72. LINACeAE-76. ZYQOPHYLLAC^E. 117. 



5. semiloba Sond. Ccwnmon. Coast gtnd Midlands. 

 semiloba var flora plena. Itafamasi, 2,000 ft. 



6. setosa E.M. Near Umzimkulu and Drakensberg. 



7. smithiana E. & Z. Camperdown. 



8. smithii Sond. Drakensberg. 



FAMILY 72— LINACEAE. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves undivided. Flowers regular, 

 hermaphrodite. Petals usually 4 — 5, free, with imbricate or con- 

 torted aestivation. Stamens as many or twice as many as petals. 

 Filaments united at base. Ovary 2 — 10 celled. Ovules 1 — 2 in 

 each cell, pendulous inverted. Fruit a capsule or drupe. Endos- 

 perm fleshy. 1 genus 1 species. 

 LINUM L 



thunbergii E. & Z. Coast to Drakensberg. 



FAMILY 73— ERYTHROXYLACEAE. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves entire, stipulate. Flowers regular, 

 hermaphrodite. Sepals 5. Petals 5 free. Stamens 10. Filaments 

 united at base. Ovary 3-4 celled, usually with only 1 fertile. 

 Ovules 1 — 2, pendulous inverted. Style 3 — ^4 fid. Fruit a drupe. 

 Endosperm fleshy. 2 genera 4 species. 

 Ovary vy^ith 1 fertile 1 ovuled cell and 2 empty ones. 



1 ERYTHROXYLON. 

 Ovary with 2 fertile cells, 1 ovule in each. Fruit 1 celled. 



2 NECTAROPETALUM. 

 L ERYTHROXYLON P. Browne. "umBamatsheni." "umNcaka."' 



"umDabeka." 



1. monogynum Roxb. Coast and Midlands. Common. 



2. pictum E.M. Coast and Midlands. Possibly not distinct. 



3. emarginatum Schum and Thom. Midlands. Possibly not 



distinct. 

 2. NECTAROPETALUM Engl 



zuluense Corbishley (Erythroxylon zuluense Schon.) Ngoya 

 forest. "Qweleba." 



FAMILY 74— ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves stipulate. Flowers regular, 

 hermaphrodite (rarely dioecious). Petals 4 — 5, free, rarely want- 

 ing. Stamens 1 — 3 times as many as petals. Ovary superior, 3 — 

 10 celled, lobed, angled or winged. Style usually simple, rarely 

 styles 5. 1 genus 1 species. 



Herb with opposite pinnate leaves. TRIBULUS. 



TRIBULUS. Tourn. (Common in grassveld.) 

 terrestris L. Midlands and Drakensberg. 



