Annals of the South African Museum. 



Spring-Summer. A . Dieterlen, 290 ! 709! 924!; Natal, grassy places 

 at. Van Reeneu, 5-6000 ft., November, Wood, 6120 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal (Inanda). Transvaal (Pietersburg). 



SESUTO : Moli. The native generic name for Hypoxis. Molimot- 

 ,niyane. The "Moli" of the small village. Moliboea. The hairy 

 "Moli." 



H. rigidula, Bkr. 



Veld, mountain slopes, and plateau. 10-20 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Spring-Summer. A. Dieterlen, 230 ! ; Basutolancl, without precise 

 locality, Cooper, 3241. 



DISTRIBUTION : Alexandria. Bathurst. Queeiistown. Somerset 

 East, Albert, East Griqualaud. Natal. Orange Free State (no 

 locality). Transvaal (Wouderfoiiteiu). 



SESUTO : Tieane. Derived from the verb " ho tiea " to be strong 

 (or firm). Used to make strong ropes. See note under H. villosa 

 var. scabra. 



The lower pedicels are up to 2*5 cm. long. 



H. multiceps, Buching. 



Mountain slopes. 6-13 in. high, flowers yellow. A. Dieterlen, 

 149 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 6500 ft., December, Bolus, 

 8169! 



DISTRIBUTION: Cathcart. Natal. Transvaal (Barberton). 



SESUTO : Molimotsane. The " Moli " of the small village. More- 

 thetho. That which rubs away. Pegs placed in the ground round a 

 village are smeared with a mixture of this plant and Ipomoea oblongata 

 as a charm against lightning. 



H. hemerocallidea, Fisch. et Mey. 



Basutolaud, without precise locality, Cooper, 3242. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Tembuland. 



H. costata, Bkr. (ex descr.). 



Mountain slopes, flowers yellow. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 229b ! ; 

 Qoqolosi Peak, flowers yellow. Phillips, 986 ! ; Nelson's Kop, Cooper, 

 879. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



SESUTO: Muli Kliaratsa. The coiling " Moli." Derived from " ho 

 Khara ' ' to coil oneself up. This is in reference to the curved leaves. 



H. Rooperii, Moore. 



Veld, mountain slopes, and plateau. 8-30 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Spring-Summer. A. Dieterlen, 223 ! 229a ! 



