748 . .. €LXXVIIL LILIACEJE. 
Ono CLXXVIIL  LILIACEZE. 
Endl Gen. 139. Lindl Veg. Kingd. 200. SwirAcEz, Endl. Gen. 152. Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 215. 
Alph. DC. Monogr. Phaner. i. l. PmirssiacEx et TmirucEx, Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 217, 
218. GrirzmesrAcE, Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 196. MzraxrHAcEx, Endl, Gen. 133. — Lindl. Veg. 
Kingd. 198. 
Flores hermaphroditi v. rarius abortu unisexuales, regul v. rarius i d Peri- 
B anthium inferum, ab ovario liberum v. rarissime basi brevissime aánatum, marcescens 
que v. mox decid lli: tubo O v. plus minus evoluto ; segmenta v. 
lobi 6, rarissime 4, 8, v. oo, plus minus distincte 2-seriata, utriusque seriei similia v. 
parum diversa, in quaque serie swepissime similia, leviter imbricata v. exteriora valvata. 
Stamina sipissime 6, hypogyna v. perianthio affixa, tis v. lobis opposita; filamenta 
libera v. varie connata. — Antherc long:e v. breves, basi v. dorso v. introrsum varie affixce, 
loculis 2 scpius parallelis, rima longitudinali v. rarius poro terminali dehiscentibus. In 
paucis generibus stamina seriei interioris desunt, v. plus quam 6 adsunt, v. androecium 
valde obliquum v. uno latere tantum antheriferum, v. anthers loculi in unum confluentes. 
Ovarium, superum, rarissime basi tubo brevi perianthii adnatum, s:pissime 3-loculare 
placentis axilibus, v. interdum 1-loculare placentis 3 parietalibus, rarissime cum perianthio 
2-merum v. 4-co-merum. Stylus nunc filiformis v. columnaris, indivisus, stigmate ter- 
minali parvo capitato dilatato v. 3-dymo, nunc apice v. fere a basi 3-fidus v. in stylos 3 
distinctos solutus, ramis stylisve filiformibus v. brevibus, apice v. superne introrsum 
stigmatosis, v. eue etus ad spicom ovarii sessilia. Ovwla in quoque loculo 2 
rarius in loculis solitaria, v. numerosissima 
iber ede anatropa hemianatropa. v. in paucis generibus orthotropa, basi 
io v. apice lateraliter affixa v. rarius horizontalia. Fructus nune baccatus v. carnosus, 
indehiscens, nunc siccus, capsularis, loculicide v. septicide dehiscens v. partibilis, v. rarius 
irregulariter ruptus, in paucis generibus 3-lobus v. fere ad basin in carpella 3 stellato- 
divaricata v. in nuculas distinctas divisus. Semina numerosa pauca v. in toto fructu ad 
1-2 reducta, sessilia v. funiculo brevi interdum cipe, instructo s v. strophiolo a 
rhaphe dilatato instructa ; testa nunc laxa it nunc 
tenuis albumini arcte appressa, rarius apice basi v. Utrindue in appendi v. ci 
in alam producta. —Albwmen cop i v. corneum, cas RUD 
ceum. Embryo nunc minutus globosus, nunc plus minus. 
vix brevior, rectus v. curvulus, extremitate radiculari hilo proxima v. ab eo plus minus 
remota. 
Herbe Wopuasnd perennes v. frutices, rarius SIPDOTSACORUORE Rhizoma nune Etpe qas 
v. à basi bulbi non distinctum, fibris radicalibus fasci is haud is v. t 
incrassatis, nunc hypogzum tub v. lig d dens v. horizontale v. longe 
reptans, nunc in caudicem erectum lignosum simpli 1 duct Caulis 
herbaceus v.lignosus, erectus v. alte scandens, varie foliatus y. ad scapum aphyllum 
reductus, v. inter folia radicalia non v. vix evolutus. Folia polymorpha, caulina v. 
radicalia. Inflorescentia axillaris v. in capo 'v. pedunculo terminalis, nunc 1-2-flora, 
nunc umbellata spicata v.p lata, v. ad f: lum intra folia sessilem re- 
ducta.  Bractes varis, swpius scariosse v. parv:e, rarius sub umbella spathiformes. 
Habitus cxeterum in diversis tribubus valde diversus. 
Species bene notze ad. 2100, per varias regiones utriusque orbis latissime disperse, in temperatis 
que tamen p quam inter tropicos, in terris siccis petrosis apricisque numerose, 
in frigidis alpinisque v. in uliginosis pauez, aquaticze fluitantes deesse videntur. 
Ordo vastus et polymorphus, a diversis botanicis varie extensus v. in ordines plures divisus, & 
nonnullis finitimis limitibus quodammodo incertis separatus, et difficillime in tribus distinctas 
dividendus. Seminum structura cum Zrideis, Amaryllideis et, Juncaceis convenit, quarum 2. priores 
ovario constanter infero faeile dignoseendz. Juncace? tamen vix nisi perianthio minore calycino v. 
glumacoo differunt, et genera nonnulla hie in Jteicaceis inclusa, fere equo juread Liliaceas referenda. 
