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The seeds yield a bitter oil, which is used in India for lighting, as an anthelmintic, 

 and externally in rheumatism, &c. The bark is astringent and tonic. 



33. Ekebergia capensis, Sparmann. 



Fl. Cap. vol. I., p. 247 ; Sylv. Cap. p. 6. 



Essemvood. Dutch : Esschenhout. Kafir : um-Nyamati. 



George and Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Natal Coast and South Drakens- 

 berg. 



A large tree, 2-4 feet in diameter, 50-80 feet high, with dense foliage. Bark, brown 

 grey, thin, cracked in squares. Wood light, soft, moderately strong and elastic, rather 

 open grained ; medullary rays fine and close ; pores moderately small, distributed 

 irregularly or in short radial lines ; colour white ; used for furniture, beams, planks, 

 wagonwork and other purposes, and suitable for the manufacture of railway sleepers ; not 

 durable. 



34. Ekebergia Meyeri, Presl. 



Trichilia Eckebergia, E. Meyer, Fl. Cap. vol. I., p. 246. Sylv. Cap. p. 5. 

 Essemvood. Dutch : Esschenhout. Kafir : um-Qwehle. 



Zitzikama to Natal Coast forests. 



A large tree, 2-3 feet in diameter, 50-80 feet high, with a straight cylindrical trunk 

 and an ample crown, much resembling E. capensis. Bark brown-grey, moderately thick, 

 cracked or even. Wood light, soft, not strong, moderately elastic, open grained ; rings 

 obscure ; medullary rays fine and close intersected by broader concentric bands of white 

 tissue ; pores moderately small, distributed irregularly or in short radial lines ; colour 

 white, tinged with red ; used for boards and other purposes ; suitable for railway sleepers. 



Bark poisonous, used by the Natives, in small doses, as an emetic. 



35. Trichilia Dregeana, E. Meyer. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 246. Thes. Cap. tab. 76. 



A tree found in the Coast forests. 



T. Natalensis, Sonder, Fl. Cap. vol. L, p. 246, is another species, also found in the 

 Coast forests. 



XLV. OLACINE.E. 



36. Apodytes dimidiata, E. Meyer. 



Fl. Cap. vol. L, p. 235. Sylv. Cap. p. 4. 



White Pear. Dutch : Wit Peer. Kafir : um-Dakane. 



Western Province, George and Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Natal Coast, 

 and Transvaal. 



A tree 1-3 feet in diameter, 40-70 feet high. Bark greyish white, thick, smooth, 

 marked in patches and rings by parasitic lichens. Wood heavy, hard, strong, moderately 

 elastic, very close grained and compact ; rings obscure ; medullary rays fine, very close ; 

 pores small, irregularly distributed ; colour greyish ; fairly durable, preferred by wagon- 

 makers to any other wood for felloes ; " a good useful wood for all the larger kinds of 

 engraving, wood type, posters, &c," according to Messrs, C. & A. Young. 



XLVI. ILICINE^E. 



37. Ilex Capensis, Bonder & Harvey. 



Fl. Cap. vol. L, p. 473. Sylv. Cap. p. 12. 

 Dutch : Wittehout. 



Western Province, Knysna, Eastern Province, North Drakensberg to the Transvaal ; 

 mountain forests, along watercourses, and in ravines. 



A small tree. Bark grey, thin, even or wrinkled. Wood light, soft, moderately 

 strong and elastic, resembling beech in grain ; rings apparent in some specimens ; 

 medullary rays distinct, unequal. Moderately broad ; pores very small ; colour white ; 

 used for furniture, railway sleepers, and brake blocks. 



