408 J. W. EEW8. 



(213), C. glandulosus, Blepliaris pruinosa, Crabbea 

 hii'suta, Justicia pulegioides (216). 



The Rubiaceas in Natal are a distinctly forest or scrub 

 family, consisting mostly of shrubs and small trees, but 

 Oldenlandia (Hedyotis) amatymbica, 0. caffra, 0. 

 macrophylla (36), 0. decumbens, 0. chlorophylla, 

 Spermacoce natalensis and Pentanisia variabilis 

 (251) are herbaceous and occur in the grassveld. 



Similarly the Euphorbiacea^ are mostly found in scrub 

 or forest, but the following are grassveld species : 

 Euphorbia natalensis (302), E. woodii, E. ingequi- 

 latera, E. gueinzii, E. striata, E. bupleurif olia, 

 Acalypha glabrata, A. schultzii, A. peduncularis, 

 Jatropha hirsuta (71) and often Cluytia pulchella (84). 



Among the other grassveld vernal species the Labiates 

 include: Becium obovatum (257), Syncolostemon 

 densiflorus, Stachys {Bthiopica, S. nigricans (271), 

 S. galpini, S. lupulina. The Thymeliaceas : Gnidia 

 ovalifolia (248), Gr. nodiflora, L a si o sip lion kraussii 

 (256), L. meisnerianus, L. splendens, L. an thy 1- 

 loides (270). 



The Scrophulariacea? are represented by Pelios- 

 tomum calycinum, Diascia racemulosa, Nemesia 

 floribunda, Mann lea parviflora, M. thyrsi flora var. 

 versicolor, S u t e r a, k r a u s s i a n a , S . natalensis, S . 

 pallescens, S. pinna tifida var. subcanescens, Zalu- 

 s i a n s k y a m a r i t i m a , ]\1 i m u 1 vi s gracilis, B u c h n e r a 

 dura and the hemiparasites Striga orobanchoides, S. 

 thunbergii. Melasma orobanchoides, M. melampy- 

 roides (397), Cycnium adonense (273), Rhamphicarpa 

 tubulosa, Harvey a coccinea, H. bolusii, H.speciosa. 



The Santalaceje are also hemiparasites, and are repre- 

 sented by species of Thesium (T. impeditum, T. gypso- 

 phylloides and others). 



There are a few species of Solanumin the coast grassveld, 

 e. g. S. p and urge forme (596), S. torvum, S. aculea- 

 tissimum, S. bifurcum. 



