416 J. W. BEWS. 



They illustrate the tropical nature of the coast belt vegetation 

 and show the connection between tree veld and other coast 

 scrub. 



BixiNE^. — Scolopia zeyheri, tree or shrub (f.), Aberia 

 caffra, shrub or small tree (f.) ; Trimeria grandifolia 

 (in moist places)^ tree (f.). 



PiTTOSPORE^. — Pittosporum viridiflorum (in moist 

 places), tree (f.)- 



Sterculiace^. — Dombeya rotundifolia (o.), D- nata- 

 lensis (o.), shrubs or small trees. 



TiLiACE^. — Grewia caffra (42), shrub or tree (a.); Gr. 

 lasiocarpa, shrub (l.f.) ; Gr. occidentalis (210), shrub (f.). 

 These are often early arrivals after the pioneer tree. 



RuTACE^. — Toddalia Ian ceolata, tree (l.f .) ; Clausena 

 ineequalis (66), tree (f.) ; Xanthoxylon capense, tree 

 (o.). On the whole, these are more characteristic of true 

 forest. 



Ochnacej:. — Ochna arborea, small tree (l.f.); 0. atro- 

 purpurea, shrub (l.f.). 



BuKSERACEJi;. — Commiphora harveyi, tree (f.) ; C. 

 cary^efolia, tree (f.). 



Meliace^. — Ekebergia cap en sis, tree (l.f.). 



CELASTRiNEiE. — Celastrus buxifolius (535), tree (a.), 

 pioneer; C. cordatus, shrub (o.) ; C. undatus, tree (f.) ; 

 Elfeodendron capense, small tree (f .) ; E. croceum, 

 tree (f.) ; E. sphasrophyllum, small tree (f .) ; E. velu- 

 tinuni, tree (o.) ; Putterlickia verrucosa, shrub (f.). 



Rhamne^. — Zizyphus mucronata (-17), tree (La.) ; 

 Scutia commersoni, shrub, tree or climber (l.d.); Helinus 

 ovata, scrambler (f.). 



Ampelide.e. — Vitis cuneif olia and many other species of 

 vine are abundant and characteristic, often half-smothering 

 the pioneer species. (See under " Scrub " for the coast veld 

 species.) 



SapindaceJ']. — Pta3roxylon utile, tree (o.) ; Schmi- 

 delia monophylla, tree (o.) ; S. erosa, shrub (l.f.) ; 

 Hipyjobromus alatus, shrub (f.) ; Bersama lucens {SS), 



