108 



Coast Region ; near streams and in forests. 



A tree 1-1^ feet in diameter, 30-40 feet high. Bark dark brown, very thin, smooth- 

 Wood heavy, hard, strong, moderately elastic, compact ; anmril rings irregular ; medul- 

 lary rays very fine and close ; pores moderately large, numerous, distributed irregularly 

 or in short oblique lines ; colour bright yellow ; liable to dry rot, and gets worm-eaten. 

 Other species of Combretum found in the Coast forests are : 

 C. glomeruliflorum, Sonder, Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 509. 

 C. Gueinzii, Sonder, Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 509. 

 C. Sonderi, Gerrard, Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 511. 



LXVIL MYRTACE^E. 



81. Eugenia cordata. 



Sizygium cordatum, Hochstetter. Fl. Cap. vol. II., p. 521. 

 Waterboom. Kafir : um-Doni. 



Coast region ; in swampy ground and near streams ; growing stunted on dry hill- 

 lands. 



A tree 2-3 feet in diameter, 30-50 feet in height, with a trunk usually short, but ex- 

 ceptionally 37 feet without a branch. Bark dark red brown, thick, fibrous, even. Wood 

 moderately heavy, hard, moderately strong and elastic ; rings obscure ; medullary rays 

 fine and close ; pores moderately small, numerous, distributed regularly or in short 

 radial lines ; colour light red to pale chocolate brown ; durable and used for beams, 

 rafters, boat planking, and occasionally for felloes ; suitable for millwork. 



Mr. W- Bazley states that a water wheel of this wood, 22 years old, is yet quite 

 sound. 



82. Barringtonia racemosa, Roxburgh. 



Fl. Cap. vol. 2., p. 523. 



A tree found in the Coast forests. 



83. Olinia cymosa, Thunberg, var. acuminata. 



Fl, Cap. vol. II., p. 520. 0. Capensis, Klotzch, Sylv. Cap. p. 18. 

 Hard Pear. Dutch : Harde Peer, Drakensberg. Kafir : Satyobe. 



Mountain forests of the Drakensberg. 



A tree 2-3 feet in diameter, 50-60 feet high. Bark yellow brown, thin, smooth, 

 exfoliating in scales. Wood heavy, hard, strong, moderately elastic, close-grained, 

 compact ; medullary rays very fine and close ; pores small, numerous ; colour pale 

 brown ; durable, and used for posts and for wagonwood. 



There are several distinct varieties of this tree. Var. intermedia has a dark, rough 

 bark, and yields a wood with a. handsome wavy grain, very durable, used for railway 

 sleepers, telegraph posts, and furniture, but it appears to be confined to the Knysna 

 region. One variety is found in Lower Guinea and Nileland. 



84. Heteropyxis Natalensis, Harvey. 



Thes. Cap. tab. 128. 



A low tree found in the Coast forests. 



LXXL SAMYDACE^E. 



85. Homalium rufescens, Bentham. 



Blackwellia rufescens, Harvey. Fl. Cap. vol. I., p. 72. 

 A small tree found in the Coast forests. 



86. Gerrardina foliosa, Oliver. 



A densely leafy small tree found at 800 feet altitude at Port Shepstone, and 2,000 

 feet at Inanda. Scarce. Wood not used. 



