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George and Knycna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Natal Coast, Midland and Upland 

 regions, to the Transvaal ; also found in Upper Guinea. Common as an undershrub of 

 most forests. 



A small tree 6-9 inches in diameter, 15-20 feet high, coppicing moderately. Bark 

 dark brown, thin, even or wrinkled longitudinally. Wood heavy, moderately hard, 

 strong, moderately elastic, very close grained and compact ; annual rings irregular ; 

 medullary rays very fine, close ; pores small ; colour white. 



The leaves contain a strongly scented volatile oil, which renders them inflammable. 

 The bark of the root is used by the Natives as a remedy for tape worms. 



XLL OCHNACE.E. 



28. Ochna arborea, Burchell. 



Fl. Cap. vol. I., p. 149. Sylv. Cap. p. 8. 



Redwood, Cape Plane. Dutch : Rooihout. Kafir : um-Illezane. 



Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Natal Coast, Delagoa Bay and the Transvaal. 



A small tree 6-10 inches in diameter, 20-40 feet high, with a crooked stem and 

 sparse foliage ; coppicing moderately. Bark rich brown, thin, very smooth to the touch, 

 exfoliating in scales, leaving a clean surface marked with patches not unlike those of the 

 Plane tree. Wood very heavy and hard, strong, tough, very close grained and compact ; 

 annual rings irregular ; medullary rays moderately broad, distant, not conspicuous ; 

 pores very small, irregularly distributed ; colour pale red ; used for spokes, and is not 

 excelled, for axe and tool handles, by any other South African wood ; very suitable for 

 ordinary engraving, and most suitable for wood type according to Messrs. C. & A. Young. 



29. Ochna atropurpurea, De Candolle. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 448. 



Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Basutoland, Natal Coast, and Midlands. 



A small tree 9-12 inches in diameter, 30-40 feet high, with dense foliage and a stem 

 usually crooked ; coppicing moderately. Bark brownish grey, even, thin. Wood not 

 used. 



XLIL BURSERACE^. 



30. Balsamea africana. 



Protium africanum, Harvey. FL Cap. vol. II., p. 592. 

 Kafir : umu-Mbu. 



A tree with ash-like foliage, found in the Coast forests. 



XLIIL MELIACE.E. 



31. Turrsea heterophylla, Sm. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 245. 



Coast region and Kaffraria. 



A small deciduous tree. Bark reddish-brown, very thin, smooth. Wood heavy and 

 hard, close grained and compact ; medullary rays not apparent ; pores small, not numerous,, 

 irregularly distributed : colour yellow ; not used. 



T. obtusifolia, Hochstetter, is a smaller species also found in the Coast region and 

 Kaffraria. FL Cap. vol. I., p. 245. 



32. Melia Azedarach, Linnaeus. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 245. 

 Syringa. 



South Asia and Australia, Upper Guinea and Cape de Verd islands. Introduced 

 and partly naturalised in many parts of South Africa. 



A tree, 30-40 feet high, with a straight cylindrical trunk, Bark grey, wrinkled. 

 Wood moderately light and soft ; medullary rays moderately thin, not numerous ; pores 

 unequal, large or moderately small, distributed partly in concentric patches of white 

 tissue ; colour, the heartwood not' unlike that of mahogany, the sapwood, yellowish 

 white ; generally serviceable and durable, but seldom used in Natal. 



