-ft nf tlir Lerilif Plateau and Environs. 151 



S. pinnatifidus, Less. 



Natal, Polela, 6-7000 ft,, April, Wood, 4598. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Piquetberg. Tulbagh. 



S. rhyncholaenus, DC. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 5-16 in. high, flowers mauve. 

 Summer. A. Dieferlen, 408! 



DISTRIBUTION : Pondoland. Natal. Transvaal (Barberton). 



SESUTO : Mahoaneny. Meaning unknown. This plant is largely 

 used by the native witch-doctors. For colds, either the leaves are 

 smoked, or the plant is burnt and the smoke inhaled. A decoction 

 prepared from the roots is drunk to relieve colic pains. To cure sore 

 feet and hands the patient is taken to some running water and incisions 

 are made in the limbs in which the ash, from the incinerated plant, is 

 placed. The blood is carried away by the stream and the pain is 

 supposed to accompany it. 



This specimen matches Wood, 5221, from Mooi River, Natal. The 

 plants from Barberton (Galpin. 1343) and Poudoland (Flanagan, 

 2576) are less scabrous and almost glabrous. 



S. serrulatus, DC. (ex descr.) 



Valley above the Buffalo Eiver Waterfall, c, 8100 ft., March, 

 Galpin, 6734 ! ; Wittebergen, 6-7000 ft., Dreye. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



S. brachypodus, DC. 



Mountain slopes. 3-5 ft. high, flowers yellow. Autumn- Winter. 

 A. Dieterlen, 723 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. Transkei. East G-riqualaud. 



SESUTO : Lepliijko. Derived from the verb " ho phoka" to drink 

 a hot beverage by small sips. Used as an infusion for colds and 

 chest complaints. 



S. speciosus, Willd. 



Doodmaivs Krans Mtn. and Ben McDlmi, 9300-9600 ft., March, 

 Galpin, 6714. 



See note under S. eoncolor, DC. 



S. Baurii, Oliv. 



Plains, near Pot River, Maclear District, 4600 ft., March, Galpin, 

 6730. 



DISTRIBUTION : Tembuland. 



S. Dieterlenii, Phillips, sp. nov. Herba 26-80 cm. alta. Folia 

 4-5-13-5 cm. loiiga, 2-6'5 cm. lata, elliptica, glabra. Peduncuhi* 



