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ravines, flowers greenish, Phillips, 582 ! 622 ! 637 ! ; Caledon River, 

 Zeyher, 1512 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Queenstown. East Griqualaud. Natal. 



SESUTO : Mosah e mofubelu. The red woman (so-called because the 

 stems of the adult plant have a reddish colour). Used to make the 

 enclosures (" liotloana ") surrounding the native huts. 



C. pulchella, Linn. 



Ravine and mountain slopes. Bush, flowers cream. Spring-Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen, 258 ! ; bush, 3-4 ft. high ; in ravine, Phillips, 577 ! 



DISTRIBUTION -. Cape. 



SESUTO : Mohlatsoa-mafi. He who washes thick milk. Used for 

 fuel. 



*C. hirsuta, E. Mey. 



Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5600 ft., December, Bohis, 8250 ! 

 DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



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*C. nana, Praiu. 



Mont-aux-Sources, c. 9300 ft., October. Mann in Herb. Marloth, 



2870! 







DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



*C. alpina, Prain. 



Wittebergeu, Ben McDhui, c. 9300 ft., March, Galpin, 6827 ! 

 DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



ACALYPHA, Li i,, i. 

 *A. punctata, Meisu. 



Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5700 ft,, December, Bolus, 8251 ! 



URTICACEAK. 



CELTIS, Linn. 

 C. Kraussiana, Bernh. 



Dry spots on mountain slopes. A tree, flowers cream. Spring. 

 A. Dieterlen, 193 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. Transkei. Natal. 



SESUTO : Molutu. Meaning unknown. MohatVa-Khomo. An ox 

 tail. Used for making strong sticks, building huts, and also as fuel. 



* These four species were added after I had completed my table showing the 

 systematic constituents of the Eastern Mountain Eegion flora. 



