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nodiis aut staminibus sepalinis aiicta, quibusdam indefinita, 

 antheris normalibus, Ovatimn innatum (v. liberum) e carpo- 

 phyllis 5 antepetahnis < 3-1-locuIare, synstylum , ovuhs so- 

 htariis, geminis v. indefinitis, pehatis, amphitropis, raro ana- 

 tropis. Jmalilicea locuhcido - v. septifrage-trivalvis, quibusdam 

 capsula hbera induviata v. nucula monosperma; semina pel- 

 tata V. basifixa, testa duriuscula, glabra v. pilosa, albumine 

 duro <!. 



a? Hjpoxidcce : hbae acaules, flor. epigynis, regularib., 

 C-andris, carpophyhis antesepahnis, ovuhs amphiti'opis; amal- 

 thaea sicca v. baccata, 3-2-1-locularis, seminib. atris, strophio- 

 latis , embryonc ahjumini carnoso subsequilongo : Hypoxis^ 

 Qurculigo .... 



b. Hcemodorece^ caulescentes v. scapigerae , flor. epi-hy- 

 pogynis subirregularibus, 3-6-andris, carpophyhis antepetahnis : 

 Xiphidium^ Wachendorfici^ Lophiola ; — HcEinodorum^ Dila- 

 triSj L.achnanihcs ^ Anigosanihus^ Trihonanthes . . . . 



c. Vellosiece., cpigynae, polyandrae, -<, caudicc passim ar- 

 borescente : Ba7-haccnia^ Vellosia. 



FAM 65. BROM ELI ACEiE. 



Caudex brevis v. elongatus, saepe parasitans, scapo quibus- 

 dam caulescente, phyllodiis vagiiiantibus , canahculatis , saepe 

 spinoso-dentatis et epidermide squamoso-seccdente. Flores mo- 



nochni,H regulares, cymoso- spicati v. paniculati, spatiiacei, 



epi-hypogyni, calyce trisepalo, noveUo subv.dvato, coroUa lon- 

 giori , synpetala , trifida, Ijasi nectariflua, marcescente ct tor- 



tili. Stamina 6, h libera, antlieris normalibus. Ovarium 



triloculare, innatum, liber. v. semilibcrum; stylo simpl. v. tri- 

 fido, ramis passim tortihbus, ovulis anatropis, co axilibus, bi- 

 seriatis, horizontalibus, ascendentibus v. deiinitis et peiiduhs. 

 AmalihcEa baccata v. capsula libera v. semilibera, loculi-sep- 

 ticido-trivalvis, saepe dura; semiua oblonga v. ovata, interdum 

 comosa, testa coriacea, albumine farinaceo, micrcmbryo : 



