KEY TO THE FLORA OF THE CAPE 
PENINSULA 
By F. and L. BOLUS 
( Continued from page 125) 
LINACEAE. 
Linum. 
Linum, Linn. 
Leaves usually 4nate, about 3 Is. wide. quadrifolium, Linn. 
Leaves usually not 4nate, < 3 Is. wide. 
Sepals long acuminate ; styles usually connate to the middle. 
Africanum, Linn. 
Sepals acute ; styles usually free to the base or nearly so. 
Leaves crowded, usually alternate. thesioides, Benth. 
Leaves remote, usually opposite. Thunbergii, E. and Z. 
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. 
Leaflets in several pairs ; fruit spiny. 
Leaflets in one pair ; fruit not spiny. 
Tribulus, Linn. 
Zygophyllum, Linn. 
Tribulus. 
terrestris, Linn. 
Zygophyllum. 
Leaves sessile. 
Leaflets linear <11. wide or a few of the lowest a little wider. 
spinosum, Linn. 
Leaflets >11. wide. 
Decumbent ; petals whitish or pale yellow with crimson markings fiom 
above the middle to the base. sessilifolium, Linn. 
Erect ; petals usually bright yellow with markings from below the middle 
to the base. 
Capsule ovate-oblong, 8—10 Is. long; outer sepals setaceously acu- 
minate, 4-5 Is. long. fulvim, Linn. 
Capsule globose or subglobose, 3—4 Is. long; outer sepals obtuse or 
subacute, 2 — 3 Is. long. flexuosum, E. and ,. 
