Flora of the Leribe Plateau <ni<l Eiirirnns. 311 



0. gracilentum, Bkr. 



Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoelc, 6000 ft., December, Flaitaijav, 

 1893! 



DISTRIBUTION : Somerset East. Griqualaud East. 



0. Zeyheri, Bkr. 



Natal, in marsh at Van Reenen, 5-6000 ft., December, flowers 

 white. Wood, 4532 ! ; Caledou River, Burke. 



DISTRIBUTION: Namaqnaland Minor. Uitenhage. Alexandria. 

 Albany. Graaff Reiiiet. Albert, Transvaal (Hooge Veld, Bosch 

 Veld, Middleburg) . Orange Free State (Parys). 



0. natalense, Bkr. 



Natal, summit of Amawahqua Mountain, 6800 ft., Wood, 4567. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



flavovirens, Bkr. 



Natal, Giant's Castle, 6000 ft., November, flowers white. A. Bolu* 

 in Herb. GutJirie I 



DISTRIBUTION: Somerset East. Aliwal North. Komgha. Transkei. 

 Tembnland. 



O.'oliganthum, Bkr. (ex descr.). 



Mountain slopes and plateau 3-20 in. high, flowers white. 

 Spring-Summer (November). Leribe, and at MaTaveneng, Leribe 

 District. A. Dieterlen, 651 ! 971 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



SESUTO : Lit/o tm nnkn. The food of the porcupine. 



The leaves are 1 ft. long, i.e. longer than in the type. 



0. graminifolium, Thuub. 



Damp spots on mountain slopes. 10-25 in. high, flowers white. 

 Spring. A. Dieterlen, 729 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Paarl. Tulbagh. Murraysburg. Komgha. 

 Natal. 



SESUTO : Met sane a manyenyane. Meaning unknown. Nho ea ntja. 

 The nose of a dog. 



0. Eckloni, Schltr. 



Mountain slopes. 10-20 in. high, flowers greenish white. Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen, 420! 



DISTRIBUTION : British Kaffraria. Somerset East. Tembuland. 

 East Griqualand. Natal. Griqualaud West. Transvaal (Aapie's 

 River, Barberton). 



