84 Annals of the South African Museum. 



pods are longer (up to 8 in. long), but otherwise I can find no specific 

 differences. 



L. depressa, Harv. 



Mahobone, Leribe District, flowers pink and purple, November, 

 A. Dieterlen, 1008 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Graaff Eeinet. 



SESUTO : 'Musa pelo. 



L. Thodei, L. Bolus. 



Summit of the Mont-aux-Sources, 9800 ft., January, Flanagan,. 

 1939 ! ; grassy and stony places at the summit of the Mont-aux- 

 Sources, c. 8850 ft., January, Thode, 12 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



L. stricta, Bolus. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 20-35 in. high, flowers carmine pink. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 95!; Natal, Van Eeenen, 5-6000 ft., flowers 

 deep pink, Wood, 8846 ! 10727 ! 



DISTRIBUTION: East G-riqualand. Transvaal (Scheerpoort, Aniers- 

 poort, Crocodile River). 



SKSUTO: 'Musa pelo o mohola. The big comforter. As a decoction, 



preparation made from this plant is drunk every day by a person 

 who has passed through some affliction until he is better. 



L. Dykei, L. Bolus. 



Mont-aux-Sources, 8000 ft., October-December, Flanagan in Herb. 

 Bolus, 8152 !, E. Dyke in Herb. Marloth ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



EEYTHEINA, Linn. 



E. Zeyheri, Harv. 



Veld. 15-30 in. high, flowers bright red. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 

 547! 



DISTRIBUTION : Orange Free State (between Senekal and Bethe- 

 lem). Transvaal (Magaliesberg). 



SESUTO : Mofumo. Derived from the verb " ho fuma" to take the 

 fibres from a plant. The " fibre" of this plant is not easily stripped 

 off. They are used to relieve people suffering with asthma. The 

 red seeds are called " Khunioana" and used as beads to make neck- 

 laces. 



