135. SELAGINACEAE 187. 



23. SOPUBIA Hamilt. (Herbs.) 



1. cana Harv. Midlands, wet places. 



2. simplex Hochst. Coast to Drakensberg. Wet places. 



3. trifida Hamilt. Midlands. 



24. GRADERIA Benth. (Bopusia Presl.) (Herbs.) 



scabra Bth. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



25. BUECHNERA L. (Buchnera L.) (Hemiparasites.) 



1. dura Bth. Coast to Drakensberg. Common. 



2. glabrata Bth. Midlands. 



26. CYCNIUM E. M. (Hemiparasites in Grassveld.) 



1. adonense E. M. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



2. huttoniae Hiern. Howick. 



3. racemosum Bth. Midlands and Drakensberg. 



27. RHAMPHICARPA Bth. (Hemiparasites in Grassveld.) 



1. fistulosa Bth. Midlands. 



z. tubulosa Bth. Coast and Midlands. 



3. serrata Klotsch. Alexandra County. 



28. HARVEYA Hk. (Parasites.) 



1. purpurea Harv. Klip River. 



2. bolusii Kuntze. Near Umlaas River. 



3. coccinea Schltr. Berea, near Durban. Ngoya. 



4. squamosa Steud. Sand dunes on coast. 



5. speciosa. Coast to Drakensberg. 



29. HYOBANCHE L. (Parasites.) 



sanguinea Thb. Umzumbi, 100ft. 



FAMILY 135— SELAGINACEAE. 



Herbs, undershrubs or shrubs, often included as a tribe of 

 the Scrophulariaceae. Leaves alternate or rarely the lower oppo- 

 site. Flowers hermaphrodite, irregular. Sepals 5. Petals S united. 

 Stamens 4. Anthers 1 celled. Ovary superior, 2 celled, or 1 celled 

 by abortion. Ovules 1 in each cell, pendulous, anatropous. Fruit 

 indehiscent or separating into 2 one-seeded nutlets. Endosperm 

 fleshy. 3 genera 32 species. 



1. Corolla 4 lobed, deeply slit in front. Calyx spathaceous sub- 



hyaline entire or 2 parted. 1 HEBENSTREITIA. 



Corolla 5 lobed not deeply slit. Calyx 3 or S, rarely 2 parted. 2. 



2. Calyx with 2 or 3 segments. 2 WALAFRIDA. 

 Calyx with S segments. 3 SELAGO. 



1. HEBENSTREITIA L. (Mostly Grassveld herbs.) 



1. polystachya Harv. Midlands and Drakensberg. In vleis. 



2. oatesii Rolfe. Doubtful. 



3. elongata Bolus. Midlands. 



4. comosa Hochst. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



5. fruticosa Sims. Midlands and Drakensberg. 



