METHYSCOPHYLLUM. Eckl. and Zeyh. 



( AmyridacecB. ) 



V. 1. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. LIN. SYST. 



19. Methyscophyllum glaucum. E. and Z. A resin- 

 ous shrub. Branches erect, alternate. Leaves oppo- 

 site, lanceolate, pointed at both ends, veiny, glabrous, 

 glaucous, repando-dentate, bent back at the margin. 

 Flowers paniculated. Panicles axillary, opposite, 

 forked, few-flowered. 



An infusion of the leaves of this shrub is pleasant to the 

 taste, and used in cough^ asthma, and other diseases of 

 the chest. It grows about the Zwarte Kei River, where it 

 is a favourite beverage with the Bushmen and others, who 

 also chew it, and call it Boschjesmansthee. 



CYCLOPIA. Vent. 



i^LeguminoscB.) 



X. 1. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. LIN. SYST. 



20. Cyclopia genistoides. Vent. A glabrous shrub. 

 Stem and branches erect, twiggy. Leaves alternate, 

 sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets linear, bluntly mucronate, 

 revolute at the margin. Flowers axillary, bracteate, 

 stalked, yellow. Peduncles one-flowered Bracts two, 

 oblongo-ovate, pointed. 



This plant is common in moist places on the Cape Flats, 

 near Wynberg, Houtbay, and elsewhere. In the form of 

 decoction or infusion, it is often made use of for the purpose 

 of promoting expectoration in chronic catarrh, and even in 

 consumption. It has a sweet, astringent taste, and is gene- 

 rally considered as a restorative. Its vernacular name is 

 Honigthee. 



BORBONIA. LiN. 



{Leguminos(£^ 

 XVII. — 6. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. LIN. SYST. 



21. Borhonia parviflora. Lamk. A small, glabrous 

 shrub. Branches compressed, angular, winged. Leaves 

 alternate, amplexicaul, cordate, many-nerved, mucro- 

 nate, ciliato-dentate. Calyx and corolla nearly smooth. 

 Floivers yellow. 



Common on the Lion's Head and on Table Mountain, 



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