50 Transaciions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 
CONTORTAE. 
Oleaceae. 
■Jasminum L. is widely spread in the southern coast districts, and extends 
to the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, but does not reach the Cape 
Peninsula in the West. Olea L. has a similar distribution, but extends 
further into the interior, and is found on the Cape Peninsula. Schrebera 
Rosb. is confined to the Transvaal ; while Menodora Humb. et Bonpl. is 
found in Little Namaqualand, Griqualand West, Bechuanaland, the Trans- 
vaal and Natal. 
alvadoraceae. 
Azima Lam. is widely spread in the southern coast districts of South 
Africa, but does not reach the Cape Peninsula. The only other South African 
T:enus, Snlvadora Garcin., enters South Africa only near Delagoa Bay. 
loganiaceae. 
Gomphostigma Turcz. has only been found in the Uit. div. on its eastern 
boundary. It is absent from the coast districts westwards ; otherwise it is 
widely spread in South Africa, especially in the eastern and north-eastern 
parts. Nuxia Lam. is absent from the Karroo and the coast districts west 
of G-eorge; otherwise it is also widely spread. Chilianthus Burch. and 
Bnddleia L. are more widely spread, but absent from the Cape Peninsula. 
Strychnos L. has its western limit in our area, and extends in the coast 
districts to Delagoa Bay and is also found in the Transvaal. Betzia Thunb., 
placed by some botanists under Solanaceae, is only found in a restricted area 
in South-West Cape Colony. 
Gentianaceae. 
The large genera Sebaea E, Br. and Chironia L. are practically absent 
from the Karroo ; otherwise they are generally spread over South Africa. 
The monotypic genus Lagenias R. Br., which is sometimes kept separate 
from Sehaea, is confined to West and South- West Cape Colony. Belmontia 
E. Mey. (incl. Exochaenium Grriseb.) is confined to the Kalahari and the 
south-eastern region from the Kei mouth onwards. Orphium L. is only 
found in South- West Cape Colony as far as Eiversdale. Enicostemma Blume 
is restricted to the North-East, skirting the Tropics. Faroa Welw. is only 
found in Basutoland ; Swertia L. in the Orange Free State and the Trans- 
vaal. Then there are two genera confined to marshy ground. Villarsia Vent, 
grows in the coast districts from the Cape Peninsula to the Uit. div., while 
Limnanthemum S. M. G-mel. extends from the Cape Peninsula through the 
coast districts to Natal and the Transvaal. 
Apocynaceae. 
Of the thirteen genera known from South Africa, Gonioma 'E.Mej. is 
