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GNIDIA, Linn. 



G. phaeotricha, Gilg. (ex Wood's Natal List). 

 Natal, Van Eeenen, 5-6000 ft, 0., Kuntze. 



LASIOSIPHON, Fresen. 

 L. caffer, Meisn. 



Natal, near Hoffenthal, 4-5000 ft., (no collector given). 



L. Meisnerianus, Endl. var. 



Natal, Van Eeenen, 5-6000 ft., Wood, 4520. 



L. Kraussii, Meisn. 



Veld and mountain slopes, flowers yellow. Spring. A. Dieterlen, 

 17* ! ; Mont-aux-Sources, 9500 ft., October, A. Solus in Herb. Guthrie, 

 49U5 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5400 ft., December, Bolus, 

 8246 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



SESUTO: Tlinpa. To oppress. Used as a decoction to bathe wounds 

 and bruises. It is said to be poisonous. 



L. anthylloides, Meisn. 



Mountain slopes. A shrub, 3-5 ft. high, flowers yellow, strongly 

 scented.- Winter-Spring. A. Dieterlen, 121 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Eiversdale. George. Albany. Transkei. Tem- 

 bulancl. Natal. Zululancl. Transvaal (Pretoria, Carolina). 



SESUTO : Moomang. Derived from the verb " ho omana " to 

 quarrel. Used for fuel only when nothing else is available, as the 

 natives believe that the smoke bewitches people and makes them 

 quarrelsome, and that the inmates of the hut in which the plant was 

 burnt will eventually quarrel. 



L. limfolius, Dene. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 8-20 in. high, flowers light brown. 

 Spring. A. Dieterlen, 371 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5400 ft., 

 December, Bolus, 8245 ! 



DISTRIBUTION: Somerset East. East Griqual and. Bechuanaland. 

 Transvaal (Houtbosch, Barberton). 



SESUTO: Thupa e nyenyane. The small " Thopa." Setele. Mean- 

 ing unknown. Used as a snuff to cure headaches. It is said to be 

 non-poisonous. 



