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Knysna, Eastern Province, South Drakensberg. 



A small tree 12-18 inches in diameter, 30-50 feet high, with a trunk usually 

 channelled and ribbbed. Bark dark grey or black, moderately thick, rugose. Wood 

 very heavy and hard, very strong and tough, very close grained, compact ; medullary 

 rays very fine and close ; pores very small, numerous ; colour yellow or light reddish 

 brown ; used for fencing posts ; quite suitable for ordinary engraving according to 

 Messrs C. & A. Young. 



Annual rings average 0'08 in., corresponding to a yearly increase in girth of 0*5 

 inches ; observed increase, Knysna, 0'6 inches. 



100. Plectronia ventosa, Linnaeus. 



Fl. Cap., vol. III., p. 17. Sylv. Cap. p. 21. 

 Dutch : Schaapdrolletjes. Kafir : um-Vutwamini. 



Western Province, Knysna, Eastern Province, Drakensberg ; in woods and ravines. 



A small tree 6-10 inches in diameter, 20-30 feet high. Bark grey, thin, even or 

 granular. Wood very heavy, hard and strong, very close grained, compact ; medullary 

 rays very fine and close, not conspicuous ; pores very small, numerous ; colour pale 

 brown ; used for felloes ; the fruit is edible but insipid. 



101. Plectronia Mundtiana, Pappe. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 17. Sylv. Cap. p. 21. 

 Dutch : Klip Ess. Kafir : Sandulane. 



Western Province, Knysna, North Drakensberg. 



A small tree 6-12 inches in diameter, 30-40 feet high, coppicing moderately. Bark 

 light grey, thin, smooth. Wood heavy, hard, strong, moderately elastic, close grained, 

 compact ; annual rings irregular ; medullary rays very fine and close ; pores small, 

 irregularly distributed ; colour white, tinged with brown ; used for disselbooms and 

 fencing posts. 



102. Plectronia spinosa, Klotzch. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 18. Sylv. Cap. p. 22. 

 Kafir : isi-Pambato. 



Eastern Province and Natal Coast. 



A small tree 8-12 inches in diameter, 15-20 feet high. "Bark thin, grey. Wood 

 fine grained, heavy, yellowish " (Pappe). 



P. Gueinzii (Canthium Gueinzii, Sond. Fl. Cap. vol. III., p. 16), P. pauciflora, 

 Klotzch, Fl. Cap. vol. III., p. 18., and P. ciliata, Sender, FL Cap. vol. III.,, p. 18, are 

 other Natal species, of a more shrubby habit, 



103. Psychotria Eckloniana, F. von Mueller. 



Grumilea Capensis, Bonder, Fl. Cap. vol. III., p. 21. Grumilea cymosa, E. 

 Meyer, Sylv. Cap. p. 22. 



Knysna, Eastern Province, and Natal Coast. A tree 9-18 inches in diameter, 20-30 

 feet high. " Bark ash coloured, thin. Wood citron yellow, hard, tough, and useful for 

 many purposes " (Pappe). 



LXXXV1I. COMPOSITE. 



104. Brachylsena discolor, De Candolle. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 117. 

 Kafir : i- or um-Pahla. 



Eastern Province, Natal Coast, Delagoa Bay. 



A small tree 1-1 feet in diameter, 30-35 feet high. Bark dull drab, thin, even, the 

 surface soft and pulverulent. Wood heavy, hard, extremely strong, not elastic, tough ; 

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

 distributed chiefly in short radial lines j colour yellow tinged with brown, the thin 



