speckboom

Updated: April 30, 2025

They had arrived at a thick belt of forest, consisting of acacias and evergreen shrubs, and trees of the strelitzia, zamia, and speckboom, when their ears were assailed by the sound of breaking branches, and the unmistakable rushing of some large animals through the thicket. "Prepare yourself, Arend; we may have some sport here," cried Hendrik, and both drew rein to await the denouement.

Mayne Reid - The Giraffe Hunters