Materials for a Flora of the Malayan 

 Peninsula. 



MOXOCOTYLEDONES. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees with endogenous stem structure. Leaves usually 



parallel — veined, periantli lobes, andrceceum and pistils in threes or 



multiples of three. Seeds with one cotyledon only. 



Petaloideae Syncarpeae. 



Perianth of two whorls. 



Ovary inferior. 



Aquatic herbs often unisexual. Stamens 3 



to 12 



Terrestrial or epiphytic plants. Flowers 

 irregular. 

 Stamens and style connate into a 



column 

 Stamens 3-3 connate at base only . . 

 Stamens free to base, one to five 

 perfect 

 Flowers regular bisexual. 

 Stamens 6 excluded 

 Stamens 6 included. 



Perianth tubular, small herbs 



often saprophytic 

 Large herbs. Perianth campanu- 

 late . . . . . . 



Flowers regular unisexual, climbers. 

 Fruit a winged capsule 



I. Hydrocliarideae. 



II. Orchideae. 



III. Apostasiaceae. 



IV. Zingihemceae. 



V. Ameryllideae. 



VI. Burmanniaceae. 

 VII, Taccaceae. 



VIII. Dioscoreaceae. 



(except Tricliopus bisexual erect herb). 



Ovary superior. 



Perianth segments 4, climbers . . '. . ix. Roxhurghiaceae. 

 Perianth segments 6, all similar, stamens 6 



equal . . . . . . . . . . x. Liliaceae. 



Perianth segments 6, stamens unequal . . xi. Pontederiaceae. 



