'J*2 ri.OR. TELLl'll. 



Caps. 3gona 3Iociil. Cetera ut Zi^adenus. Rod. 

 bulb. Caulesc. paucijl — Typ. Melatithhim in- 

 dicum L. aiict. plurima sp. confusa. 1. A. an- 

 gusiijlora R. fol. lin. petalis linearih. acutis. 

 2. cuneata, fol. lin. lane, petalis cuneatis obtu- 

 sis. Both in India. 



9G. Ox\ixoTis R (claic eared) Diff. 83. un- 

 guiculis pet. sepe canalic. basi vel apice biden- 

 tatis s. biauriculatis, eglandulosis. Caps. 31oc.' 

 Jl. spic, s. racem — Several sp. from Africa, call- 

 ed Melanthiiim by authors. 1. O, ciliata^ O. 

 seeundn, Slc. have auricles at base of claw. 2 

 a Sub. Genus Zigotila,, auric, ad apice ung. ft. 

 racemosis. viridis Raf. fol. ovatobl. scapo 2-3fl. 

 fl. viridis. Mel. racemoides Jaq. 450. Curtis 641. 

 Sm. &.C. 



97. Ornithogloson Salisb. Diff. 83. Petalis 

 sessilis reflexis basi nectariferis, Stam. 6 hypo- 

 gynes. Type O. s. Melanth. viride L. 



98. Skizima R {split stig.) Diff. 83. Petalis 

 6 sessilis cuculatis egland. stylis nullis, stigma 

 3 bifidis. Caps- 3loc. 6 Sp. Scapls paucijl — S. 

 pumila R. Scapo brevis 3-4fl. fol. cespit. lane, 

 rigid, canal, basi barbatis — Fuegoland, fl. albis. 

 Melanth. pum, Forst. W. P. 



99. Plexinium R (segm. union) Diff. 83, Cor- 

 olla Gpartita, s. Gfida, sepalis basi coalitis, sessi- 

 lib. ad basis poriferis staminiferis. Stam. glabris? 

 Type PLpiinctatum\\\\\ch is Melardh.capense 

 L. and M. motiopetahrm ! L. 2 sp. are only one. 

 Mel. sibiricum probably belongs here also, 

 having united sepals. 



100. Crosperma Raf. 1825 neog. (colored 

 seed) Melanthiitm., Helonias, auct. Corolla 

 persistens, rotata, 6part. sepalis sessil. glandulis 

 o. Stam. 6 filif. Stylis 3. Capsulis 3 vix coalitis 

 monosp. sem. arillatis, arillis coloratis^ Caules- 



