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The Geraniaceae are represented chiefly by species of 

 Pelargonium (P. aconiti folium is the commonest) and a few 

 Geraniums (G. canescens, G. ornithopodurri) as well as Mon- 

 sonia attenuata. Species of Oxalis are common, e.g., 0. corni- 

 culata, 0. pulchella, 0. serniloba (isiThathe or isiNungu), 

 0. convexula. There is one species of Rhus (Rh. discolor) 

 (Anacardiaceae). Crassula colonies are not frequent in the 

 veld, being as a rule strictly pioneers. The Polygalaceae are 

 represented by specis of Polygala (iThethe), e.g., P. hotten- 

 totta and of Muraltia (M. pilosa), the Cruciferae by species 

 of Heliophila, e.g., H. linearis, II. cirgata. Hypericum 

 aethiopicum (uSukumbhili), (Hypericineae) and Psammo- 

 tropha myriantha (Aizoaceae) are both common in somewhat 

 open Veld. 



The Malvaceae have Sida rhombifolia, S. cordifolia, S. 

 triloba, Abutilon indicum, Hibiscus trionum, and others, and 

 the Sterculiaceae Hennannia cristata, H . gerrardi, H . sander- 

 soni, Mahernia grandistipula, M. auricoma, M. erodioides, 

 M. parviflora, and man}' more. Tribulus terrestis (Zygo- 

 phyllaceae) is also common. The Umbelliferae include 

 Hydrocotyle asiatica, H. centella, Alcpidea amatymbica, 

 Buplcurum inundtii, Peuccdanum capense. The Rubiaceae 

 are on the whole a Forest order, but certain ffeuera belong* to 

 the Veld, including the species Hedyotis amatymbica, II. 

 decumbens (uMampeshana), Penianisia variabilis (iCimam- 

 lilo), Syermacoce natalensis (isiMuyisane), all very common. 

 Scabiosa columbaria var. dissecta (l)ipsaceae) is abundant. 

 Among the Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia undulata, IF. 

 zeyheri, and other species are veld plants. A few of the 

 species of Lobelia, Cyphia and Liglitfootia sometimes occur. 

 Species of Erica occur at the higher altitudes chiefly. Species 

 of Sebaea (Grentianaceae) are common, e.g., S. crassulaefolia, 

 S. sedoides. 



The Solanaceae are only represented by one or two 

 Solanums, the majority of the species being ruderal. The 

 Scrophulariaceae include a large number of veld species, but 

 most of them do not belong to the vernal aspect societies, 

 though some, e.g., Cycnium adonense, Ramphicarpa tubulosa, 

 and other root parasites do. The Acanthaceae are represented 

 by Thunbergia atriplici folia, Blepharis longispica, Barleria 

 obtusa, Crabbea hirsuta, Adhatoda natalensis, Peristrophc 

 natalensis, and many others, but the family is on the whole 

 chiefly characteristic of the warmer coast belt. 



