, throughout the Province. A fine tree was seen in flower 
at Malaissa, between Inharreme and Kumbana. 
Plate XCVI. C. 1, Leaf-branch ; 2, Fertile flower, x 5 ; 3, Male flower, x 5 ; 4, Fruit. 
C. (?) lactea. (New species.) 1 Vern. name — 6, Indulu. A tree 10-15 metres high and with stem 60 c.m. diameter , the bark containing thin milky juice which flows 
freely. Leaves alternate, stipulate, petiolate, ovate or elliptical-acuminate, rounded or tapering a little at the base, distinctly 3-nerved from the base, 10-15 c - ni - 
long, 4-6 c.m. wide, glabrous on both surfaces, crenate-serrate, and of firm texture. Stipules caducous, 1-2 c.m. long, lanceolate. Flower and fruit not seen. This 
tree corresponds closely in leaf formation with Celtis and Trema, but is 3-veined and has milky juice. It is placed in Celtis provisionally owing to the general 
resemblance, but will probably prove to be a Ficus though very unlike that genus. Frequent in M’Chopcs. A fine tree overhangs the gaol entrance at Quisico. 
Sim 5299. 
Plate XCVI. B. x, Leaf; 2, Point of branch, showing stipules. 
207. MILICIA. (New genus.) 3 Dioecious. Female inflorescence a congested spike, globose or cylindrical, many-flowered, each flower with 4 inferior free perianth-segments 
and a i-ovuled carpel crowned by 1 long linear style, and with or without another abortive style. Male inflorescence not seen in good order in M. africana and not 
seen in M. spinosa. A large tree and a scandent shrub, with thin milky juice ; simple, alternate, petiolate leaves, stipulate in M. africana. Named after Senhor 
Milicia, Administratador of Magenja da Costa, through whose kind assistance I was enabled to make a close inspection of the huge forest of which his district 
consists. 
M. africana. (New species)3 Vern. names — 6, Intuli or i-thule ; 10, Magundo. The largest indigenous tree in the forests north of the Limpopo (tropical and extra 
tropical), with fine clean whitish stems 60-1S0 c.m. in diameter and 20-40 metres high. Branches unarmed, sap milky. Leaves 12-20 c.m. long, 7-12 c.m. wide, 
leathery, elliptical from a cordate base, bluntly pointed, softly pubescent on the under surface and with pinnate venation. Petiole 2 ‘5-5 c.m. long ; stipules 2 c.m. 
long on active shoots, very short on others, caducous. Fertile inflorescence 4-6 c.m. long, 1 c.m. diameter, undivided and resembling a mulberry, the 4 perianth- 
segments clavate, pubescent outwardly and ultimately somewhat succulent. Ovary superior, sessile, i-ovuled, crowned by a tuft of hairs (an abortive style ?) and a long 
1 Celtis (?) lactea. (Sp. nov.) Arbor 10-15 m. alta, cauli 60 c.m. diam., e cortice succo lacteo tenui copioso effluentc ; foliis allernis, petiolatis, ovatis vcl clliptico-ncuminalis, 3-nerviis, to-15c.n1. 
longis, 4 6 c.m. latis, glabris, crenato-serratis, firmis ; stipulis caducis, 1-2 c.m. longis, lanceolatis ; floribus ct fruclibus hand visis. Frequcns in M’Chopcs. Sim 5299. Tab. XCVI. II. 
3 MILICIA. (Gen. nov.) Dioica ; inflorescentiae feminere floribus multis confertis in spica globosa vel cylindrica dispositis ; perianlhii scgmcnlis 4 liberis, hypogynis ; pistilli stylo longo lineari 
apicali, nonnunquam praeterea stylo aboitivo ; ovulo unico. Arbor grandis et frulex scandcns ; succo laclescenle fluido ; foliis indivisis, altcrnis, petiolatis. 
3 Milicia africana. (Sp. nov.) Arbor grandis, 20-40 m. alta ; cauli mundo albescente, 60-180 c.m. diam. ; foliis coriaceis, clliptico-cordatis, subaculis, pagina infcriorc pubesccntin molli obtccta, venis 
pinnatis ; peliolo 25-5 c.m. longo; stipulis caducis brevibus, vel surculorum 2 c.m. longis; inflorescentia feminea 4-6 c.m. longa, 1 c.m. lata, moro simili ; periantbii scgmcnlis clavatis, cxlus pubescentibus, 
poslremo subcarnosis ; staminibus nullis ; ovario libero, ovulo unico. Inharreme (extra-trop.) ; frequentior in silvis per Magenja da Costa et Nhamacurra. Sim 5386. Tab. LXXII. 
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