Genera of South. A frican FloweiHrig Plants. 
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Iridaceae. 
There are a remarkable number of grenera endemic in South Africa. 
Of these only Homer ia Vent, is fairly generally distributed. Bahiana Ker 
is found in South Africa and the island of Socotra, Geissorrhiza Ker in 
South Africa and Madagascar, Watsonia Mill, in South Africa, Madagascar, 
and the Mascarene Islands. (See also Ferraria and Romnlea.) 
(a) Fairly generally distributed : 
Moraea L., Homeria Vent, (absent from the greater part of the 
central region and the western region), Aristea Ait., Hes])erant}ia Ker., 
Lapeyrousia Pouvr. (not recorded from the Uit. and P. E. divs., but in 
Bathurst div.), Watsonia Mill, and Acidanthera Hochst. (absent from 
the central and western parts), Tritonia Ker, Gladiolus L. (absent 
from the greater part of the central region), Antholyza L. (absent from* 
central and western region). 
(5) Mainly or entirely south-western : 
Ferraria L. (to Uit. div., one species at Victoria West, the only 
genus of this group besides Bomulea Maratti extending to Tropical 
Africa), Galaxia Thunb. (not reaching Uit. div.), Bohartia Ker. (to 
East London), Witsenia Vent, (to Swellendam), Gleanfhe Salisb. (only 
recorded from the Paarl and Paardeberg), Nivenia Vent. (Caledon to 
Oudtshoorn), Klattia Bak. (Swellendam and Riversdale), Geissorrhiza 
Ker and Ixia L. (to Grriqualand East and Natal?), Pilkmsia L. Bol. 
(only in Palmiet River mountains), Strepfanthera Sw. (only recorded 
from Tulbagh), Micranthus Pers. (to Uit. div.), Freesia^ Klatt 
(Swellendam to Grahamstown), Melasphaerula Ker (to Uit. div.), 
Sparaxis Ker (to Uit. div.), Symiotia Sw. (Clanwilliam to Cape 
Peninsula), Bomidea Mar. (to Grrahamstown, but again in various 
parts of Tropical Africa and in the Mediterranean region). 
(c) Mainly central and western : 
Syringodea Hook. f. (endemic, recorded from Uit. div.). 
{d) Mainly or entirely eastern : 
Schizostylis Backh. et Harv. (endemic, to Stockenstroom division), 
JDierama K. Koch (to Somerset East and Humansdorp div.), Crocosmia 
Planch, (to Tembuland). — (Keitia Keg., supposed to come from Natal, 
is probably not of South African origin.) 
SCITAMINEAE. 
Musaceae. 
A native species of Musa L. is found in the Northern Transvaal. Strelitzia 
L. is endemic and occurs from the Knysna district to Natal. At both 
extreme points of distribution only S. augusta occurs, whereas 8. Beginae 
