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LXV. CISSUS LANIGERA, Harv. (Ampelidec.) 
CG. lanigera: dense villoso-pubescens, caulibus ligneis compresso- 
angulatis striatis, foliis longe petiolatis quinatis, foliolis subsessilibus ob- 
ovatis v. obovato-lanceolatis acutis argute bi-serratis subtus crebre pen- 
ninerviis pallidis densiuscule tomentosisque, cymis pedunculatis diffusis, 
stylo filiformi, bacca tomentosa.—Harv. in Harv. § Sond. Fl. Cap., i. 
p. 252. Zey. No. 155. 
Has —Macallisberg, Burke & Zeyher ! Natal district, R. W. Plant! (Herb. T. C.D.) 
Descr.—A strong-growing woody climber, clothed in all parts with 
whitish, somewhat woolly, short hairs, which are particularly copious 
on the young parts. Leaves 4-6 inches apart, petioles 2-4 inches long; 
leaflets mostly 5, broadly obovate, tapering at base into an imperfect cu- 
neate petiolule, coarsely, sharply, and irregularly serrate or doubly ser- 
rate, the pinnate veins parallel, near together and obvious on the lower 
surtace. Cymes diffusely much branched, the divisions curved backwards, 
many-flowered. Petals 4, cucullate, externally hairy. Berry (unripe) 
densely woolly. 
A wild vine, seemingly not uncommon in the Natal district, where 
it is known to the Zooloos by the name ‘‘ Zambesi,”’ and considered a 
specific for toothache. The root (probably a strong astringent) is used, 
rubbed to the gums. It is more densely woolly than the other Cape 
species of the ‘‘ Digitate’”’ group of Cissus. 
Fig. 1, Cissus lanigera; naturalsize. Fig. 2, a flower; 3, a petal and its opposing 
stamen; 4, calyx and pistil ; the stamens and petals being removed; magnified. 
LXVI. RAPHIONACME PURPUREA, Harv. (Aselepiadee.) 
Gen. Cxar.— Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla rotata, 5-fida, laciniis wsti- 
vatione imbricatis; fauce squamis 5 planis staminibus oppositis cuspi- 
datis v. aristatis instructé. /v/amenta distincta, fauce inserta, breviter 
exserta; anther imberbes, appendiculo triangulari minuto terminate, 
basi margini stigmatis coherentes. Pollinia 5, granulosa (granulis 
quadrilocularibus), apicibus dilatatis glandularum stigmatis applicita. 
Stigma ovatum, 5-gonum, v. fere 5-alatum. Follicult ?—Plante humiles, 
radicibus tuberosis placentaformibus, foliis oppositis rigidis scabris v. gla- 
berrimis, eymis paucifloris alaribus, floribus parvis albo-viridis v. purpu- 
reis.—Harv. in Lond. Jour. Bot. 1842, p. 23. Apoxyanthera, Hochst. 
Flora, 1843, p. 78. - 
R. purpurea: glabra, ramis dichotomo-corymbosis, foliis subsessili- 
bus lanceolatis penninerviis utrinque acutis, junioribus minutissime eili- 
olatis, calycis laciniis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, corolla lete-purpurea, 
squamis corone spathulatis apice deltoideo-cuspidatis erosis. 
Han.—From Field's Hill to Maritzberg, 500-2200 ft., Sep., J. Sanderson (Herb. 
as Uo) 
Descr.—Root a large, depressed, placentiform tuber, 2-4 inches 
