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11. Kiggelaria africana, Linnams. 



Fl. Cap. vol. L, p. 71. Sylv. Cap. p. 3. 

 Dutch : Spiekhout. Kafir : i-Mfayenkomo. 



From the Cape Western Province to the Natal Upland Region and the Transvaal. 



A large tree 2-3 feet in diameter, 50-80 feet high. Bark yellowish grey, thin, even 

 or angular. Wood moderately heavy and hard, not strong, elastic, compact ; annual 

 rings obscure; medullary rays fine and close, the smaller ones obscure; pores small, 

 numerous, distributed singly or in short radial lines ; colour pink, tinged with brown ; 

 fairly durable, but not much used. 



12. Kiggelaria Dregeana, Turcza'ninow. 



FL Cap., vol. L, p. 71. 



Natal Mahogany. Dutch : Vaterland Rooi/iout. Kafir : isi-Kali. 



Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, and South Drakensberg. Not scarce. 



A large tree, 2-3 feet in diameter, 50-60 feet high, with a straight trunk and com- 

 pressed crown, coppicing moderately. Bark thin, yellow-grey in some trees, black and 

 rough in old trees. Wood moderately heavy and hard, not very strong, close-grained 

 and compact ; rings not apparent ; medullary rays close, moderately fine ; pores small ; 

 colour pink, tinged with yellow ; takes a handsome polish, and is esteemed for cabinet- 

 work and furniture. 



K. ferruginea, E. & Z., Fl. Cap., vol. I., p. 72, appears to be merely a variety. 



t XXVIL GUTTIFEILE. 



13. Garcinia Gerrardi, Harvey. 



Gamboge tree. 



A small tree with dark green foliage found in Umvoti County. The gamboge of 

 commerce is derived from several species of the same genus. 



XXXI. MALVACEAE. 



14. HibiSCUS tiliaceUS, Linnams. 



Paritium tiliaceum, St. Hilaire, FL Cap. vol. I., p. 177. 

 Kafir : um-Lolwa. 



A widely dispersed species. Pondoland and Natal Coast ; also found in the Mozam- 

 bique District, Upper Guinea, India, and Polynesia. Grows near the sea shore. 



A shady tree, 1-1^ feet in diameter, 20-30 feet high. Bark yellowish white, thick, 

 fibrous, even. Wood moderately heavy, hard, moderately strong, elastic, coarse grained, 

 compact ; annual rings ill defined ; medullary rays fine and close ; pores moderately 

 large, numerous, regularly distributed ; colour, the heartwood dull green streaked with 

 black, the sapwood white ; fairly durable, suitable for planks, and may be used by wheel- 

 wrights. 



The inner bark yields a strong fibre used for rough ropes, and suitable for textile 

 purposes and paper manufacture. 



Largely planted in the streets of Durban. 



XXXIL STERCULIACE^E. 



15. Cola Natalensis, Oliver. 



A small tree found in the Coast region. The Cola nut, which forms an important 

 article of commerce along the West Coast of Africa, is derived from a species of the same 

 genus. 



16. Dombeya Natalensis, Sender. 



FL Cap. vol. L, p. 221. 

 Kafir : i-Bunda. 

 Coast and South Drakensberg. 



