CXXXIII. LILIACER. 393 
Leaves all radical. Flowers either in umbels, subtended by a 2-leaved in- 
yolucre ; or solitary, terminal, subtended by 2 bracts. (Gen. 16-18.) 
Flowers in umbels. 
Perianth Me eed filaments AER ex- 
serted. ss . 16. AGAPANTHUS. 
Perianth with a fleshy or scaly ec corona ; anthers 
sessile within the throat, included . . . . 17. TuLBacuta. 
Flowers solitary, terminal (very minute) ; perianth 
tubular, 6-toothed ; anthers subsessile within the 
HOD GAas Eases mer. a¢).8 RUleisreies elke Sam TDAN DELO Ss 
Tribe 3. ANTHERICE®. Caulescent or scapigerous plants, with fascicled 
or rarely tuberous or bulbo-tuberous roots. Stem simple or branched or 
seape-like. Flowers racemose or panicled ; the pedicels mostly articulated 
with the flower or below it. - (Gen. 19-28.) 
(1) Perianth cylindrical or bottle-shaped, more or 
less tubular; stamens hypogynous. 
Perianth deeply 6-parted or cleft, 3 outer seg- 
ments gibbous at base; leaves thick, fleshy 
orvery hardanddry. . ee ee ACO Re 
Perianth tubular, limb shortly 6 -parted ; “leaves 
grass-like . . . 20. KNIPHOFIA. 
(2) Perianth 6- parted ; sepals horizontally spread- 
ing. 
Sepals 1-nerved. 
Filaments densely bearded in the upper half . 21. Busine, 
Filaments glabrous. 
Stemless, scapigerous a with fascicled 
roots. . . 22. BULBINELLA. 
A climbing, branched, leafless lant with 
tuberous-root . . ’ . . 25, Bowiza. 
Sepals 3-, 5- or several- nerved. ; 
Stamens 6, all similar and subequal. 
Sepals straight after flowering. 
Filaments rough with reflexed, sharp points 23. TRACHYANDRA. 
Filaments quite smooth . . . . . . 24. CHLOROPHYTUM. 
Sepals spirally twisted after flowering . . 26. Casta. 
Stamens 6; 5 small, abortive; 1 with a very 
large anther . . . 27, CYANELLA. 
(3) Perianth campanulate, deeply 6- -parted; stamens 
perigynous. 
Root tuberous ; leaves radical, petioled ; seeds 
MOOllyiay «| se hbde cee sates we 20; EM RIOSPERMUM: 
Tribe 4. MetHonicem®. Caulescent, with leafy, climbing or erect stems 
and tuberous roots. Peduncles 1- flowered, extra-axillary or opposite the 
leaves. Style deeply 3-fid. (Gen. 29-31.) 
Perianth 6-parted to the base. 
Sepals strongly reflexed ; stamens and pistil wholly 
exserted . . 29. MretTnonica. 
Sepals erecto- patent ; ; "stamens and style included 30. Lirronta. 
Perianth tubular- pe ae a peer 6-toothed 
at mouth .. . Sa ae . . 31, SANDERSONIA. 
