110 Annals of the South African Museum. 



RUBIACEAU. 



CEPHALANTHUS, Linn. 

 C. natalensis, Oliv. 



Natal. Stony hill at Van Eeenen, 5-6000 ft,, Wood, 6621. 

 DISTRIBUTION: Natal (Grlencoe). 



OLDENLANDIA, Linn. 

 0. amatymbica, Kuntze. 



Veld, mountain slopes and plateau. 20-30 in. high, flowers whitish. 

 Spring Summer. A. Dieterlen, 33 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Albany. Queenstown. East Griqualand. Natal. 

 Transvaal (Magaliesberg). 



SESUTO : Mohlatsisa. He who causes vomiting. Mordkolopoli. The 

 faeces of a goat (so called on account of round black swellings on the 

 roots). Matsodne. Meaning unknown. Lehlokoaiia. The small 

 piece of grass. 'Ma Ngoakoane. The mother of " Ngoakoane." A 

 decoction prepared from the plant is administered to wasting children 

 to make them fat and well. 



0. Heynii, Oliv. 



Under rocks and mountain slopes. 2-15 in. high, flowers white. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 266 ! ; slopes above the Mission Station, 

 growing near rocks, flowers white, occasional, Phillips, 513 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



SESUTO : Seobi. Meaning unknown. 



PENTANISIA, Harv. 

 P. variabilis, Harv. 



Mountain slopes. 7-20 in. high, flowers violet. Summer-Autumn. 

 A. Dieterlen, 21 ! ; Lefi's Kloof on N.E. slopes of Leribe plateau, flowers 

 blue, Phillips, 856 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Stockenstroom. Korngha. Transkei. East Gri- 

 qualand. Natal. 



SESUTO : Setima-mollo. The fire extinguisher. (So called because 

 it relieves the burning pain of boils.) The roots of the plant are well 

 boiled and the infected limb is placed in the lukewarm decoction ; after 



time the boils will discharge and the swelling disappear. The 

 breasts of a woman, after her confinement, are rubbed with a lotion 

 prepared from the plant, and in feverish illness the body of the patient 

 is bathed with the lotion. As a charm against witchcraft it is mixed 

 with other plants and rubbed on pegs placed round the " lelapa " ; this 

 prevents the sorcerer from finding the door of the hut. 



