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 Orclo III. JimcaQiines. 



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Caulis varins ; folia angusta, lala v. ahortiva; pnigonium 

 saepe dimorphum et corolla speclal)ihs ; fructus plerumque 

 capsularis ; alhumen ultimis nullum. — Quihusdam notis ad 

 Palmas et Liriophyta tendunt. 



A. A L B U M I \ O S A E. 



FAM. 50. JUNCACE.E. 



Hbae annuse v. caudice -+- — conspicuo perennantes, 

 caulinee v. scapigeroe, foliis linearihus v. teretihus, vaginantib. 

 V. ahortivis. Floros monoclini <^, cymosi v. glomerati, regu- 

 lares, sepahdiis et pelalidiis glumaceis, raro petaloideis, per- 

 sistentih., hracleolalis. Stamina 6 hypogyna v. hasi perigonii 

 adnata, raro 5, sepalidiis opposita. Ovarium triphyllum, tri- 

 v. semitriloculare, ovuhs 5 erectis v. oo ascendent, anatropis, 

 stylo symmero v. trifido. Capsida 1-5-locularis, o-valvis, lo- 

 culicida, raro septifraga , D-so-sperma; alhumen dense car- 

 nosum, cmhryone parvo, conico: — Luzula^ Prionium, Jun- 

 cus^ ISarthecium. — His affiues sunt (?) : 



h. Flagellariece — fructu quarundam baccato v. dru- 

 paceo-monospermo: Astelia^ Hanguana ; Rajjatca; Flagellaria. 



c. Xerotidece — ovulis amphitropis, capsula cartilaginea 

 V. haccata, seminih. peltatis, alhumine cartilagineo, emhr. lon- 

 giori: Xcrolcs^ Susum. 



d. Kingiece — arhoresccntes v. frutescentes, utriculo mo- 

 nospermo, perigonio symmero, antheris hiporosis <i : — /Cm- 

 gioy Dasypogon; Ccdcctasia. 



FAM. 51. COMMELYN ACE JE. nob. (Enantioblastoe Endl.). 



Hbae annuae v. caudice perrenni praeditae, scapigerac, cau- 

 lescentes v. suffruticosae, foliis vaginantibus, imis, abortivis v. 

 alternis, angustissimis v. latis et nervoso-costulalis, integerri- 

 mis. Flores mono-diclini, congesti, raro sohtarii, hracteati et 

 bracteolati, perigonio similari glumaceo v. dimorpho ; sepalidia 



