ZYGOPHYLLEZ. V. Roeprrra. 
cumbent. kh. G. Native of New Holland. 
Billardiérii, D. C. prod. 1. p. 705. 
small, yellow. 
La Billardier’s Roepera. Shrub decumbent. 
2 R. rrRUTIcCULòsa (Andr. Juss. l. c.) leaves bifoliate, stalked ; 
leaflets oblong, fleshy, flat : pedicels very short; stem shrubby, 
erect. h. G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 
Zygophyllum 
Sepals reflexed. Flowers 
Zygophyllum fruticuldsum, D. C. prod. 1. p. 707. Flowers 
small, yellow. 
Shrubby Roepera. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 3 ft. 
Cult. These pretty little shrubs will grow freely in a mix- 
ture of loam, peat, and sand; and young cuttings will strike 
root freely if planted in a pot of sand; under a hand-glass. 
VI. ZYGOPHY’LLUM (from fvyoc, zygos, a yoke, and 
#Aov, phyllon, a leaf; the leaves are conjugate). Lin. gen. 
no. 530. D.C. prod. 1. p. 705. Andr. Juss. mem. mus. 12. p. 
455. t. 15. no. 4.—Fabazo, Tourn. inst. t. 230. 
Lin. syst. Decéndria, Monogynia. Calyx unequal, deeply 
5-parted. Petals 5, unguiculate. Stamens 10; filaments fur- 
nished with a scaly appendage at the base on their inside. Ovary 
seated on a short gynophore, which is sometimes convex or 
almost wanting, but usually concave or disk-like, glandular, 
hypogynous. Style 1, tapering into a minute stigma. Capsule 
oblong, 5-sided, 5-celled, 5-valved; valves at length separating. 
Seeds somewhat reniform, many in each cell, disposed in 2 rows, 
fixed to the inner angle, without albumen (Geert. fr. 2. t. 112.). 
Embryo slender.—Herbs and shrubs, with fleshy, simple, or 
binate, rarely pinnate leaves. Stipulas twin, membranous. 
Pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Flowers red, white, 
but for the most part yellow, with a dark base. 
* Leaves simple. 
1 Z. s'mPLeEx (Lin. mant. 68.) leaves simple, sessile, cylin- 
drical. ©. F. Native of Egypt and Arabia in deserts, fre- 
quent. Z. portulacoides, Forsk. descr. 88. with a figure, t. 12. 
B. Flowers yellow. Capsules few-seeded. Scales of stamens 
2-parted. This plant is called Carmal in Arabia, and is esteemed 
by the Arabs very good for removing specks in the eyes, for 
which purpose the bruised leaves are applied mixed with water. 
Simple-leaved Bean-caper. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. Pl. 
trailing, 
2 Z. corvrrdtium (Lin. fil. suppl. 232.) leaves simple, sessile, 
roundish, somewhat cordate. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 60. Flowers orange-yellow. 
Heart-leaved Bean-caper. Fl. Oct. Clt.1774. Shrub 2 ft. 
3 Z. SPATULA TUM; stem prostrate ; leaves simple, spatulate, 
sessile ; flowers sessile. 2. S. Native of the Cape Verd 
Islands, particularly in St. Jago, in the date plantation below the 
ort. Flowers small, yellow. 
Spatulate-leaved Bean-caper. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. 
- trailing. 
** Leaves bifoliate ; leaflets flat, smooth. 
4 Z. Fasa'co (Lin. spec. 551.) leaves stalked ; leaflets ob- 
ovate ; pedicels erect ; calyxes smooth ; petals undivided. u.H. 
Native of Syria, Tauria, and Mauritania. Lam. ill. t. 345. f. 1. 
Petals yellow, but of copper brick-colour at the base. Root 
thick, fleshy, striking deep into the ground.—Besl. eys. cst. 10. 
t 1. f. 1.~Park. theatr. 1024. 5. icon. 1023. 5. 
ommon Beun-caper. Fl. July, Sept. Pl. 1 to 4 feet. 
5 Z. FŒ'TIDUM (Schrad. et Wendl. sert. han. p. 17. t. 19.) 
leaves stalked ; leaflets obovate ; flowers nodding ; calyx downy ; 
Petals reflexed, cut. hb. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
ae Petals orange-yellow, each with a purple spot at the 
Se, : 
VI. ZycornyLLUM. 771 
Var. B, iùsuàve (Curt. bot. mag. t. 372.) petals oblong, with 
a heart-shaped, brown spot at the base of cach; fruit bearing 
pedicels deflexed ; petioles with a bristle at the apex. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. i 
Fetid Bean-caper. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. Shrub 4 ft. 
6 Z. pecu'’mMbens (Delil. fl. egyp. 77. t. 27. f 3.) leaves 
stalked; leaflets oblong-obovate, fleshy, flat ; pedicels erect ; 
capsules turbinately-spherical, umbilicate at the apex. YU. G. 
Native of Egypt. Stem decumbent. Flowers yellow. Floriferous 
branches dichotomous. 
Decumbent Bean-caper. P]. prostrate. 
7 Z. Macuta‘tum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 60.) leaves stalked ; 
leaflets linear-lanceolate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Petals yellow, marked with a red cordate spot at the 
base of each, above which in the 3 upper ones is a transverse 
red line. 
Spotted-petalled Bean-caper. FI. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1782. Shrub 
8 feet. 
8 Z. MICROPHY'LLUM (Thunb. prod. 80,) leaves almost sessile ; 
leaflets ovate, smooth, minute, obcordate ; capsules of 5 com- 
pressed lobes, retusely emarginate. h. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Peduncles capillary. Flowers small, yellow. 
Petals entire. 
Small-leaved Bean-caper. 
1 to 2 feet. 
9 Z. Moresa'na (Lin. spec. 551.) leaves on short stalks ; 
leaflets obovate; petiole ending in a spiny bristle; capsules 
somewhat inflated, 4-5-winged. h.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Burm. afr. 7. t. 3. f. 2.—Dill. elth. t. 116. f. 141. 
Flowers nodding, yellow, each petal having a purple spot at the 
base. The plantis called Morgsani in Syria. 
Morgsana Bean-caper. Fl. May, Sept. Shrub 
2 to 6 feet. 
10 Z. pe'BILE (Nees in Schlecht. Linnea. 5. p. 46.) leaves 
slender, stalked; leaflets elliptic, acuminated. h. G. Native 
of Canga and Groenberg, at the Cape of Good Hope. Stems 
numerous from the root, weak, tetragonal. Stipulas triangular. 
Flowers yellow, with dark claws. 
Weak Bean-caper. Shrub decumbent. __ 
11 Z. no’rripum (Nees in Schlecht. Linnea, 5. p. 46.) 
smooth, erect ; stem strong, round, sometimes with the branches 
spinescent ; petioles dilated ; leaflets coriaceous, fleshy. h . G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Peduncles filiform. Stipu- 
las triangular, acute, and white at the apex. Flowers yellow. 
with dark claws. 
Horrid Bean-caper. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 
12 Z. PARVIFOLIUM; stems woody, round; leaves stalked, 
fleshy ; leaflets narrow, elliptical ; stipulas membranous, shining, 
white ; peduncles shorter than the leaves. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope, on the banks of the Orange river. Z. micro- 
hyllum, Nees in Schlecht. Linnza. 5. p. 46. Flowers yellow. 
Small-leaved Bean-caper. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. __ ; 
13 Z. Licurenstern1a‘num (Nees in Schlecht. Linnea. 5. p. 
47.) leaves coriaceous, stalked ; leaflets oblique, arched on the 
outside, and cut on the inside, rounded at the top. k. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers solitary, yellow. 
Lichtenstein's Bean-caper. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. i 
14 Z. picno’romum (Nees in Schlecht. Linnæa. 9. p. 48.) 
branches many times dichotomous ; leaves few, minute, on short 
stalks, coriaceous ; leaflets obliquely-obcordate. a. C, h atiy e 
of the Cape of Good Hope, at the Orange river. A tall tree. 
Dichotomous-branched Bean-caper. 'I ree. l 
15 Z. ru'Lvum (Lin. spec. ed. Ist. p. 386.) leaves sessile ; 
leaflets obovate, flat, smooth; capsule acutely 5-angled. 2G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow, with a large 
dark spot at the base of each petal, 
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Fl, July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 
Cit. 1732. 
