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tion do not come near the districts of Uit. and P. E. The other native 
genera belonging to Alsinoideae and Silenoideae, which are all widely spread, 
are recorded. Amongst those with indehiscent fruits only Scleranthus L. 
has not been recorded from the Uit. and P. E. divs., but is sure to be found 
there. PolUchia Soland. occurs in the North and North-east, but not in 
the central, western, and south-western parts. The Uit. div. appears to be 
its western boundary. Herniaria L. is found in the southern coast belt, the 
east part of the central region and in northern parts. Corrigiola L. occurs 
in the north-eastern and eastern parts, extending in the southern coast belt 
to the Cape Peninsula. Scleranthus L. is recorded from the southern coast 
belt and Graaff Eeinet. 
RANALES. 
Nymphaeaceae. 
The widely-spread Nymphaea capensis Thunb. is not uncommon in the 
Uit. and P. E. divs. 
Ceratophyllaceae. 
A species of Ceratophyllum L. is recorded from Natal. 
Ranunculaceae. 
Anemone L. and Thalictrum L. have not been found in the Uit. and 
P. E. divs. The former has a very disjointed distribution in South Africa, 
the latter is only found east of the Katberg. Ranunculus aquatilis L., 
though not recorded, may be expected to occur in the districts. R.puhescens 
Thunb. is common. Clematis L. and Knowltonia Salisb., both widely spread 
in the southern coast belt, extending to the Transvaal, are common in our 
area. 
Menispemaceae. 
Antizoma Miers (including Cissamjpelos capensis L.f.) is endemic or just 
crosses into the Tropics in the West. It is represented in all parts of tem- 
perate South Africa, except perhaps in the central part of the central 
region. The other genera extend from the Tropics : Cocculus DC, Triclisia 
Benth., and Epinetrum Hiern (Synclisia Benth.) to Delagoa Bay, Desmo- 
nema Miers and Jatrorrhiza Miers to Natal, Stephania Lour, to the Orange 
Free State and Griqualand East, Cissampelos L. to the Q-eorge div. 
Anonaceae, 
Only few genera enter from the Tropics along the eastern coast belt. 
Po^owia Endl. reaches the neighbourhood of East London, Anona L., 
Artabotrys E. Br., and Uvaria L. Natal, Monodora Dun. Delagoa Bay. 
