EUPHORBIACEAE.
FLOW. PL. AFR.
Pl. 80.
J. Fleischmann del.
Phyllanthus floribundus Müll. Arg.
A Flowering branch. B Male flower. C Stamens and disc. D Fruit. E Female flower cut lengthwise. F Cross section of ovary.
petal with an appendage. Shrubs.—Species 1. South Africa (Cape
Colony). The fruits are edible. (Mundtia Kunth). Mundia Kunth
Fruit a capsule. Stamens 8, rarely 6 or 7.—Species 170. Some of them yield fibres or fat from the seeds, others serve as ornamental or medicinal plants. “Milkwort.” Polygala L.
SUBORDER DICHAPETALINEAE
[FAMILY 121.] DICHAPETALACEAE