Synoptical and Specific Descriptions. 
Stamens indefinite, .“iTwilh^TpariLfp!’ Une , qU!>l °' ' V " h ° Ut minU ' e in,ern ' edia,e ««* representing petals 
few-seeded. Leaves alternate, exstipulate ^ ’ “ h 2 ' 4 Par ' eta ‘ p,aCente ' “ d °™>« ; style single, 2-3 fid at the apex. Berry cofiaceons,' 
from a coast state LTlarge J D ,° 0m ^ 1 , 4 ’ H '° ng ° ma; '* Ic > umz;1 eli "‘™=va. Varying 
Racemes ax, Mary, ,- 4 cm. long, 8-12 flowered. Stamens yellow forming a rltl „ » ° r “ fe ' V Sma " leaves ' and sometimes bearing flowers 
rovmce I have only seen it either without spines or with simple slender" spine 3-5 c m^one'cthroueh rT-, S C ,' m ' dia '” eter ’ S lobosi; . 2-3 seeded. Within the 
m Cape Colony large branched spines often occur. Abundant on the sea-dunes in the'ex.rf I ' S p eaS ‘! y C0 " fuscd with Fla “ u "'a and n°vyalis), bu, 
larger m the Lebombo and M'Chopes ; present also within the tropic at Baaaruto and Bar ho emet n /■ T""' USUa ">' ° f Smal1 size ' more s “rce but 
,s used as wagon-wood j its extreme hardness renders it difficult to saw but a" “"i Magenja da C ° Sta fores,s ' ^pe Colony it 
heartwood. nts “ lor ‘«®th for mill wheels, and it takes a good polish and is of a dark colour in the 
.0 flacourtia fi •• PlATE ' a '■ F, “ ili ” 6 bra " ch ! 21 Leaf bnu,ch wi,h spines! 1 Frui,! "■ ~ 
flower 4-8 celled with a ovules in eac'h cell ; “es 4 Lif a berr Zll ’ ‘ he fema '" °"* a, ’ Se "* in male flower * in d ema 
F. Ramontchi, L'Her. «-r, Batoko P.u J ! M^b” A ela 1 77’ T ^'V ^ ^ ^ e " d °“' p -W« -litary sc^ 
-• ‘Hr 1 ,;r,irLr UsSiSt 
Stamens 10-20 in male flower, none Jfem^ s^V^th' 1 ^ ^ d *"*”*** bud * PclaIs absent - 
make it appear 2-6 celled; placenta with 1-2 pendulous ovules near the^umm^ ^L J ' °u , intruding placenta, which 
alternate, exstipulate, simple j-veined. Axillary spines (aborttve branches) are often present. “ ” PU ' Py ' " 6 Seeded ' edlble I ‘“™* 
Umkokolo ; i 4 , Zuurbesje. A smaU^atouftTe^n”^h^^ ^ Md ' ni< l ue (“ ls ° Hlongoma in confusion with Scolopia) ; , 2 and 13 
narrowed to the base; small greenish flowers, and ovate-pointed 2-seeded s“ eTLTbTe V T* C °™ Ce0US ’ lcaves 4 cm - lon & r ° u ',d at the apex and 
extra-tropical districts ; it occurs also in Cape Colony Natal and Transvaal Th f n f “ ’ , C - m ' '°" g ' Common near the coast and on the sand dunes in 
i., for use with meats. The timber is cj grained^^^ or as acid 
Plate XVII. B. i, Branch of male tree ; 2, Male flower x 1 • 7 p rflnr u nf r , , 
D. caffra, Sim. (“ Forest Flora of Cape Colony,” 12c Pla’teV) InT J *' T ■*' Female flower ’ * 3 ; 
glabrous evergreen tree, having sharp axillary spines ; obovate entireToriaceous 61 ^ 6 *** ° inB ^ n Apr ‘ COt : 12 and x 3» Umkokolo ; 15, L’umbanbane. A small 
yellowish green axillary flowers, pubescent calyces and P | n hn«L v P n ’ c ■ ’ , VeS 4 ' 6 c ‘ n,, . Ion 6 cun eate at the base, rounded or even cordate at the apex • 
They are used in preserves, usually mixed with apples to reduce the flavour $ The^treeToft ' bUt ^ Wgh ,lavoured for mos ‘ tastes! 
in districts not subject to hard frost. The timber is close-grained and verv hard hut vW ^ n' T *** & ^ ^ * SP ‘ endid im P enetrabl e hedge 
and Cape Colony. g d nd very hard ’ but seldom of t,mber siz e- Occurs on the Lebombo Mountains, as also in Natal 
Other species of Dovyalis, natives of Nata, and Cape Colony, probably also occur in Maputa and Lourenso Marques district, but were not observed. 
