Leaves equally pinnate or undivided, rarely reduced to the stalk. Disc distinctly developed. Ovules pendulous. 8 6. Leaves alternate, with 4-6 pairs of leaflets. Flowers dioecious. Ovary surrounded by strap-shaped scales. Spiny shrubs.--Species 1. South-west Africa (Namaland). =Neoluederitzia= Schinz Leaves opposite, with 1 or 3 leaflets. Flowers hermaphrodite. Herbs or undershrubs. 7 7. Calyx valvate in bud. Petals none. Disc 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Ovule 1 in each ovary-cell, pendulous. Styles 5, with capitate stigmas. Prostrate undershrubs. Leaflets 3.--Species 2. South and North-east Africa. =Seetzenia= R. Br. Calyx imbricate in bud. Petals 5, rose, violet or yellowish. Disc obscure. Stamens 10. Ovules 2 in each ovary-cell, suspended from ascending funicles. Style 1; stigma simple.--Species 15. North Africa, northern Central Africa, and South-west Africa. Some are used medicinally. =Fagonia= Tourn. 8. Leaves alternate, abruptly pinnate, with 6-8 pairs of leaflets. Flowers large. Sepals saccate at base. Corolla yellow. Disc lobed, with 5 glands projecting into the sacks of the sepals. Stamens 10, unappendaged. Ovary 5-lobed, with 2 ovules in each cell. Shrubs.--Species 1. East Africa (Somaliland). =Kelleronia= Schinz Leaves opposite, at least the lower ones. 9 9. Ovary 10-celled, with 2 ovules in each cell. Calyx valvate in bud. Petals narrow, 3-cleft. Disc cupular, 10-toothed. Stamens 10, with awl-shaped appendages at the base. Fruit winged. Seeds exalbuminous. Erect, succulent herbs. Leaves undivided, club-shaped.--Species 1. South Africa. =Augea= Thunb. Ovary 4-5-celled. Calyx imbricate in bud. 10 10. Ovary-cells with one ovule in each. Style long; stigma club-shaped. Disc 5-lobed, with five 3-cleft scales opposite the sepals. Stamens 10, appendaged. Fruit capsular. Seeds exalbuminous. Shrubs.--Species 1. South Africa. =Sisyndite= E. Mey. Ovary-cells with 2 or more ovules in each. 11 11. Ovary-cells later on transversely chambered, 3-5-ovuled. Style very short, with a large stigma. Disc thin, lobed. Fruit separating into nutlets, bristly or warty, usually with outgrowths. Seeds exalbuminous. Herbs. Flowers cymose, 5-merous.--Species 12. Some of them have edible seeds or serve as ornamental or medicinal plants. =Tribulus= Tourn. Ovary-cells undivided. Style awl-shaped, with a small stigma. Disc fleshy. Filaments usually appendaged. Fruit capsular. Seeds albuminous. Flowers solitary or in pairs, whitish or yellowish.--Species 55. Some of them yield soda, edible seeds, medicaments, or poison. =Zygophyllum= L. FAMILY 114. CNEORACEAE