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POLYGONACEAE. 



POLYGONUM, Linn. 

 P. aviculare, Liuu. 



Damp spots on veld and mountain slopes, also round Hlotse pond. 

 A creeping plant, 10-30 in. long, flowers white, pale pink, or crimson. 

 Summer Autumn (November April). A. Dieterlen, 23a, b, c!; 

 Basutoland, without precise locality, Cooper, 3057 ; Natal, Van 

 Eeenen's Pass, 5000 ft.. Wood, 4564. 



DISTRIBUTION : Nkmaqualand Minor. Cape. "Riversdale. Queens- 

 town. Victoria West. Albert. Komgha. East Griqualand. Griqua- 

 land West, Transvaal (Pretoria, Zeerust, Heidelburg, Potchefstroom). 



SESUTO : Moraran 'a ndkana. The creeper of the small river. 

 Moraran 'a letsana. The creeper of the small lake. Use unknown. 



P. amphibium, Linn. 



Water courses. A floating plant, 10-40 in. long, flowers pink. 

 Spring. A . Dieterlen, 814 ! 



DISTRIBUTION: Somerset East. Orange Free State (Sand Kiver, 

 Vredefort). Bechuaualand. Transvaal (Standerton, Klerlcsdorp). 



SESUTO : Sesesi se seholo. The large swimmer. Use unknown. 



P. serrulatum, Lag. 



Water-courses and damp spots. 8-20 in. high, flowers pink. 

 Summer-Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 563 ! ; near stream at base of 

 ravine on west slopes of Leribe plateau, Phillips, 627 ! ; Natal, Polela, 

 Fonrcadi in Herb. Wood, 4238; Drakeusberg, Rehmann, 7021. 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Caledou. Uitenhage. Somerset East. 

 Transkei. Natal. Orange Free State (Parys), Transvaal (Barber- 

 ton, Mac Mac, Leydenburg, Komati Poort, Pretoria). 



SESUTO : Tolo la Khonyona le lenyenyane. The small knee of the 

 young cattle. 



P. lapathifolium sub-sp. maculatum, Dyer and Trin. 



Damp places. 30-48 in. high, flowers pink. Summer-Autumn. 

 A. Dieterlen, 109 ! ; banks of streams on Leribe plateau, flowers red, 

 Phillips, 702 ! ; Harrismith, Sankey, 252. 



DISTBIBUTFON : Cape. Uitenhage. Graaff Keinet. Transkei. 

 Natal. Griqualand West, Transvaal (Standerton, Lydenburg, 

 Pretoria, Aapie's Eiver, Potchefstroom, Springbok flats). 



SESUTO : Tolo la Khongoana. The knee of young cattle. Use 

 unknown. 



