Flora of tlte Lcribe Plateau, ami Em-iron*. 43 



P. gymnoclada, MacOw. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 10-32 in. high, flowers pink. Summer- 

 Antumn. A. Dieterleti, 249 ! ; growing among grass, Lefi's Kloof, 1SI.E. 

 slope of Leribe plateau, Phillies, 815 !; Near Buffalo Eiver Waterfall, 

 8220 ft,, March, Galpin, 6580. 



DISTRIBUTION : Transkei. East Griqualand. Swaziland. 



SESUTO : Molilnko. Meaning unknown. Hlokoa la tsela. The piece 

 of grass of the road. Lt'hlokoana la Balimo. The piece of grass of the 

 ancestors. Mohlabeho o moholo. The strong stimulant. Nfsebele. 

 Tell me. Used as a love philtre and also when working the divining 

 bones. Most species of Poll/gala are used in this way. 



P. rarifolia, DC. 



Veld and mountain slopes, 5-18 in. high, flowers violet. A. Dicter- 

 ffit, '2(17'. 716!; slopes of ravine between the Mission Station and 

 Jonathan's village, not uncommon, flowers blue, Phillips, 555! 

 mountain slopes above Khaniane, south slopes of Leribe plateau, 

 flowers red, Phillips, 857 ! Qoqolosi Peak, Phillips, 987 ! 



DISTRIBUTION: Uitenhage. Stockenstroom. Cradock. Murray sburg. 

 Komgha. Transkei. Tembuland. Pondoland. East Griqualand. 

 .Natal. Swaziland. 



SESUTO : Bolao bo boholo. The big philtre. Lesira. The veil. 

 Setea-tea. The deciever. Used as love philtres and as a charm to rid 

 oneself of a tormentor. 



P. sp. 



Ben McDhui, 9260 ft,, March, Galpin, 6578; Doodman's Krans 

 Mtn., 8500 ft,, Galput, 8578a. 



MUEALTIA, 



M. divaricata, E. & Z. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 2-4 ft, high, flowers white. Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen, 296! 



DISTRIBUTION : Van Rhynsdorp. Clanwilliam. Tulbagh. 



SESUTO : 'Ma Motaung. The mother of " Motaung." Used for 

 firewood. 



M. dumosa, DC. 



Basutoland, without precise locality, Cooler, 707 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Van Rhynsdorp. Tulbagh. Cape. Laingsburg 

 (Seven Weeks Poort). Albert, 



