98 Annals of the So^lth African Museum. 



0. micrantha, Decne. 



In Pot River Berg Forest, 5500 ft., March, Galpin, 6629 ; Natal,. 

 Drakensberg, 5-6000 ft., May, Wood, 4957 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



ONAGRACEAE. 



EPILOB1UM, Linn. 

 E. hirsutum, Linn. 



Dongas and water courses. 18-54 in. high, flowers carmine. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 764! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Uitenhage. Stockenstroom. Komgha. 

 Natal. 



SESUTO : Nnlia. A snake (so called on account of the twisted fruit). 

 Letsoai la Balisana. Salt of the " Balisana " (shepherds). The 

 shepherds lick the leaves and flowers and say they have a pleasant 

 taste; they do not, however, chew or swallow them. Mosika-nukana. 

 He who goes along the small river. The natives believe this plant to 

 be a cure for warts. A thread is dipped into the sap and by means of 

 a needle passed through the wart ; if more than one, the thread is put 

 through the largest. The warts will then disappear. 



E. flavescens, E. Mey. 



Shady spots on mountain slopes. 8-25 in. high, flowers white. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 763 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. East G-riqualand. Tembuland. Natal. 



SESUTO : Noha. A snake. 



E. tetragonum, Linn. 



Mountain slopes, Malavaneng, Leribe District. 10-18 in. high, 

 flowers dark brownish-purple. January-March. A. Dieterlen, 936 !, 

 damp spots on mountain slopes and in dongas, 6-28 in. high, flowers 

 white, carmine or pink, A. Dieterlen, 114 ! 878 ! ; ravines on west slopes 

 of Leribe plateau, flowers white, rare, Phillips, 584 !, on banks of a 

 stream, flowers white, Phillips, 703 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Worcester. Uitenhage. Natal. 



SESUTO : Noha. A sriake. Noha ea loti. The snake of the high, 

 mountain. 



LUDWIGIA, Linn. 

 L. palustris, Ellis. 



Mountain slopes. Flowers yellow. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 1002 ! 

 DISTRIBUTION : Swellendam. King William's Town. Komgha. 

 Natal. Transvaal (Magaliesberg). 



SESUTO : Se nama thabeng. It spreads on the mountain. 



