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DISTRIBUTION : Albany. Transkei. Natal. Orange Free State 

 (no locality). 



SESUTO : Malla a ntebile. Sorrows are facing one. Eaten by young 

 men who are courting, in order to win the love of the girls and so 

 avoid sorrow. 



RIOCREUXIA, Decne. 

 R. picta, Schltr. 



Mountain slopes, a climber on rocks. 3-6 ft. long, flowers pale 

 yellow. Summer. Near the Eiver Qalo at the Mission Station, 

 A. Dieterlen, 711 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Swaziland. Transvaal (Barberton, Houtbosch, 

 Ingome Range, between Pilgrim's Rest and Sabie). 



SESUTO : Morarana oa noJca. The small creeper of the river. 



R. torulosa, Decne., var. tomentosa, N. E. Br. 



A climber among trees and rocks in ravines. 3-6 ft. high, yellow. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 616 ! ; Basutoland, without precise locality, 

 Cooper, 2719 partly ; Harrismith, Sarikey, 316 ; Van Reenen, 

 5-6000 ft., December, Wood, 4539. 



DISTRIBUTION : Transkei. 



SESUTO i Morarana oa morn. The small creeper of the wood. 



CEROPEGIA, Linn. 

 C. Meyeri, Decue. 



Natal, Oliver's Hoek Pass, 5000 ft., January, Wood, 3476. 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. Transkei. Tembuland. Transvaal 

 (Barberton, Elandspruit Mountains, Masetaua Valley). 



BRACHYSTELMA, R. Br. 

 B. foetidum, Schltr. 



Veld and plateau. 3-10 in. high, flowers dark crimson, scented. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 364 ! ; Basutoland, without precise locality, 

 Cooper, 933; near Harrismith, Sanderson, 6, Sankey, 187, Thode; 

 Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, Miss Jacobsz. 



DISTRIBUTION : Orange Free State (Vals River, Parys). Transvaal 

 (Mooi River, near Elsbm-g, Potchefstroom, Houtbosch, Modder- 

 fontein). 



SESUTO : Seru. Meaning unknown. Used as a medicine for 

 children's colds. The roots are eaten by shepherd boys. 



