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DISTRIBUTION : Clanwilliam. Uitenhage. Somerset East. Graaff 

 Eeiuet. Stutterheim. King William's Town. East Griqualand. 

 Natal. 



SESUTO .- Molilaka-photoane. Meaning unknown. The rhizomes are 

 cooked and the decoction is drunk by barren women so that they 

 may become pregnant. As a charm to drive away worms which 

 destroy the maize, the plant is crushed and mixed with clay ; in this 

 some of the worms are imprisoned and the clay balls are then burnt 

 in the lands. Horses feeding 011 the plant become fat, but after a 

 time it leaves them lean and weak. A medicine for infants suffering 

 Avith colds or colic. 



LYCOPODIACEAE. 



LYCOPODIUM, Linn. 

 L. saururus, Lam. 



Growing on rocks and high cliffs. 2-10 in. high. Spring. A. 

 Dieterlen, 719 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Natal. 



SESUTO : Moriri oa Ultimo. The hair of the cliff. 



L. clavatum, Linu. 



In caves and under rocks on mountain slopes a,nd plateau. A 

 creeping plant 20-36 in. long. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 670a ! , 670b ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Stelleubosch. Somerset East. Stockeustroom- 

 King William's Town. Natal. Transvaal (Mac Mac). 



SESUTO: Moriri oa nmjikn. The hair of the rocks. Boriba bo 

 boliolo. The big " Boriba " (" Boriba " is a general name for Mosses, 

 Lichens and Liverworts) The dried plant, together with Selaginella 

 rupestris, is smoked as a cure for headache. 



SELAGINELLACEAE. 



SELAGINELLA, Spr. 

 S. rupestris, Spreng. 



Growing on or under rocks on mountain slopes. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 117 ! ; Wittebergen, 5-6000 ft., Dreye. 



DISTRIBUTION : Port Elizabeth. Stutterheim. Stockenstroorn. 

 King William's Town. Natal. Transvaal (Houtbosch). 



SESUTO : Boriba. Moss. See note under Lycopodium clavatum. 



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