Flora of the Leribe Plateau and Environs, 41 



divining bones. A witch-doctor is supposed by this means to be able 

 to avenge a man who has been bewitched by a distant enemy who has 

 sent lightning to him or his cattle. 



BIXLNEAE. 

 KIGGELARIA, Linn. 



K. africana, Linn. 



Mountain slopes. A tree, flowers cream. Spring. A. Dieterlen, 

 180 !; Eavine on western slopes of Leribe plateau, tree 20 ft. high, 

 Phillips, 743 ! 755 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Tulbagh. East Griqualand. Natal. Trans- 

 vaal (Sabie Hoek, Devil's Kantoor). 



SESUTO : Lekhatsi. Meaning unknown. Wood used for lathes. 

 Used bv the witch doctors in compounding a medicine to protect 

 villages. 



PITTOSPOREAE. 

 PITTOSPORUM, Banks. 



P. viridiflorum, Sims. 



Mountain slopes and ravines. Tree, 8-10 ft. high, flowers yellowish. 

 Spring. A. Dieterlen, 389 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : George. Port Elizabeth. Graaff Reiuet. Albany. 

 King William's Town. Komgha. Tembulaud. Natal. Transvaal 

 (Magal iesberg, Barberton) . 



SESUTO: Mosetlela. Meaning unknown. Hohttttolle. He who relieves. 

 Motsosa-nkn. Tlie sheep helper. Phnkhu e nyenyane. The small 

 " Phukhu." This tree is much used by the native doctors. It is also 

 used when working the divining bones to prevent a sick person being 

 harmed by other people. 



POLYGALACEAE. 



POL YG ALA, Lin,,. 



P. virgata, Thunb. var. 



Ravines and mountain slopes. 3-5 ft. high, flowers carmine. 

 Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 577 ! ; Mont-aux-Sources, c. 9300 ft. October, 

 Mann in Herb. Marlotli, 2882 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Uitenhage. Port Elizabeth. Trauskei. East 



