Abstract:
Of the 18 plants investigated the following four plants were, according
to the literature available to the authors, for the first time proved to be
toxic: Tetragonia Schenkii Schinz., Encephalartos Lehmanii (E. & L.)
Lehm., Moraea trita var. foliata N.E. Br., and Schizocarphus nervosus
(Burch.) F. v. d. M.
The toxicity of the pupae of Melasina circophora Meyr. was also investigated.