40 FLORA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
Undershrubs with small, stiff, scattered leaves. 
Low diffuse glabrous undershrub; leaves ovate 
or obovate ; capsule very small ah ... australis 
Erect dwarf shrub, with hairy twiggy branch- 
lets; leaves cuneate- or elliptic-ovate, re- 
curved at the margin ; stipules small, black ; 
capsule small... vs ie = ... thymoides 
Tall shrub, glabrous; leaves large, membranous, 
obovate or orbicular, in 2 rows; flowers in axil- 
lary clusters on conspicuous pedicels; capsule 
small ... seb aes + x} ar) . Gunnii 
Amperea. 
A perennial herb with erect, rigid, triangular, leafless 
stems ; stipules small, deeply fringed or lobed... spartioides 
Monotaxis. 
Leaves large, oblong to narrow-lanceolate, flat ; petals 
yellow, very obtuse... oo vis =. ... luteifiora 
Beyeria. 
A tall shrub, the branchlets viscid ; leaves from oval- 
oblong to broadly linear, 1 to 2 in. long, shining 
above, white tomentose underneath ; flowers 2 or 
3 together, on recurved pedicels much longer than 
the calyx ; capsule about 4 lines long ee ... viscosa 
A small erect shrub ; leaves broad-linear, blunt, hardly 
viscid, under 1 inch ; pedicels about as long as the 
calyx; capsule smaller... ne Bie =f ... Opaca 
An erect viscid shrub; leaves narrow-linear, recurved 
or hooked at the point ax oak it ... uncinata 
Ricinocarpus. 
An erect glabrous shrub of 2 to 3 ft.; leaves rigid, 
linear ; flowers sweet-smelling, on long pedicels ; 
petals white, about 4 in. long, usually 6; fruit 
nearly globular, about $ in. in diameter... ... pinifolius 
Bertya. 
An erect shrub, the branchlets and foliage stellately 
tomentose ; leaves narrow with recurved margins. 
Ovary densely villous; flowers solitary almost ses- 
sile ; calyx-segments rather broad, nearly 2 lines 
long ~ va - oh - ih ... Mitchell 
