Smilax. | CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). 
TRIBE VIII. Scilleæ.—Rootstock bulbous, 
racemose or spicate, 
Perianth united at the base. 
Peduncle naked. 
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Inflorescence 
Outer segments of perianth caudate . . 18. Drpcapt. 
Outer segments of perianth not caudate. 
Perianth-tube curved . 19. PSEUDOGALTONIA. 
Perianth-tube straight. 
Capsule shallowly lobed. Seeds globose 20. HYACINTHUS. 
Capsule deeply lobed. Seeds flat . 21. Drimta. 
Perianth free to the base. 
Raceme crowned by a coma of empty leafy bracts 22. EUCoMIS. 
Raceme without a coma, 
Perianth-segments with a broad laxly-nerved keel . 23. ALBUCA. 
Perianth-segments with a narrow keel or none, 
Capsule deeply lobed. Seeds flattened . 24. URGINEA. - 
Capsule shallowly lobed, Seeds turgid. 
Raceme subspicate, upper flowers abortive . 25. DRIMIOPSIS. 
Raceme not subspicate ; upper flowers not 
abortive. 
Stamens hypogynous. Flowers usually 
white 2 A GE . 26. ORNITHOGALUM. - 
Stamens perigynous. Flowers usually blue 
or mauve-purple : . 27. SOILLA. 
Series C. Concuicacem®.—RKootstock various. 
Styles 3. 
Style tripartite to the base. 
Leaves all basal, crowded. 
Blade of perianth flat at the base . 
Fruit usually a septicidal capsule. 
. MERENDERA. 
Blade of perianth concave at the base 29. ANDROCYMBIUM, 
Leaves cauline, not crowded. 
Perianth-segments united at the base 30. WURMBEA. 
Perianth-segments free to the base. 
. 31. ORNITHOGLOSSUM. 
Perianth-segments with a basal gland 
Perianth-segments without a basal gland 
Style trifid only above the middle. 
Perianth-segments reflexing ` 
Perianth-segments ascending . : 
Abnormal genus, with anthers dehiscing 
1. SMILAX, Linn.; Benth. et Hook, f. Gen. 
Flowers dicecious. 
< 33. 
5 , 34. 
by apical pores 35. 
. IPHIGENIA,. 
GLORIOSA. 
LITTONIA, 
W ALLERIA. 
EL o 763. 
Perianth-segments free to the base, subequal. 
Male flowers : Stamens usually 6, hypogynous ; filaments short or long ; 
anthers dehiscing introrsely. Female tlowers: Staminodes 6 or fewer. 
Ovary 3-celled ; ovules 1-2 in a cell, pendulous, orthotropous ; style 0 
or very short ; stigmas 3, recurved. Berry globose, 1—-2-seeded. Seeds 
with a small oblong embryo enclosed in abundant hard albumen.— 
Climbing shrubs, with woody or herbaceous, often prickly, stems. 
