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60. Plectronia Spijiosa. Klotzsch. — J5rawr/<e5 round, greyish- 

 white, very spiny ; spines opposite, strong, horizontally spreading, 

 either naked or leafy. Leaves obovate, stalked, narrowed at base, 

 nerved, entire, blunt, pale on the underside ; stipules minute, 

 sharp-pointed. Flowe7's cymose, small ; cymes axillary, few- 

 flowered. Corolla short, ventricose. Jfruit heart-shaped, com- 

 pressed, 2-3 celled, 



A shrub or small tree, 10-15 feet high, 7-10 inches broad. Bark thin, 

 grey. Wood fine-grained, heavy, yellowish. 



In the Addo-bush between Port Elizabeth and Graham's Town, and 

 in the forests of the Van Staden's Mountaias, and Olifant's Hoek. Fl. 

 July. 



61. Canthiiim Pyrifolium. Klotzsch. Branches and twigs 

 angular or compressed, spreading ; Leaves opposite, short-stalked, 

 roundish or oval, blunt, entire, nerved, leathery, smooth, shining 

 above, pale below, gland uliferous in the axils of the veins. Flowers 

 cymose; cymes axillary, opposite, many-flowered, branching, 

 longer than the leaves. Calyx 4-5 toothed ; Corolla cylindrical, 

 4-5 lobed, lobes patent, throat bearded. Anthers 4-5, within the 

 throat of the corolla ; Style simple filiform ; stigma undivided, 

 thick, pin-headed. Fruit globose. 



A small tree 15-20 feet high, 4-6 inches in diameter. Bark thin, 

 black. Wood close, heavy, yellowish- white, and looks handsome when 

 polished. 



Grows in the forests of the Krakakamma. Fl. Febr. 



62. Grumilea Cymosa. E. Meyer, {Lemon-wood^ — Branches 

 angular; twigs compressed. Leaves short-stalked, opposite, 

 lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, entire, revolute, narrowed at base, 

 netted-veined, smooth, leathery, glossy above, pale below. Stipules 

 large, roundish, pointed, deciduous. Flowers terminal, cymose ; 

 cymes stalked, 3 — forked. Calyx 5 toothed, connate with the ovary. 

 Corolla monopetalous, 5 lobed, throat shaggy, lobes incurved at 

 apex ; aestivation valvate. Stamens 5, adhering to the tube of 

 the corolla ; filaments short, anthey^s oblong, erect, enclosed ; 

 style simple; stigma thick, 2— lobed. Fruit baccate, globose, 

 crowned with the converging limb of the calyx, 2 — celled, as large 

 as a small peppercorn. 



A tree about 20-30 feet high, and of considerable width. Bark ash- 

 coloured, thin. Wood citron-yellow, hard, tough, and useful for many 

 purposes. It is the Omgokolo of the Kafirs. 



Grows in the primitive forests of Olifant's Hoek, Caffraria, and Natal. 

 Fl. Septemb. 



