Plants found in the District of Uitenhage. 363 



„ cycadifolia, Jacq. G. 

 ,, longifolia, Jacq. B. 

 ,, horrida, Jacq. A. 



Familia 17. Coniferae. 

 Podocarpus, Her it. sp. 1. 

 „ elongatus, Th. H. Geel- 

 houteboom. 



Familia 18. Sarmentaceae. 

 1. Smilaceae. 

 Dioscorea, Linn, sp.2. 



,, sylvatica, n sp. A. (d) 

 ,, Elephantopus, Spr- B-(e) 

 Myrsiphyllum, Willd- sp. 1. 

 ,, asparagoides, Willd, A.H. 



Familia 19. Coronariae. 

 1. Liliaceae. 

 Aloe, Linn. sp. 17. 



1. Parviflorae, Salrn. 

 (Apicra, Willd.) 

 cymbaeformis, Curt. A. 

 reticulata, Haiv. A. 

 laetevirens, Link. F. 

 radula, Jacq. B. 

 atrovirens, Cand. B. 

 riscosa, Linn. B. 

 rigida, Cand. B. 

 tortuosa, Haw. B. 



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2. Asphodeleae. 

 Sanseviera, Z-'A. sp. 1. 



,, thyrsiflora, Th. B. 

 Asparagus, Linn. sp. 18. 



„ dependens,77i.C.B.A.(X) 

 Wachendorfia, Linn. sp. 3. 



„ thyrsiflora, Linn. F. 



,, paniculata, 7 A. F. 

 Anthericum, Linn. sp. 16. 

 Bulbine, JFaV/d. sp. 20. 



2. Curviflorae, Salm. 

 (Gasteria, Haw.) 

 pulchra, Jacq. B. (g) 



3. Grandiflorae, .SaZm. 

 (Aloe, Haw.) 

 acuminata, Haw. F. 

 liumilis, Th. B. 

 paniculata, Jacq. B. 

 umbellata, Cand. A. 

 picta, Caud. A. 

 marginalis, Cand. B. 

 gracilis, Haw. B. 

 africana, i/aw. B. (7^) 



fdj DIOSCOREA SYLVATICA, n. sp. 



D. Foliis cordato— sagittatis venosis septemnerviis utrinque nitidis, caule 

 scandente, caudice pedato placentiforme. 



Hab.— In the woods of Adow, between Sunday and Boschesmans Rivers, 

 at the height of 1000 feet ; and in the forests of Krakakamma. 



Fl.— In the month of April. Seeds in August. 



Descr. — Stem flat, half above and half under the earth ; two inches thicks 

 one to one and a half feet in diameter, and divided on all sides into several 

 pedate arms, from which long thin brownish fibrous roots go into the ground. 

 Covering of the stem corticated ; above marked like the shell of a tortoise, 

 and under ground ringed. Stalk herbaceous, annual, smooth, thin, branch- 

 ed ; 10 — 12 feet long. Leaves alternate, pedunculated, entire, almost tri- 

 angular ; from 1 to 2 inches long, at the end acute, on the sides rounded; 

 above and below green shining. Racemes placed alternately on the side of 

 the stalk. Capsule triangular, trilocular, 6 seeded, bursting at the top. 

 .Seeds flat, and near upper extremities provided with oblong wings. 



Obs. — This is distinguished from D. Elephantopus, by the acute, arrow- 

 shaped, and nerved leaves, which are rounded on the sides; and by the 

 form of the stem, which is flat instead of conical. From D. Montana 

 (Testudinaria, llurclwll,) by the form of the leaves, which are more triangu- 

 lar, and on both sides a shining green. 



(e) The stems are eaten, when roasted, by the Caffres and Hottentots. 



(f) The young shoots of A. dependens are larger and more agreeable to 

 the taste than the cultivated Asparagus. 



(ij) The (lowers of Aloe pulchra are eaten, when boiled, by the Hottentots. 

 (h) From the Aloe Africana is produced the greatest quantity of Aloe- 

 resin in the District of Uitenhage. 



