70. GERANIACEAE. 115. 



9. laviopetala Oliv. Midlands and Zululand. 



10. benthami Rochbr. (arabica Willd var kraussiana.) Domi- 



nant over much of Thorn veld, coast and Midlands. 



11. gerrardi Bth. Coast and Midlands. 



12. hirtella E.M. Coast and Midlands. 



13. xanthophloea Bth. Znluland. Common. "Fever tree." 



14. natalitia E.M. Coast and Midlands. 



15. karroo Hayne (horrida Willd). Dominant over much of 



Midland Thorn veld. 



16. robusta Burch. Lower Mooi River. 



57. ALBIZZIA. Durazzini. "uSolo," or "umBangazi," or "um- 

 Hlandhloti," or "umGanankawu." 



1. fastigiata Oliv. "Flatcrown." Dominant in coast forests. 



2. welvtritschii Oliv. Near Amatikulu, Zululand. 



3. mossambicensis Sim. Umhlatuzi Valley, Zululand. 



FAMILY 70— GERANIACEAE. 



Herbs, undershrubs or shrubs. Leaves stipulate. Flowers 

 hermaphrodite. Sepals 5 (rarely 4). Petals 2 — 8, usually 5. 

 Stamens usually 2 or 3 times petals, some often sterile. Outer 

 whorl opposite petals. Ovary lobed 5 celled, with 2 ovules in each 

 cell (rarely 8 celled with 1 ovule in each cell). Fruit beaked. 

 Carpels separating at maturity. 3 genera 35 species. 



1. Flowers irregular with a hollow spur adnate to pedicel. 



3 PELARGONIUM. 

 Flowers regular or nearly so. Glands at bases of stamens. 2. 



2. Stamens 10. 2 GERANIUM. 



Stamens 15 (5 bundles of 3). 1 MONSONIA. 



L MONSONIA. 



1. attenuata Harv. Upper districts and Drakensberg. 



2. natalensis R. Knuth. Midlands. 



3. lanceolata (Schinz) R. Knuth. Weenen County and 



Mt. West, 5-6,000 ft. 



4. praemorsa E.M. Coastbelt. 



5. grandifolia R. Knuth. Richmond. 



6. biflora DC. Coast to Drakensberg. 



7. brevirostrata R. Knuth. Midlands and Drakensberg. 

 2. GERANIUM L. 



1. alticola Schltr. Van Reenen, 6-7,000 ft. 



2. canescens L'Herit. Hills above Howick, 4,000 ft., and 



Drakensberg. 



3. caffrum E. & Z. Midlands. 



4. incanum Burm. Moist places. Midlands and Drakens- 



berg. 



5. lanuginosum R. Knuth. Midlands and Drakensberg. 



