352 FLORA OF ISIPINGO. 



tis nodiflora, Crocosmia aurea, Lochnera rosea (both pink and 

 white species), Indigofera spp., Hibiscus natalensis, H. surratensis, 

 H. gossypinus, II. physaloides, Haemanthus natalensis, H ypoestes 

 verticillaris, If. tri flora, Stachys aethiopica, Hypoestes phaylop- 

 soides, Helichrysum pannosum, Indigofera endecaphyalla, Iso- 

 glossa cooperi, Oldenlandia natalensis, Phaylopsis parviflora, 

 A chyranihes robusta, Anthericum hirsutum, A marantus spinosvs, 

 Pupalia atropurpurea, Hermbstoedtia caffra, Cyathula cylindrica, 

 Psiloirichum africanum and Pentanisia variabilis. 



Besides the above mentioned there are several small plants 

 which are found in cleared spaces among the grass or in the shade 

 of trees. These are Hydrocotyle asiatira, Lobelia natalensis, 

 Diascia cordata, Aerva lanata, Aneilema aquinoctiale , Coleotrype 

 natalensis, Commelina africana, Alternanthera achyrantha, Olden- 

 landia decumbens and Desmodium hirtum. 



Noxious weeds are to be found everywhere, growing at the 

 roadside, in the bush and near the swamps. Under this list may 

 be included Bidens pilosa, Siegesbeckia orientalis, Xanthium stru- 

 marium, Acantliospermum hispidum, Emex austrahs, Triumfetta 

 spp., Gomphrena globosa, Richardsonia pilosa ard Alternanthera 

 achyrantha. 



The wild banana, Strelitzia dugus'ta, is very common all over 

 the hill, and there are also- several fine specimens of Euphorbia 

 in gens. C est r inn laevigata, although an introduced plant, is quite 

 naturalized here, and it is continually occurring in the bush. 



The Lagoon separates the golf course and the fine sandy beach 

 in front from the residential part of Isipingo Beach. To reach 

 the golf course it is necessary to cross the island which is con- 

 nected to both mainlands by bridges. An account of the island 

 flora is now given. 



The island is practically encompassed by mangrove trees, 

 Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Avicennia officinalis and a few trees of 

 Rhizophora mucrOnata, intermingled with Hibiscus tiliaceus and 

 clumps of Phragmites communis. On one side of the island Sporo- 

 bolus pungens grows in dense masses in front of the mangroves. 

 Triglochin striatum, T. bulbosum, Salicornia natalensis, Juncus 

 oxycarpa, J. comatophylla and Chenolea diffusa- grow in the mud 

 and are partially submerged at high tide. On the sandy shore 

 where the mangroves are not, as yet, very dense, Canaralia obtusi- 

 folia and Ipomea biloba creep along. 



Further back around the margin of a pool grows Juncus oxy- 

 carpa, and in the swampy ground near by, intermingled with J. 

 oxycarpa and J. lomatophylla, are Nidorella anomala, N . auricu- 

 lata, Ageratvm coriyzoides, Sesbania aegyptica, Etlrulia conyzoides, 

 while further back are Senecio ruderalis, Erigeron canadense, 

 Digitaria liorizontalis, D. eriantha, Crotalaria distans, C. granti- 

 ana, Cassia mimosoides and Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum. Near 

 the pool stands a large tree of Acacia clavigera, and a little further 

 back are several trees of Hibiscus tiliaceus. 



Following a path about ten feet from the water's edge we find 

 Lobelia natalensis and another species of Lobelia growing luxuri- 

 antly among the two species of Juncus mentioned above, Pycreus 



