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KEY TO FLORA OF CAPE PENINSULA 
Annual ; petals not longer than calyx. 
Sepals nude at the apex ; petals shorter than calyx. 
Sepals bearded at the apex ; petals as long as calyx. 
Spergula 
POLYCARPON 
Spergularia 
Leaves flat on both sides. 
Leaves convex on both sides. 
capense, Sond. 
glomeratum, Thuill. 
arvensis, Linn. 
tetraphyllum, Linn. f. 
rubra, Pers. 
media, Pers. 
MALVACEAE 
Carpels separable. 
Styles filiform, stigmatose along the upper side. 
Bracteoles 3 — 6, connate at base ; axis of fruit produced beyond the 
carpels. Lavatera, Linn. 
Bracteoles 3, quite free; axis of fruit not produced. Malva, Linn. 
Styles filiform, stigmas capitellate. Malvastrum, A. Gray. 
Carpels united to form a capsule. Hibiscus, Linn. 
Lavatera 
Malva 
arborea, Linn. 
Carpels transversely ribbed ; petals scarcely longer than calyx. 
parviflora, Linn. 
Carpels almost smooth ; petals distinctly longer than calyx, verticillata, Linn. 
Malvastrum 
Erect shrub, glandular-pubescent ; peduncles much longer than petioles. 
calycinum, Gray and Harv. 
Decumbent, subherbaceous, not glandular; peduncles shorter than or very 
little longer than petioles. albens, Harv. 
Hibiscus 
Flowers racemose ; plant prickly. diver sifolius, Jacq. 
Flowers solitary ; plant not prickly. 
Perennial ; dwarf ; leaves toothed or subentire ; calyx not inflated. 
aethiopicus, Linn. 
Annual ; leaves 3 — 5-lobed or partite ; calyx inflated. Trionum, Linn. 
STERCULIACEAE 
Hermannia 
Hermannia, Linn. 
Leaves toothed, crenate, or entire. 
Stipules 2 — 3-parti te. 
verticillata, K. Schum. 
