Mahernia.) BYTTNERIACE (Harv.) ps 8 a 
Hn. Between Pedroskloof and Leliefontein, Drége? (Herb.Sond., Hook., T.C.D.) 
Nearly allied to M. diffusa, but with more decompound leaves, different calyces 
and stellato-canescent pubescence. 
Group 2. Piynatirip#. (Sp. 7-14). 
7. M. vesicaria (DC. Prod. 1. p. 497); diffuse, stems short, sub- 
erect, stellato-pubescent ; leaves sub-sessile, cuneate-obovate, entire in 
the lower half, incised or toothed above, the lobes oblong, acute, 
sparsely stellato-pubescent on both sides; stipules lanceolate; pe- 
duncles sub-terminal, 2—-4-flowered, or cymoso-paniculate, stellato -his- 
pid; bracts linear-oblong, distinct; calyx deeply 5-parted, pubescent, 
_ the lobes ovate-oblong, acute; petals cucullate, pubescent; anthers 
ovate-oblong, sub-obtuse ; capsule inflated and bladdery, 5-lobed. Herm. 
vesicaria, Cav. Diss. 6. t. 181. f. 2. H. procumbens, EB. & Z. / ex parte, non 
Cav. H. procumbens and M. ovata, LE. Mey. ! Hb. Drege. M. incisa, E. 
& Z.! No. 401, non Jacq. 
Has. Hills round Capetown, common W.H.H. Cape Flats, Pappe! summit 
of Table Mé.,\Z. § Z.! Groenekloof, Paarl and Drakenstein, Drege! (Herb. T.C.D., 
Hook., Sond.). 
Root thick and woody. Stems 8-12 inches high. Leaves scarcely an inch long, 
on very short petioles or sub-sessile, always cuneate at base, variously cut, generally 
hispidulous and turning black in drying. The inflorescence is nearly that of Her- 
mannia, but the filaments are those of Mahernia. The large bladdery fruit, nearly } 
inch in diameter, is the most obvious character. 
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