792 OLXXVIIIL LILIACEZE. [Asphodelec. 
-interioris paullo minora. Stamina perfecta 3, basi segmentorum interiorum affixa lisque 
breviora, filamentis filiformibus ; antherz lineares, basifixs, erecte, circa stylum in 
b tivis ultra loculos in tubum productis, loculis i 
dehi: il staminodia 3, fil iis brevibus, antheris lanceolatis castratis. Ovarium 
sessile, breve, 3: loeulare ; stylus tenuiter filiformis, e tubo antherarum breviter exsertus, 
stigmate parvo; ovula in Toulis! 2, superposita, anatropa. Capsula parva, subgloboso- 
3-quetra, peri . Semina in loculis 1 v. 2, ovoidea, 
strophiolata, testa. nigra bovis albumen carnosum, embryone in speciminibus nostris 
nondum perfecto.—Rhi fibris radicalibus tenuibus, vaginis nonnullis 
foliorum detri fibrosis t Folia radicalia perpauca, linearia, acuminata. 
Scapus aphyllus, simplex, junciformis, squamis paucis distantibus instructus. Racemus 
simplex, floribundus, pedicellis breviusculis filiformibus. Flores parvuli, czrulei. Brac- 
tese anguste, scarioss. 
Species 1, Australi: austro-occidentalis incola, — Benth. Fl. Austral, vii. 45. 
75. Ceesia, R. Br. Prod. JT. — Perianthium marcescens, diu persistens, spiraliter 
tortum, demum a fructu d ; ta basi brevissime connata, 3-nervia, sequalia 
v. seriei int is latius patentia. Stamina 6, basi segmentorum affixa i lisque 
breviora, filamentis filiformibus ; antherz parve, oblong:e, juxta basin dorsifixee, primum 
erectte, mox recurvz v. revolute, loculis introrsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, 
breve, 3-loeulare ; stylus filiformis v. superne leviter clavatus, stigmate parvo ; ovula in 
loculis 2, dstiraliE affixa, plus minus superposita, anatropa. Capsula parva, depresso- 
globosa 3-dyma v. fere 3-loba, loculicide dehiscens. Semina in loculis swpius solitaria, 
globosa, strophiolata, testa nigra ; embryo albumine 
carnoso brevior.—Rhizoma breve, fibris radicalibus fascieulatis haud raro tuberoso-incras- 
satis. Caulis erectus, scepius ramosus. Folia àd basin caulis scepeque sub ramis inferioribus 
Sonférta, Distepein Tinbhrisy sub ramis panicul:e solitaria, minora, in bracteas abeuntia. 
, rarius simplex. Flores cswrulei v. albi, secus ramos 
paniculze dissite fibsiótliáti; pedicellis filiformibus. Bractece minimze, squamiformes. 
Species ad 9, Australie et Afriez australis incole. Kunth, Enum. Pl. iv. 608. Benth, Fl. 
Austral, vii. 46. . Baker in Journ. Linn, Soc. xv. 357, quoad sect. Eucesiam. Hue etiam pertinent 
Anthericum contortum, Linn., affinesque nonnullze Capenses, a Kunthio bene sub Ccsia recensitz, a. 
Bakero eum Bulbinella Burkei ad subgenus Streptantheram Antherici relate, | Cesia africana, Baker, 
ex Africa ped est Dasystachys Grantii, Benth. 
76. Agrostocrinum, P. Mud. Fragm. Phyt. Austral. ii. 94.—Perianthium ima basi 
breviter turbinat que; lobi tubo multo longiores, squales, 
stellato-patentes, 5-nerves, post anthesin spiraliter torti, demum a fructu decidui. Sta- 
mina 6, hypogyna, perianthio breviora, filamentis glabris vix complanatis; antherze 
1a erect», basifixze, loculis poro terminali dehiscentibus. Ovarium intra tubum 
perianthii sessile, 3-loculare ; stylus filiformis, stigmate parvo; ovula in loculis 2, colla- 
teralia. Capsula brevis, depressa, 3-dyma, perianthii tubo stipata, loculicide dehiscens. 
Semina in loculis sepius solitaria, obovoidea v. globosa, strophiolo parvo, testa crustacea 
nitida; enibryo albumine carnoso dimidio saltem brevior.—Caules e rhizomate brevi 
lignoso erecti, infra inflorescentiam simplices v. parce ramosi. Folia pauca, longa, rigide 
graminea, vaginis longis subancipitibus.  Panicula v. cyma laxissima, parce ramosa. 
Flores longe pedicellati, ad apices ramorum solitarii v. laxe subfasciculati, ccerulei. 
Species 1, Australiz austro-occidentalis incola. — Bent, Fl. Austral. vii, 36. 
71. Corynotheca, F. Muell. Fragm. Phyt. Austral. vii. ed —Perianthium marcescens, 
post anthesin spiraliter tortum, demum a fructu d lia v. inte- 
riora latiora, stellato-patentia. Stamina 0, ima basi ixi affixa iisque breviora, 
seriei interioris cxteris paullo longiora, filamentis filiformibus ; antherz parv, juxta 
