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almost sessile, r cm. long, red with a marked aril. Said ,0 be the source of the gum know,, as African Bdelium. There are a. least a varieties vir - 
b Z: M ° re ° r ' eSS pubesOT " ; >“» obtuse, crenate-serrnte. ' 
Var. mrmalis is frequent as a shXor tiallt^nh of the zlmbelt md 777 ' '“’“-“T T°" *"* " 0t dcc| ’ 1 > - crcnale ’ "-V 5 foliate, 
often planted as an exceedingly rough spinose hedge The fruit is eaten M ^ 1 ,s abundant ^foughout the southern half of the Province, and is 
which had the same fasciculate in/oresLce w re rather Lee r H S ^ V * L ° Sla ** ‘ St ° maCb n ' adici " e ' «*n at Umbelttsi (Sim Gaa S ). and 
natives. ralher lar S e lrees ' a bundantly spmescent, with leaves -3.5 foliate, and were named Chessenque-nkomo by the 
C “ — » — leaflets 
U-r in. .ong and broad, on petiolules of Ij in Fruits racemose^ 1 ' hJ ZZlTi T ' U br ° ad ’ a I*tiol« 1 e of j.,J in., Lateral 
tardily 2-valved ” Described bv Prnf Oliver r • - 0 a en ' eaves * broadly ellipsoidal or sub-globose, about A in. in length • cuicari) 
of Gaza plants in ^ *" “ * **" ** *" ™ only ; it is unknown lo me but is indued i’n ZZ 
C X ■ ' 3 ' HIUn8Uti ' ?r. *“ *»- - long, axillary to the lower 
at the base, acute, 7-12 c.m Ion 1 ’ 2-2-c cm wide cremte ' ^ ""l’ arl P mnntc , 7 9 foliate (or up to at-foliate?) ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, rounded 
yellow before they fall. Resting bud set with acute scales spike VoducLT ca, ' asce "> when quite young, afterwards glabrous, coriaceous, and turning 
Calyx cut less than half way, lobes acute d sc a “ached t Its c m * from ° mm * thc5e SCales ' ° fte " «* "»«. appear, or axillary to the lower leaves 
a c.m. long, , c.m. diameter green deh ’seem show a r H "*!, P f ^ “ U,c « sK ""'" 8 sbort ' ; ovary usually rudimentary. Drupe 
and as brake-blocks, &c. See “ Forest Flora of ZeCoot’ * h p? Z i, " d ,i " ,btr '* bt m0 ^ h ‘° be "-<> for "oats in Ashing, 
leaves are used as a'poultice on sores ItTpossiSe ri,at the m^tifo, am tro^cll^ qUen ' ,hrOU * h ° Ut ,he Al Area «“ (« a B-i a <> a Costa, tlfe 
specifically distinct. P rm ls a se P arate species, and another form with entire leaflets may also be 
C n^uri^, ZlZZZ ^::t:Zr n ^Z* nye ‘ * DiVa ' 7 , Chfto.orOuva.; I0 , NT..ovo, .2, Shritu.net ,3, 
foliate ; 1^. wide" W T Z" 77 *** f ™" 1 ^ ^iduou^ 7-5 c.m. long, Z, 
Pa r es ^ !i, t r 
al ^ ‘ - - ^ 
sssr. 5 of cape :=r„t:t:„r„rmtr 
Commiphora species, No 1. (Sim 6395.) A medium-sized glabrous tree, found in the forests of Quisica, as also at Loufenzo Marques having flaky green birk soft 
au b h r, 0 a on,: zzzzz crenate> thin ' obovate acutc ieane,s « ^ *** -■* " ida ' aad 
without evident aril. ’ abundant, rostrate, r 5 c.m. long, 8 m.m. diameter, greenish, , -seeded, dehiscent with 4 -nate calyx remaining ; seed black, 
C° m miphora s pecies, No. 2. (Sim 5915.) Vern names— 10, Mamatula and N’illovo. A medium sized pubescent tree found near Arenga, Magenja da Costa, 
10 c m long and branched at tl eT' ^ C . rena f te ’. lrI i n, elll P tlcal * Pubescent leaflets 3 c.m. long, 1 c.m. wide, and axillary wooly panicles in the upper axils, the panicles 
o c.m. long and branched at the top only ; fru.t almost sessile, globose, 1 cm. long, with 4 -nate calyx remaining. Axillary spines often present. 
c ° m miphora specie 8 No 3. (Sim 5996.) Vern. name- 10, Periveri. A small glabrous tree with ..-13 foliate leaves about 45 c.m. long, the leaflets sub-opposite 
branc d Inv flol /'d n oU,qU ^ ^uhle, entire, x 5 - 2 o c m. long, 3-4 c.m. wide and abundant axillary panicles 45 c.m. long,' much 
ched, many flowered. Flowers not seen ; fruit oblong, 1 c.m. long, almost sessile (dehiscent?). Found near Maquebella, Magenja da Costa. 
' The name M-tula is used for Sclerscarya caffra, and it is possible that it was given to Commiphora through mistaken identity, as the leaves are somewhat similar. 
