154 



flowing from Pisangkop, "a fine tree, one seed in each berry," 



This 

 for its 



Nelson, 3t> ; Shilouvane, Colline, tree 3-6 m., Junod, 082. 

 is the "M'Tsevrie" of the Zoutpansberg, celebrated \ 

 durable, termite - resistant wood. There are, also, at Kew, 

 specimens from Natal, Inanda, " a small tree " ; Lagos, " bark 



medicinal, called ■ Iva,' " H. MiUen, 104 ; Gold Coast, a " tree 

 about 50 ft. " ; Sierra Leone, " common in forest, ' Egira,' the pulp 

 of wood, made by boiling, is used for open sores," G. F. Scott 

 Elliot, 1891-U2. Specimens referred to B. Zenkeri, Pax, appear 

 to resemble it closely. 



Bridelia stipularis, Bin me.— Macaliesberg, May, Burke ; Maka- 

 pansberg, Streyd-poort, Rehmann, 5:593. In the field, and when 

 not in flower or fruit, this may perhaps be overlooked for 

 Vangueria infaiista, or Combretum Zeyheri, on account of the 

 form of its leaves. 



Croton gratissimum, Burch.— Macaliesberg, Zet/her, 1513 ; 

 Rhenosterpoort, Nylstroom River, Nelson, 93 ; Babiaan's River, 

 .Nov., Burke ; Wonderboompoort, Warm Baths, between Pieters- 

 burg and Woodbush Village, &c, Davy. One Magaliesberg 

 specimen has leaves less lanceolate, more oblong and obtuse 

 than in the type, but this character is not constant. There are 

 also the following specimens at Kew :— N'atal, Qerranh 1400, and 



Kuruman "in lapidis alt, 1,200 ~" "" 



the name O. microbotryus, Pax. 



m., Feb. iNtft> " : Marbth, under 



Euphorbia Reinhardtii, Volkens.— Smits Drift Valley, Haenerts- 



« A r r g, „ H 00 ft ' alt ' Jan - 1906 - Callea "Mokaw' de" by Kaffirs, 

 Melk-boom" by the Dutch. The milky juice is described as 



u skellum,"/.e., injurious. 



My specimens from Louw's 



Mull 



material 



It is also said to 



occur m the Waterberg. There is at Kew material of what seems 

 to be an undescribed species from Natal. 



Phyllanthus Bp.~ Not uncommon along streams of the eastern 



Levd dc^ ^ l0 l 2 ;° 00 ft ak -' Louw's Creek, Barberton, near 

 Phultnnt? 5 *?t Matopoa, South Rhodesia. I do not find any 



faSZtfEA Kew t0 match this > and » ma y be " " """ 



different, but flowers and fruit are needed. * 

 Jw^ISft »; ^-Barberton, dry hillsides 



some 



Capensis) 



B^^^l^^'^ ***** Bond.)-<3rocodile River, fls. Nov., 

 Rehmami fltt ' A apiespoort, Rehmann, 4097 ; Houtbosch, 



m^J^ °\ iv >T\^ vi ^ Saddleback Range, 4,000-" 



J*7 l^a n ^ ng T 00ds »* the summit of mrWain ravines. fiB. 



Sept, 1889, denselyTafy X5 



leaves rpaemKU «* . ., V. •«« n -0 



) 



ravines, nt 

 473. (Th 



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