South African Material of the Genus Cyphia, Berg. 461 



C. linarioides, Presl., var. major, Presl., in EcJd. and Zeyh. Enum., 

 391 ; C. persicifolia, Presl, in E. Mey., Comm. PL Drege, 296 ; Sond., 

 in Harv. and Sond., FJ. Cap., Hi, 599. 



South-western Region. — Albany Division : G-rahamstown, Schlech- 

 ter, 2605 !. East London Division : East London, Rattray, 294 !, near 

 East London, c. 300 ft., May, Bolus, 7370 !. Victoria East Division : 

 Lovedale, February, W.G.B., 703 ! ; Alice, Pappe !. Komgha Division: 

 Near the Kei Mouth, 200 ft., July, Flanagan, 45 !. King Williams- 

 town Division : Below King Williamstown, 1200 ft., Sim, 243 !. 

 Stockenstroom Division : Eland's Berg, January- April, Scidly, 186 !. 



Central Region. — Queenstown Division : Klipplaats River, April, 

 Zeyher, 2437 !. 



Kalahari Region. — Griqualand West : West Hill, Beaconsfield, c. 

 2000 ft., Schdnland,6SSl. Transvaal: Johannesburg, March, Guthrie, 

 3176!; Rustenburg, April, McLea in Herb. Bolus\; Barberton, east 

 slopes of Saddleback Mountain, 4500 ft., March, Galpin, 1323!. 

 Orange Free State : Parys, April, Grey, College Herb., 535 !. 



Eastern Region. — Pondoland : Between Umtata and St. John's, 

 3000 ft., February, Bolus, 10,178 ! ; between TJmtata and Mlengana, 

 3000 ft., February, Bolus, 10,180 ! ; near Umtata, 3000 ft., January, 

 Flanagan, 2847 !. Tembuland : Bazija, 2-3000 ft., January, Baur, 

 583 ! ? East G-riqualand : Near Maclear, 4700 ft., January, Bolus, 

 10,177!. 



Flowers pinkish. 



*var. latifolia, Phillips, var. nov. 



Differs from the type in the broad (-8-1 cm.) leaves, which are 

 oblong or lanceolate in shape, otherwise agreeing in the floral 

 characters. 



South-western Region. — East London, December, Rattray, 628 !. 



10. C. heterophylla (Presl., in Eckl. and Zeyh. Enum., 389). 



A twining plant, Stem glabrous. Leaves petioled, rarely sub- 

 sessile, 2-2-5-4 cm. long, -5-3-2 cm. broad, ovate, lanceolate or 

 elliptic, usually subtrilobed (if not lobed, then never closely serrated), 

 acute or subacute, rounded or slightly narrowed at the base, distinctly 

 veined beneath, glabrous, with margins entire, subcrenate or remotely 

 toothed. Inflorescence not sharply marked off from the stem, many 

 flowered. Flowers solitary. Bracts - 5-2 cm. long, otherwise very 

 similar to the leaves. Pedicels -8-L5 cm. long, terete, glabrous. 

 Bracteoles usually alternating, sometimes opposite, usually situated 



