stem climbing, much-branched, 4-sided, as well as the branches quite glabrous, smooth or a little scabrous from scattered, reversed, minute prickles; leaves 4–6 in a whorl, much spreading or reflexed, linear, mucronate, glabrous; peduncles axillary, solitary, cymose-tripartite, 2–3 times longer than the leaves; fruit hispid with hooked hairs. Habit of G. uliginosum; prickles on the stem and branches very minute, sometimes wanting. Leaves shorter than the internodes, 3–4 lines long, 1/2 line broad. Peduncles and divaricate pedicels with 1 or 2 leafy bracts. Fruit as in the preceding, from which this species is distinguished by the more diffuse habit, glabrous, often prickly stem, smaller spreading or reflexed smooth leaves, and longer cymes.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA On the Garip near Buffelvallei, 4000 ft. Dec. Drege; Buffaloeriver, Gerr. & M‘K. (Herb. D., Sd.)
