А. B. RENDLE: MONOCOTYLEDONS. 213 
Singuni name, “ Ingwena Ngulube." A common thorny trailer found 
throughout the Jihu, Mafusi and Southern Melsetter districts wherever the 
soil is rich and the grass growth rank. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa, Natal. 
ASPARAGUS VIRGATUS, Baker in Saund. Ref. Dot. t. 214. 
Near Chipete forest patch, 3800 ft. ; in fl. Oct. ; n. 239. 
Distrib. Nyasaland, South Africa. 
А. PLUMOSUS, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiv. (1877) 613. 
Chirinda, 3700-4000 ft. ; n. 240. A climber common in the forest. 
Distrib, Kast tropical Africa ; South Africa. 
А. ASIATICUS, Linn. Sp. Pl. 313. 
Beira, 50 ft. ; in fr. Dec. ; n. 1094: River Chipetzana, 3000 ft., and Upper 
Buzi ; in fl. Oct. ; n. 239a. 
Distrib, East tropical Africa ; South Africa ; Tropical Asia. 
А. ANGOLENSIS, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. 1. (1876) 254. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft. ; in fl. May, Oct. ; n. 520. 
Distrib. Angola. 
А. AFRICANUS, Гат. Encyc. i. 295. 
Umtefu River, Lower Buzi, 600 ft. ; in fr. Jan. ; n. 1096. 
Distrib. Tropical and South Africa. 
А. xTHIOPICUs, Linn. Mant. 63. 
Chimanimani Mts., 7000 ft.; in fl. Sept.; n. 1092. Growing amongst 
the rocks. 
Distrib. East tropical and South Africa. 
А. FALCATUS, Linn. Sp. Pl. 318. 
Chipete Forest, 3800 ft. ; in fl. April п. 91. 
Distrib, Tropical and South Africa ; Tropical Asia. 
А. MEDEOLOIDES, Thunb. Prodr. 66. 
Chipete Forest, 3800 ft. ; in fl. & fr. April, Мау; n. 89: Mt. Pene, 
7000 ft. ; n. 6058. 
Distrib. British East Africa ; South Africa. 
Brunia RETICULATA, Didr. in Vid. Medd. Kjóbenh. 1854, 183. 
Chimanimani Mts., 7000 ft. ; in fl. Sept. ; n. 1098: Mt. Pene, 7000 ft. ; 
n. 6057: Chirinda Forest, 4000 ft.; in fl. & fr. Oct. ; n. 90: Maruma 
forest patch, 3700 ft. ; in fl. Sept. ; n. 791. 
Distrib. South Africa ; not previously recorded from Tropical Africa. 
Very common in the Chimanimani forest patches, and in Chirinda and 
Chipete. 
