804 OLXXVII. LILÍACEJE. : [Anguillariec. 
153. Dipidax, Salisb. in T'rans. Hort. Soc. i. 330, bet. char. (Melanthium, Kunth, 
Ewwm. Pl. iv. 155.)— Perianthi demum d ta distincta, oblonga, 
patentia, prope basin ad marginem utrinque glandula "ectarifems. instructa, unguibus 
circa filamentum convolutis. Stamina 6, ima basi segmentorum aflixa, iisque breviora; 
antherze parvs, oblongz, introrsum affix:, loculis a latere extrorsum dehiscentibus. 
Ovarium sessile, 3-suleum, fere 3-] lobum, 3-loculare ; styli 3, basi contigui at distincti, 
breviter filif. superne i iosi ; ^DuB in loculis numerosa. onrala 
turbinata truncataque v. ovoideo-oblonga,. 3- Joss dobis seu Sarpellise marginibus interi- 
oribus connexis maturitate septicide sol Semina oo, 
ovoidea v. subglobosa, rugulosa v. lieviuscula, brunnea, testa appressa; embryo juxta 
hilum oblongus, albumine cartilagineo 3-4-plo brevior.—Bulbus seu cormus tunicatus. 
Caulis erectus, simplex. Folia prope basin caulis pauca, conferta, late v. anguste lanceo- 
lata, cum vagina brevi continua, addito sspe uno alterove sub inflorescentia. Flores in 
spica terminali plures, subsessiles, rarius ad unum reducti, ebracteati. 
Species 2, Africz australis incole. Baker im Journ. Linn. Soc. xvii. 446. — Jacg. Ie. Rar. t. A51. 
Bot. Mag. t. 588. — Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 978 ; (ic. omnes sub Melanthio). 
154. Anguilaria, EK. Br. Prod. 273.—Flores sspe polygamo-dioici. Perianthium 
exp persistens ; segmenta distincta, subzequalia, patentia, supra basin transverse 
glandulosa v.nuda. Stamina 6, hypogyna v. ima basi segmentis adnata.iisque multo 
breviora, filamentis basin versus dilatatis czeterum filiformibus ; antherzse infra medium v. 
juxta basin introrsum affixe, ovate v. oblongs, loculis a latere subextrorsum dehis- 
centibus. Ovarium sessile, 3-quetrum, 3-loculare ; , styli 3, à basi distincti v. brevissime 
connati, breviter filif. superne int ; ovula in loculis oo (6-12). 
Capsula 3-quetra, obtusa v. vertice depressa, loculicide dehiscens. Semina co, globosa, 
brunnea, testa tenui appressa ; embryo in albumine carnoso solido juxta hilum brevis, 
obovoideus v. oblongus.—Bulbus seu cormus parvus, iunicatus. Caulis humilis, simplex. 
Folia pauca, secus caulem dissita, linearia, vaginis brevibus latis fere inflatis. Flores 
plures, in spica terminali gubsesailos, v. interdum ad unum terminalem reducti, ebracteati. 
Species 2, Australianm. Benth. FI. Austral. vii. 29.  Endl. Iconogr. t. 3. 
155. Ornithoglossum, Salisb. Parad. Lond.1. 54. (Lichtensteinia, Willd. in Gesellsch. 
Natwrf. Fr. Berlim Mag. ii. 19, t. 1. Cymation, Spreng. Syst. ii. 142.)—Perianthium 
persistens ; segmenta distincta, linearia v. lineari-lanceolata, sub anthesi patentissima v. 
reflexa, supra basin glandula v. macula nectarifera instructa. Stamina 6, basi segmen- 
torum aflixa iisque breviora, filamentis crassiuscule filiformibus ; SIS oblongz, 
introrsum mediofixz, loculis a latere subextrorsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, 
oblongum v. ovoideum, 3-sulcum, 3-loculare ; styli 3, a basi distincti ; xol in loculis oo 
(10-20). Capsula. endet vy. oblonga, obtusa, Ibi , tardius 1 
Semina co, , testa iuacul adnata; embryo in albumine 
COSPRERNG juxia hilum parvus, —Cormus in rhizomate ESSE parvus, tunicatus. 
Caulis simplex, erectus. Folia caulina lanceolata v. angusta, cum vagina continua, 
superiora floralia in bracteas lineares abeuntia. Flores longe pedicellati, nutantes, ad 
axillas foliorum floralium v. bractearum solitarii, in racemo laxo terminali Scepius pauci. 
Species v. varietates insigniores 2, Afrieze australis incole. Kunth, Enwm. Pl.iv.162. Baker 
in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvii. 448. Andr. Bot. Rep. 233 (Melanthium). | Bot, Mag. t. 994 (Melanthium). 
Sweet, Brit, Fl. Gard. t. 131. 
156. zphigenia, Kunfh, Enwm. Pl. iv. 212. (Notocles, Salisb. Gen. Pl. Fragm. 54.)— 
Perianthium explanatum, post anthesin caducissimum ; segmenta distincta, linearia v. 
bec oblonga, zqualia, patentia, plana. Stamina 6, hypogyna, perianthio pluries 
breviora, filamentis complanatis szepius latis ; antherz ge oblong:e, introrsum supra 
basin affixce, versatiles, loculis a latere XDLORSE dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, 
