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SPHAERALCEA, St. Hil. 



S. pannosa, Bolus. 



Eiver banks and mountain slopes. 1^-4 ft. high, flowers pinkish- 

 mauve. Summer-Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 469 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : East G-riqualancl. Natal. Hope Town. 



SESUTO : Lecheane le nnka. The "Lecheane" of the river. See 

 Abutilon sonneratianum, Sweet. Use unknown. 



S. prostrata, Harv. var. molle. 



Mountain side, near Buffalo Eiver Waterfall, 7740 ft., Shrub 4 ft. 

 high, flowers pink, Mai'ch. Galpin, 6586 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Aliwal North. 



S. Julii, Bkr. fil. 



Banks of Eland's Eiver, near Witzie's Hoek, c. 5700 ft., December. 

 Thode, 2 ! ; Caledon Eiver, Zeyher, 217 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Aliwal North. Hope Town. 



HIBISCUS, Linn. 



Hibiscus leiospermus, Harv. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 3-15 in. high. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 

 124! ; Van Eeenen, 5500 ft,, December, Wood, 7467. 



DISTRIBUTION : East G-riqualand. Natal. Transvaal (near Irene, 

 Belfast). 



SESUTO : Sefala-bohoho. The crust scraper. Used in medicine for 

 colic. 



H. malacospermus, E. Mey. 



Veld, road sides, and mountain slopes, 3-12 in. high, flowers 

 carmine and cream. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 2761; Mafeteug, December, 

 Herman Bolus in Herb. Bolus \ ; Bester's Vlei, 5400 ft., December, 

 Solus, 8125 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Queenstown. Aliwal North. Tembulaud. East 

 Grriqualand. Natal. Transvaal (Eustenburg, Lydenburg). Orange 

 Free State (Bethelem). 



SESUTO: Sekutle. Meaning unknown, >V^///^. Derived from the 

 verb " ho putla " to cut in two. B oho y ana. Small bread. Used as 

 a charm to prevent villages being bewitched by enemies or struck 

 by lightning. Medicinally used as a cure for headache and other 

 ailments. 



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