688 COLXXIIH. IRIDEJE. 
pedicellati, si plures ssepius pedicellati, Tovera xu SpiEE in cymam  unirameam 
(ripidium) dispositi, sed rhachi I t, perianthio solo spatham 
superante. Bracte:e intra eeu tot quot flores, rarissime in spatha uniflora desunt, 
interd bsimiles nisi i haud raroque magis scariosw, interdum in 
spath:e 
spatha uniflora ea sublstioféo prets 2-carinatze v. 2-fide. Capsule maturwm intra 
spatham sessiles incluszque v. pedicello acerescente rarius ab initio e spatha exsertze. 
Species note paullo ultra 700, per regiones temperatas tropicasque utriusque orbis latissime dis- 
perse, in regione Mediterranea et Africa australi copiosissimse, in Ameriea tamen haud rare, in 
Australia plurimze, in Asia paucz. 
- Ordo facile distinctus, Amaryllideis accedit. oyario infero et seminum structura, sed constanter 
diffort staminibus 3 solis seg perianthii oppositis evolutis, et antheris extrorsum 
v. a latere nec introrsum dehiscentibus. 
FORMJE ABNORMES. 
Stamina 2 sola perfecta, filamento tertio ananthero in Diplarrhena. 
Ovarium uniloculare placentis 3 p libus in Hermodactylo; apice in rostrum tenue perianthii 
tubum simulans productum in speciebus nonnullis Zridis e& Moree. 
CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
"Tribus I. M Spathze inales v. ped 1 rarissime paucee secus cadi ade 
sessiles. Flores in spatha 2.00, rarissime ad unum reducti, pedicellati v. rarius 
Bractece intra spatham concave v. carinatz, floribus oppositz. Styli rami antheris oppositi iisque 
stepe appliciti, sepius 2-lobi v. 2-appendiculati; stigmata nune ad basin nune ad apices loborum ab 
apieibus antherarum parum distantia. Caules in rhizomate evoluto'ebulbosi v. leviter bulbosi in 
Iridis speciebus pluribus, in Moree sect. Diete, in Hermodaciylo et in Marica, in cxteris omnibus 
bulbus tunicatus rhizomate non evoluto. 
Tribus a 2 sequentibus distinguitur imprimis styli ramis antheris oppositis. 
Excepta : styli rami 2-partiti, lobis sub anthesi inter antheras patentibus in Hexaglottide. 
*. Styli rami 2-alati, alis ultra antheras in lobos petaloideos productis ; stigmata immediate supra 
antkeras ad. basin loborum transversa, 
1. Iu. Perianthii segmenta basi in annulum v. tubum connata, interiora exterioribus 
dissimilia, sepius mínora erectiora, rarius inter exteriora patula.— Zur., Afr. bor., Asia temp., 
"Amer. bor. 
2. Hznwopacryros. Omnia Zrigis nisi ovarium 1-loculare, placentis parietalibus. Capsula 
1-locularis, subinflata.— Gallia zerid., Italia, Grecia. 
3. Monxa. Perianthii segmenta inter se a basi distincta, interiora exterioribus sepius multo 
minora erectiora, nunc angustissima v. minima v. 3-fida, rarius exterioribus similia nisi minora. 
—Afr. trop. et austr., Madagascaria, Australia, 
** Styli rami exalati v. rarius 3-alati, ultra, antheras in lobos 23 producti v. minute dentati ; 
stigmata, prope apicem anthere transversa v. patentia. — Füamenta libera. 
4. Manrca.  Perianthii tubus 0, segmenta interiora exterioribus minora, erecta, sepius 
flexuosa v. apice recurva. Stylirami ultra stigma in lobos 2.3 erectos teretes v. planos pro- 
ducti. Caules e rhizomate brevi ebulbosi.— Amer. et Afr. trop. 
5. OxrELxLA. Perianthium et stylus Marice. Bulbus tunicatus.—Amer. austr. trop. et sub- 
trop. 
6. Tmrwzzi. Perianthium Cypelle. Styli rami ultra stigma non producti v. brevissime 2- 
dentati, dentibus obtusis v. setaceis.—/nd. occid., Amer. centr, 
***. Styli vami ad basin antherarum 2-fidi, v. arius indivisi, antheris paullo breviores v. viz longiores 
—-— solo Metros ; stigmatorum rudimenta interdum ad basin loborum [e Filamenta in 
d — Perianthii tubus 0," segmenta libera, patentia, interiora exterioribus multo 
^ minor& obtusa undulata. Styli rami 2-partiti, lobis subulatis.——4er. occid. a. Chile a 
Mezicum. 
