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is found from Humansdorp to Pondoland. One species appears to be 
confined to the Uit. div. 
Cannaceae. 
Ca,nna indica has become naturalised in the Van Stadens Pass. 
Zingiberaceaa. 
Kaempferia L. (including Si/phonochilus Wood et Franks) extends into 
Zululand and Natal. 
MICROSPERMAE. 
Burmanniaceae. 
Burmannia, L. only just reaches temperate South Africa in the north- 
east at Inhambane. 
Orchidaceae. 
Few genera are represented in the Western Eegion and few enter the 
Central Kegion in its eastern and western parts. There are a number 
of endemic genera of which only one is restricted to the north-eastern and 
eastern parts, namely Huttonaea Harv. (Transvaal, Natal to Transkei). 
Most of the endemic genera are entirely or mainly found in the south-west : 
Acrolophia Pfitz. (extends to Somerset East div. and Komgha), BarthoUna 
R. Br. (from Cape Peninsula to G-rahamstown), Sotyridium Lindl. (Cape, 
Caledon, and Worcester divs.), Aviceps, Lindl. (South-west and Little 
Namaqualand, not on Cape Peninsula), Pachites Lindl. (Cape Peninsula 
to Eiversdale), Orthopenthea Eolfe (Clanwilliam div. to Humansdorp div., 
Ceres div.), Monadenia Lindl. (Little Namaqualand, South-west to Natal 
and the Transvaal), Amjjhigena (Cape and Caledon divs.), Forficaria Lindl. 
(Worcester, StellenJbosch, and Knysna diYS. ), Penthea Lindl. (Clanwilliam to 
G-eorge, one species also on the Zuurberg in the Alexandria div., and in Natal), 
Schizodium Lindl. (South-west to Port Elizabeth, also in Van Rhynsdorp 
div.), Ceratandra Rolfe (Clanwilliam div. to the Knysna), Ceratandropsis 
Rolfe (Clanwilliam div. to Grahamstown), Evota Rolfe (Piquetberg, 
Tulbagh, Cape, Worcester, and Ceres divs.), Ommatodium Lindl. (Little 
Namaqualand, Clanwilliam to Swellendam), Anochilus Rolfe (Little Nama- 
qualand. South-west, but not on Cape Peninsula, one species in the 
Molteno div.), Corycium Sw. (Coast belt from Little Namaqualand through 
Clanwilliam to the East and North-east, one species in the Ceres div., 
two in the Cradock div.). Amongst the genera which are also found in 
Tropical Africa, there are : 
(1) Some with very restricted distribution: Corymhis Thouars (Pondo- 
land), Zeuxine Lindl., Platylepsis A. Rich., Peristylus Blume and Cynorchig 
Thouars (Natal), Pogonia Juss. (Transvaal). 
