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Rhus mollis

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Name

Identification
Rhus mollis Kunth [family ANACARDIACEAE ] Schinus latifolius (Gillies ex Lindl.) Engl. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] (stored under name); Schinus montanus Engl. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] Verified by Muñoz, J.D., Litrea molle Gay [family ANACARDIACEAE ] Verified by Muñoz, J.D.,
Related name
  • Schinus latifolius
  • Rhus dentata
  • Rhus mollis
  • Schinus montanus
  • Rhus parvifolia
  • Litrea molle

Flora

Entry for RHUS parvifolia Harv. [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 1, page 502, (1894) Author: (By W. SONDER.)
Names
RHUS parvifolia Harv. [family ANACARDIACEAE], in Hb., T.C.D.
RHUS mollis E. Meyer [family ANACARDIACEAE], non H. B. Kth.
Information
villous, branchlets short; leaves petiolate; leaflets sessile, obovate or elliptic, wedge-shaped, 3–7 dentate at the point, teeth mucronulate; panicles axillary, and terminal, short, of the length of the leaves or a little longer; calyx villous. A small shrub. Flowering branches 1–2 inches, the sterile ones longer and more yellowish. Petioles in the sterile branches 1/2–1 inch long, with leaves of the same length, and 6–10 lines wide; petioles in the flowering branches 2–3 lines long, with greenish leaves 3–5 lines long, 3–4 lines wide. Panicles pauciflowered, about 1/2 inch long; pedicels capillary, 1/2–1 line long. Petals white, twice as long as the calyx.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Buffelrivier, 1–2000 f. Drege! Near Port Natal, 3–4000 f. Dr. Sutherland. Jan. (Herb. E. Mey., T.C.D., Sond.)

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