Capnophyllum africanum Gaertn.

Sprawling or rarely somewhat erect herb, 0.05-0.3 m tall. Leaves 15-210 mm long x 8-60 mm. Petioles 5-110 mm long, basal sheaths 3-12 mm x 3-9 mm. Ultimate leaflets ovate to broadly ovate, 7-17 mm x 4-13 mm, venation not visible or pinnate; segments linear-oblong, 1-6 mm long, less than 1 mm broad, flat or subterete. Umbels with peduncle short, 5-60 mm long; involucral bracts (2 to) 4 (to 6), connate or free; rays 4 to 7(to 14), 10-45 mm long at anthesis; involucel bracteoles 4 (to 6), connate or free; raylets 10 to 25, 2-7 mm long at anthesis. Flowers with ovary tubercled; stylopodium shortly conical, raised above the fruit apex; styles lengthening as fruit matures, (0.3-)0.5-0.8 mm long, becoming reflexed up to or beyond the base of the stylopodium. Fruit elliptic to broadly elliptic or ovate to broadly ovate, 6.5-8.0 mm x 2.5-4.0 mm; base obtuse or shallowly concave; apex obtuse to truncate; mericarps very slightly concave on the commissural surface; median and lateral ribs prominent, flexuose, tubercled; marginal ribs slightly involute; secondary ribs usually present above the vallecular and commissural vittae; commissural vittae terminating directly below the base of the stylopodium.