ZYGOPHYLLEiE. V. ROEPERA. VI. ZYGOPHYLLUM. 



771 



cumbent. Tj. G. Native of New Holland. Zygophyllum 

 Billardierii, D. C. prod. 1. p. 705. Sepals reflexed. Flowers 

 small, yellow. 



La Billardier's Roepera. Shrub decumbent. 



2 R. FRUTICULOSA (Andr. Juss. 1. c.) leaves bifoliate, stalked ; 

 leaflets oblong, fleshy, flat : pedicels very short ; stem shrubby, 

 erect. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 Zygophyllum fruticulosum, D. C. prod. 1. p. 707. Flowers 

 small, yellow. 



Shrubby Roepera. Fl. 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 fryos, zygos, a yoke, and 

 <f>v\\ov, 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. Fabago, Tourn. inst. t. 230. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, 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 (Gaert. 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. SI'MPLEX (Lin. mant. 68.) leaves simple, sessile, cylin- 

 drical. Q. 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. PI. 

 trailing. 



2 Z. CORDIFOLIUM (Lin. fil. suppl. 232.) leaves simple, sessile, 

 roundish, somewhat cordate. Jj . 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. I/ . S. Native of the Cape Verd 

 Islands, particularly in St. Jago, in the date plantation below the 

 Fort. Flowers small, yellow. 



Spatulate-leaved Bean-caper. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. 

 PI. trailing. 



* * Leaves bifoliate ; leaflets fiat, smooth. 



4 Z. FABAGO (Lin. spec. 551.) leaves stalked ; leaflets ob- 

 ovate ; pedicels erect ; calyxes smooth ; petals undivided. % . 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. cest. 10. 

 t. 1. f. 1. Park, theatr. 1024. 5. icon. 1023. 5. 



Common Bean-caper. Fl. July, Sept. PI. 1 to 4 feet. 



5 Z. FOS'TIDUM (Schrad. et Wendl. sert. han. p. 17. t. 19.) 

 leaves stalked ; leaflets obovate ; flowers nodding ; calyx downy ; 

 petals reflexed, cut. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Petals orange-yellow, each with a purple spot at the 

 base. 



Far. ft, insuave (Curt. bot. mag. t. 372.) petals oblong, with 

 a heart-shaped, brown spot at the base of each ; fruit bearino- 

 pedicels deflexed ; petioles with a bristle at the apex. ^ G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Fetid Bean-caper. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1790: Shrub 4 ft. 



6 Z. DECU'MBENS (Delil. fl. egyp. 77. t. 27. f. 3.) leaves 

 stalked ; leaflets oblong-obovate, fleshy, flat ; pedicels erect ; 

 capsules turbinately-spherical, umbilicate at the apex. If. . G. 

 Native of Egypt. Stem decumbent. Flowers yellow. Floriferous 

 branches dichotomous. 



Decumbent Bean-caper. PI. prostrate. 



7 Z. MACULA'TUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 60.) leaves stalked ; 

 leaflets linear-lanceolate, Jj . 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. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1782. Shrub 

 3 feet. 



8 Z. MICROPHY'LLUM (Thunb. prod. 80.) leaves almost sessile; 

 leaflets ovate, smooth, minute, obcordate ; capsules of 5 com- 

 pressed lobes, retusely emarginate. Tj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Peduncles capillary. Flowers small, yellow. 

 Petals entire. 



Small-leaved Bean-caper. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 



1 to 2 feet. 



9 Z. MORGSA'NA (Lin. spec. 551.) leaves on short stalks ; 

 leaflets obovate ; petiole ending in a spiny bristle ; capsules 

 somewhat inflated, 4-5-winged. Tj . 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 plant is called Morgsani in Syria. 



Morgsana Bean-caper. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1732. Shrub 



2 to 6 feet. 



10 Z. DE'BILE (Nees in Schlecht. Linnsea. 5. p. 46.) leaves 

 slender, stalked ; leaflets elliptic, acuminated. Ij . 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. HO'RBIDUM (Nees in Schlecht. Linnaea. 5. p. 46.) 

 smooth, erect ; stem strong, round, sometimes with the branches 

 spinescent ; petioles dilated ; leaflets coriaceous, fleshy. Tj . 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. T; . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, on the banks of the Orange river. Z. micro- 

 phyllum, Nees in Schlecht. Linnaea. 5. p. 46. Flowers yellow. 



Small-leaved Bean-caper. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 



13 Z. LICHTENSTEINIA'NUM (Nees in Schlecht. Linnaea. 5. p. 

 47.) leaves coriaceous, stalked ; leaflets oblique, arched on the 

 outside, and cut on the inside, rounded at the top. T? . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers solitary, yellow. 



Lichtenstein's Bean-caper. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



14 Z. DICHO'TOMUM (Nees in Schlecht. Linnasa. 5. p. 48.) 

 branches many times dichotomous ; leaves few, minute, on short 

 stalks, coriaceous ; leaflets obliquely-obcordate. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope, at the Orange river. A tall tree. 



Dichotomous-branched. Bean-caper. Tree. 



15 Z. FU'LVUM (Lin. spec. ed. 1st. p. 386.) leaves sessile ; 

 leaflets obovate, flat, smooth ; capsule acutely 5-angled. ^ . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow, with a large 

 dark spot at the base of each petal. 



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