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H. trilineatum, DC. 



Wet sandy places near rivulets, at the summit of the Mont-aux- 

 Sources, c. 8700 ft., January, shrubby plant, 1-2 ft. high, Thode, 24! ; 

 summit of the Mont-aux-Sources, 9500 ft., January, Flanagan, 1974 ! ; 

 Giant's Castle, 7500 ft., November, A. Bolus in Herb. Guthrie, 4831 !; 

 Wittebergeu, Drege. 



DISTRIBUTION : Graaff Reiuet. 



var. tomentosum, Harv. 



Basutoland, without precise locality, Cooper, 714 ; wet sandy places 

 near rivulets, at the summit of the Mont-aux-Sources, c. 8700 ft., 

 January, a shrub 2-3 ft. high, used for fuel, Thode, 25 ! ; Doodman's 

 Krans Mtn., 8600-9500 ft., March, Galpin, 6690 ! 6691 ! ; Wittebergen, 

 6-8000 ft., Drege ; summit of the Mont-aux-Sources, 9500 ft., January, 

 Flanagan, 1973 ! 1975 !, Mann in Herb. Marloth, 2872 ! A. Bolus in 

 Herb. Guthrie, 8436 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



var. 



Stony places in the Caledon Eange (spurs of Drakensberg), c. 

 6900 ft,, February. A shrub, 2-3 ft. high, Thode, 26 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



H. cymosum, Less. 



Summit of the Mont-aux-Sources, 9500 ft., January, Flanagan, 

 1970! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Albany. Transkei. Natal. 



H. simillimum, DC. 



Mountain slopes. 8-22 in. high, bracts yellow. Summer- Autumn. 

 A. Dieterlen, 275 ! ; banks of stream on western slopes of plateau, 

 Phillips, 710 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5500 ft., December, 

 Flanagan, 1923!; Eland's River Valley, near the Mont-aux-Sources, 

 5800 ft., December, Flanagan, 1976 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Stockenstroom. Komgha. Transkei. Tenibulaud. 

 East Griqualand. Natal (Charlestown, 5-6000 ft.). 



SESUTO : Pulungoana. A small gun. 



H. callicomum, Harv. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 8-22 in. high, bracts light yellow. 

 Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 126 ! ; Basutoland, without precise locality, 

 Cooper, 730 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Stutterheim. East Griqualand. Tembuland. Natal. 

 Zululaud. 



