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Adenoclineae of South Africa. 
[VI.] South-West Africa. Transvaal : Barberton ; Rimer’s Creek, 
Thorncroft , 250 ! 5592 ! Highland Creek, 3,000 ft .,Galpin, 841 ! Houtbosch, 
Rehmanu , 59 63 ! Shilouvane, Junod, 863 ! 
[Vila.] South-East Africa: Cape. Central Region: Somerset 
Div. ; Somerset East, Scott Elliott , 643 ! Philipstown Div. ; near Philips- 
town, 2,000-3,000 ft., Ecklon & Zeyher ! 
Coast Region : Stellenbosch Div. ; Hottentots Holland, Zeyher , 3842 
partly ! Caledon Div. ; Oaks, Prior ! Swellendam Div. ; Voormanbosch, 
Zeyher, 3842 partly ! George Div. ; forest near George, Prior ! Outeniqua 
Mountains, Rehmanu , 259! Knysna Div.; Gouwkamma, Krauss , 1192! 
Ruigte Valley, Drege , 2301a! Groene Valley, Burchell , 5625! Humans- 
dorp Div. ; near the Kromme River, Drbge , 2301 b ! Uitenhage Div.; near 
the Van Stadens River, Drige , 2301 c ! without precise locality, Thunberg\ 
Masson ! Port Elizabeth Div. ; Baakens River, Burchell , 4339 ! Mrs. Pater- 
son , 838 ! Algoa Bay at Cape Recief, Ecklon , 61 1 ! Ecklon & Zeyher , 37 ! 
Krakakamma Forests, Zeyher , 552 ! Ecklon , 828 ! Alexandria Div. ; Oli- 
fants Hoek, Ecklon & Zeyher , 36 ! Bathurst Div. ; mouth of Great P'ish 
River, Burchell , 3735 ! between Sunday River and Fish River, Thunberg ! 
near Port Alfred, Schonland, 7 88! 1544! Schlechter , 2732! Albany Div.; 
near Grahamstown, Bolton\ Bolus , 2681! Penther , 914! Howison’s Poort, 
A/Lr. AT. Hutton ! Macoivan , 318! Trapp’s Valley, AfAi 1 A. Anstey , 9! 
Atherstone, Rogers , 3301 ! without precise locality, A/Aj Bowker ! IFz 7 - 
liamso7i \ Macowan , 222! Fort Beaufort Div.; near Fort Beaufort, Ecklon 
& Zeyher , 38 ! Stockenstroom Div. ; Katberg, Shaw ! East London Div. ; 
Rattray , 128 ! 158 ! 
[VII b.] Natal. Transkei ; Kentani, 1,500 ft., Umtata Conveizt, 495 ! 
Tembuland ; Bazeia, 2,500 ft., Baur, 128! Perie Forest, Schonland , 851 ! 
Pondoland ; woods near Port Donald, 3,500 ft., Tyson , 1782! without pre- 
cise locality, Bachmann , 803 ! Griqualand East ; Maclear Div., near the 
River Chivenka, 4,300 ft., Bolus , 10285! Natal; Notote, Gerrard , 32! 
Ingoma, Gerrard & McKen , 1175 ! Mount Insizwa, Krook , 906! woods 
near Byrne, 3,000 ft., Wood, 1816 ! Zuurberg Bush, Wood, 1987 ! near Van 
Reenen, 5,200 ft., Schlechter, 6 958 ! Umlaas, Krauss, 156 ! without precise 
locality, Gei'rard, 545 ! Cooper , 3151 ! 
Adenocline acuta is the most widely distributed of the species in this genus. It 
is also the most readily distinguishable, owing to its uniformly opposite long-petioled 
leaves. Within the species it is possible to recognize two fairly distinct forms which 
correspond to the two varieties of Mercurialis caffra , Meissn., recognized by Meissner. 
The former, M. caffra , a brevipes , represents what originally was considered by 
Meissner to constitute the species M. caffra. The latter, M. caffra , ft longipes , 
Meissner at one time considered a distinct species, M. Dregeana. It is the latter 
plant which corresponds to Adenocline Mercurialis , Turcz., because it was based upon 
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