A small tree, armed with short axillary spines, found in the Coast forests and in the 

 Transvaal. 



70. Acacia arabica, Willdenow. 



FL Cap. vol. II., p. 281. 



Coast and Midland region ; also found in Mozambique, Nileland, Upper and Lower 

 Guinea and South West Asia. 



One of the " Mimosa " trees. Wood moderately heavy and hard, durable, largely 

 used in India for wheels, knees and planks of boats, agricultural implements and railway 

 sleepers. Yields part of the gum arabic of commerce, the best for medicinal and 

 technical purposes. The pods are used for making ink and for tanning ; when young 

 they can be given as fodder to cattle. The bark contains 13 per cent, of a white tannin 

 on the trunk and 19 per cent, on the branches, and is valuable for tanning and dyeing 

 (Procter) . 



71. Acacia horrida, Willdenow. 



FL Cap. vol. II., p. 281. Sylv. Cap. p. 17. . 

 Dutch : Doornboom. Kafir ; u-Munga. 



Common throughout the Cape. North Drakensberg ; in barren localities. 



A small thorny tree, 1-1 ^ feet in diameter, 20-25 feet in height. Bark dark grey or 

 black, thick, rough, cracked. Wood heavy, hard, moderately strong, elastic ; annual 

 rings irregular ; medullary rays moderately fine, close ; pores moderately small, forming 

 white concentric bands ; colour pale brown or yellow ; much used in the interior for 

 building purposes ; suitable for common furniture. 



Gum acacias exudes from the bark of both the trunk and branches. The bark is very 

 astringent and is useful for diarrhoea, dysentery, &c. (Pappe) ; used for tanning, but 

 gives a red leather. 



72. Acacia Natalitia, E. Meyer. 



FL Cap. vol. II., p. 281. 

 Kafir : u-Munga. 



One of the " Mimosa " trees. Bark yellow brown, thick, rough. Wood moderately 

 heavy, hard, moderately strong, elastic; annual rings not apparent; medullary moderately 

 broad, close ; pores moderately large, mostly united by concentric bands of white tissue ; 

 colour white or pale yellow ; not durable exposed to the weather. 



Other Natal Acacias found in the Coast and Midland regions, but mostly shrubby, 

 are : 



A. hirtella, E. Meyer, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 281. 

 A . cafra, Willdenow, FL Cap. vol, II., p. 282. 

 A. Kraussiana, Meisner, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 283. 

 A. pennata, Willdenow, FL Cap. vol. II., 283. 

 A. spinosa, E. Meyer, FL Cap. vol. II,, p. 283. 



A. n. sp. (Wood No. 3528), Kafir : um-Kamba, found in the North Drakens- 

 berg. 



73. Aibizzia fastigiata, Oliver. 



Zygia fastigiata, E. Meyer, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 285. 

 Flat Crown. Kafir : nm-Hlandhloti. 



Coast forests ; also a native of Senegambia. 



A tree 1-3 feet in diameter, '20-30 feet high, with a spreading flattened crown. Bark 

 grey or dark, thick, even. Wood light, soft, not strong, compact, satiny; medullary rays 

 fine and close ; pores large, regularly distributed, not numerous ; colour the heartwood 

 light golden yellow, the sap wood blueish white ; preferred by Natal wagonmakers to any 

 other wood for naves of wheels. 



On the West Coast of Africa the Natives prepare a sauce from the seeds by 

 maceration. (Moloney). 



