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93. Gardenia globosa, Hochstetter. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 5. Thes. Cap. tab. 5. 

 Kafir : isi-Qoba, Qobomhlazi. 



Coast region. 



A low tree. Bark grey brown, thin, even. Wood very heavy and hard, close 

 grained and compact ; medullary rays fine and close, obscure ; pores very small, 

 numerous, regularly distributed ; colour light grey-brown ; not used. 



94. Gardenia Thunbergia, Linnaeus. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 6. Sylv. Cap. p. 20. 

 Dutch : Wilde Katjepiering. 



Eastern Province, Natal Coast ; also found in Mozambique, Central Africa, Nileland, 

 and Upper and Lower Guinea. 



A small tree 6-9 inches in diameter, 20 feet high. Bark grey, even. Wood heavy 

 hard, strong and tough, close grained ; " used for making tools, clubs, kerries, yokes, 

 axles, felloes, ploughs, and also fit to engrave upon " (Pappe). 



95. Gardenia Rothmania, Linnaeus, fil. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 6. Sylv. Cap. p. 2. 



Dutch : Wilde Katjepiering. Kafir : Xelegengane. 



Swellendam, Knysaa, Eastern Province, and South Drakensberg. 



A tree 1-1 feet in diameter, 30-50 feet high, coppicing moderately. Bark light 

 brown, moderately thin, cracked superficially in squares. Wood heavy, hard, strong, 

 tough, close grained ; rings not apparent ; medullary rays fine ; pores small ; colour 

 yellowish or pale brown tinged with red ; used for axles, felloes and other wagonwood, 

 for tools, and by Natives for making spoons and other utensils. 



G. citriodora, Hooker, FL Cap. vol. III., p. 5, is a smaller species found in the Coast 

 forests. 



96. Oxyanthus Gerrardi, Sender. 



FL Cop. vol. III., p. 3. 



A low tree found in the Coast forests. 



0. Natalensis, Sonder, FL Cap. vol. III., p. 3, and 0. latifolius, Bonder, FL Cap. 

 vol. III., p. 4, are two allied species, both also found in the Coast forests. 



97. Kraussia lanceolata, Sender. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 23. Kafir : Sanyana. 



Coast and South Drakensberg. 



A small tree 6-9 inches in diameter, 20 feet high, with a compressed head. Bark 

 light brown or dark, the surface pulverulent. Wood heavy, moderately hard, close 

 .grained, compact ; annual rings narrow ; medullary rays fine ; pores small ; colour 

 white or reddish ; not used. 



Other species found in the Coast region are : 



K. pavettoides, Harvey, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 22 ; a small tree 30-20 feet high. 

 K. floribunda, Harvey, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 22. Kafir : i-Kweza. 

 K. coriacea, Sonder, FL Cap. vol. II., p. 23. 



98. Alberta magna, E. Meyer. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 16. Thes. Cap. tab. 45. 



A small tree, with the aspect of Myrsine melanophleos, found in the Eastern 

 Province, Pondoland, and the Natal Coast region. 



59. Plectronia obovata. 



Canthium obovatum, Klotzch, FL Cap. vol. III., p. 16. Mitrattigma lucidum, 

 Harvey, Thes. Cap. tab. 22. Canthium pyrifolium t Klotzch, Sylv. Cap. 

 p. 22. 



Quar. Kafir : Xululembile. 



