Flora of the Leribe Plateau and Environs. -17 



SESUTO : Lephophdma. That which boils hard. Bolao. Philtre. 

 'Ma Machorotsa. The mother of " Machorotsa." A strong emetic. 

 As a cure for headache, the head is washed in a lotion prepared from 

 the bruised leaves and branches. 



SUTERA, Both. 

 S. polelensis, Hiern. 



Drakens.bergeu, Cathkiu Peak, 8000 ; November, A. Bolus in Herb. 

 Guthrie, 4949! ; near Polela, 6-7000 ft, Evans, 518. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



S. caerulea, Hieru. 



Basutolaud, near Buffalo River Waterfall, 8250-8400 ft., March, 

 Galpin, 6800, 6801! ; Natal, Mohlamba Range, 5-6000 ft., Sutherland ; 

 Van Reeuen's Pass and Charlestowu, 5-6000 ft., 0. Kuntze; Caledon 

 River, Burke, 222. 



DISTRIBUTION : Vein Rhyusdorp. Worcester. Cape. Swellendam. 

 Riversdale. Mossel Bav. Willowmore. Humansdorp. Wodehouse. 



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Komgha. Orange Free State (Bloemf ontein) . Transvaal (Oliphaut's 

 River, Botsabelo, Magaliesberg, Wonderf ontein, Belfast, Lydenburg). 



S. neglecta, Hiern. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 6 20 in. high, flowers mauve-pink. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 4'Jl ! ; Mont-aux-Sources, 8000 ft.. April, 

 E. Dyke in Herb. Marloth, 5412 !, in Herb. Musei Austro-Afnc., 5488!; 

 Van Reeueu, 5000 ft., March, Schlechter, 6922! 5-600U ft., Wood, 

 4563 ; mountain slopes, above Mission Station, flowers mauve, Phillips, 

 630 ! ; mountain slopes, south of Mission Station at the side of a stream, 

 flowers mauve, Phillips, 707!; near Harrismith, 5-6000 ft,, February, 

 Wood, 4817! 



DISTRIBUTION : Transvaal (Devil's Knuckles, Hoogeveld, Lake 

 Chrissie, Middleburg, near Lydenburg). 



SESUTO : Moaldlela. Meaning unknown. 



S. breviflora, Hieru. 



Drakensbergen, Polela, 5-6000 ft., February, Evans, 631 ! : Drakeus- 

 bergen Range, Evans, 392. 



DISTRIBUTION : Pondoland. East Cfriqualand. 



S. brachiata, Roth. 



Slopes of Makhoarane Mount, Morija District. 6-20 in. high, 

 flowers pink. Autumn (April). A. Dieterlen, 985 ! ; top of Witte- 

 bergen, Cooper, 2872. 



