Flora of the Leribe Plateau and Environs. Ill 



PLECTRONIA, Linn. 

 P. ciliata, Soud. 



Mountain slopes. A shrub 4-7 ft. high. Summer. A. Dieterlen^ 

 3 ! ; ravine on west slopes of Leribe plateau, a small tree, the only 

 specimen seen, Phillips, 721 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Albany. Philipstowu. Natal. 



SESUTO : Meqoane. Seeqane. Kheoha. Moqapane. Meanings 

 unknown. The leaves and bark are used, as an enema for people 

 suffering with pains in the abdomen caused by " small dung beetles " 

 in the intestines which have entered the body through the witchcraft 

 of an enemy. Either alone or with Celastrus buxifolius it is used as a 

 charm to prevent anyone disturbing a body in a grave. 



P. sp. (Canthium Gueinzii, Sond.). 



Natal, from coast to 6000 ft. alt., Wood. 

 DISTRIBUTION: Transvaal (Eustenburg). 



FADOGIA, Schweinf. 



F. humilis, Wood & Evans. 



Natal, in open ground at Van Reenen, 5-6000 ft., December-March, 

 Wood, 4528. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



GALOPINA, Thunb. 



G. circaeoides, Thunb. 



Natal, Oliver's Hoek, 5-6000 ft., January, Wood, 3560. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Knysna. Albany. Uitenhage. Komgha. Transkeu 

 East G-riqualand. 



ANTHOSPERMUM, Linn. 



A. aethiopicum, Linn. 



Mountain slopes. 1-3 ft. high, flowers yellow. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 681 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Caledon. Worcester. Stelleubosch. 



SESUTO : Potsana. The small firewood. Used as fuel. 



A. hedyotideum, Sond. 



Mountain slopes, Malavaueng, Leribe District, flowers yellow. 

 January, A. Dieterlen, 908 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. Transkei. Tembuland. 



SESUTO : Lefero. He who makes a roof. People who have assisted 

 in nursing a sick person or have taken any active part in the funeral, 



