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LVIL ROSACES. 



74. Leucosidea sericea, Ecklon & Zeyher. 



Fl. Cap. vol., p. 289. 

 Kafir : um-Tyityi. 



Common along the margins of the Drakensberg forests. 



A low tree 12-18 inches in diameter, densely leafy, coppicing moderately. Bark 

 dark brown, scaly or fissured. Wood light, soft, not strong, very elastic, compact; 

 annual rings obscure ; medullary rays fine and close ; pores small, numerous, regularly 

 distributed ; colour red brown ; readily ignited and esteemed for firewood. 



Natives use the bark as an astringent medicine (Harvey). 



LIX. SAXIFRAGES. 



75. Cunonia Capensis, Linnaeus. 



FL Cap. vol. II., p. 307. Sylv. Cap. P . 17. 

 Red Els. Dutch : Rooi Els. 



Western Province, Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, and South Drakensberg ; 

 in moist shady places and mountain ravines. 



A tree 1^-2 feet in diameter, 20-50 feet high. Bark dark brown or black, rugose, 

 cracked. Wood moderately light and soft, compact ; annual rings irregular ; medullary 

 rays fine and close, obscure ; pores small, numerous, regularly distributed ; colour rich 

 red ; takes a very handsome polish and makes superior furniture ; durable in the water 

 and used for the construction of mills and for wagonwood. 



LXIL HAMAMELIDES. 



76. Trichocladus crinitus, Persoon. 



Fl Cap. vol. II., p. 325. Sylv. Cap. p. 18. 

 Dutch : Onderbosch. 



Very plentiful as an undershrub in the forests of Knysna ; found more sparingly in 

 "those of the Eastern Province, Kaffraria, and Natal. 



A small tree 6-9 inches in diameter, 10-15 feet high. Bark brown black, smooth. 

 Wood heavy, hard, strong and elastic, tough, close grained ; not used. 



LXV RHIZOPHORES. 



77. RMzophora mucronata, Lamarck. 



Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 513. Kafir : um-Hluma. 



Natal Coast ; forming tangled thickets on muddy seashores and in estuaries ; also 

 found in Mozambique and the West Coast. 



A littoral tree 15-20 feet high, easily known by its numerous roots jutting from the 

 stem above water level. Bark black, moderately thick, rugose. Wood heavy and hard, 

 tough, close grained, reticulated ; medullary rays moderately broad ; durable but seldom 

 used ; takes a fine polish when old, and is suitable for cabinet work. 



Bark astringent, used for tanning. 



78. Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Lamarck. 



Fl Cap. vol. II., p. 514. 



One of the mangroves. A littoral tree 12-15 feet high, found on the Natal Coast. 



79. Weihea Madagascariensis. 



A small tree growing near the sea (Gerrard). 



LXVL COMBRETACEJE. 



-80. Combretum Kraussii, Hochstetter. 

 Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 510. 

 Bush Willow. Kafir : um-Dubu. 



