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KEY TO FLORA OF CAPE PENINSULA 
Stamens equal in number to petals, and 
opposite to them. 
Shrubs or trees ; stamens not epipeta- 
lous; fruit a drupe. Myrsineae. 
Herbs ; stamens epipetalous ; fruit a 
circumscissile capsule. 
Primulaceae. 
Stamens if equal in number to petals not 
opposite to them. 
Leaves fleshy ; gynaeceum apocarpous. 
Crassulaceae. 
Leaves not fleshy; gynaeceum syn- 
carpous. 
Corolla plicate in aestivation ; pro- 
cumbent or climbing herbs. 
Convolvulaceae. 
Corolla imbricate in aestivation; trees 
or shrubs. 
Stamens equal in number to petals. 
Ilicineae. 
Stamens twice as many as petals. 
Stamens all bearing anthers. 
Ebenaceae. 
Stamens 10, outer whorl not 
bearing anthers. Scipotaceae. 
Ovary 2-celled. 
Stamens 2. Oleaceae. 
Stamens 3 or more. 
Corolla scarious; flowers small, conspicuously 
protogynous; capsule circumscis- 
sile. Plantagineae. 
Corolla, flowers and capsule not as above. 
Calyx in a broken whorl (i.e. some of the 
sepals appearing to be within the 
others). Convolvulaceae. 
Calyx in a complete whorl. 
Flowers gynandrous (i.e. stamens ad- 
herent to carpels). 
Asclepiadaceae. 
