AN ENUMERATION 



OF 



SOUTH AFRICAN TREES 



AND 



ARBORESCENT SHRUBS. 



CAPPARIDEiE. Juss, 



1. Niehuhria Triphylla. Wend. (Withosch-hout.) — Bran- 

 ches divaricating ; twigs angular. Leaves stalked, ternate, lea- 

 thery ; leaflets oblong, entire, mucronate, smooth, pale on the 

 lower surface ; stipules very small, acute. Flowers peduncled, 

 terminal, or axillary. Corolla none. Calyx funnel-shaped, 4 

 parted, persistent. Recejjtacle cylindrical short. Stamens nu- 

 merous, affixed to the receptacle ; anthers ovate, 2 locular. Style 

 elongated : stigma capitate. Berry ovate. 



Height 20 feet; diameter from 9 to 15 inches. Bark greenish-white, 

 almost smooth. Wood white, light, tough, resembling ivhitebeech. Well 

 adapted for the inner lining of furniture, fellies, agricultural imple- 

 ments, &c. 



This handsome tree grows in the Addow Bush, and in the forests of 

 the Uitenhage and Albany districts, Caffraria and Natal. Fl. Oc- 

 tober. 



2. Capparis Alhitrunca. Burch. (Witgatboom.) — Branches 

 unarmed, spreading. Leaves coriaceous, lineari-elliptic, blunt, 

 attenuate at base, entire, smooth ; glaucous below. Flowers 

 small, racemose. Racemes few-flowered, axillary, shorter than 

 the leaves. Calyx 4 cleft ; petals 4 ; stamens numerous. Fruity 

 a berry. 



The trunk of this tree appears from a distance as white-washed, and 

 hence its vernacular name. Height of stem from 10 to 12 feet : dia- 

 meter from 9 to 10 inches. Bark^ thick, smooth, pure white. Wood 

 white, tough, used for yokes, and other ceconomical purposes. 



Grows in the woods near Sunday River and other parts of the Eas- 

 tern Province. Fl. October— November. 



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