15 

 MONOCOTYLEDONS. 



Flowers with a usually distinct and coloured 



perianth of one or two whorls. PETALOiDEiE. 



Flowers minute, in the axils of chaff-like scales 

 or bracts, which are usually arranged in 

 spikes, spikelets or catkins. Perianth 

 or very imperfect. Glumace^. 



PETALOIDE.^. 



Ovary inferior. 

 Ovary superior. 



A. Epigyne. 



B. HypoGrNE. 



A. EPIGYNE. 

 Stamens united in a central column. 

 Stamens 3, anthers extrorse. 

 Stamens 3, anthers introrse. 

 Stamens 1 or 5, anthers introrse. 

 Stamens 6, anthers introrse. 



Climbers. 



Herbs, not climbing. 



CLXIX Orchidej:. 

 CLXXIII Immm. 



CLXXVI DlOSCORIDE^. 

 CLXX SciTAMlNE^. 



CLXXVI DiOSCORIDE*. 

 CLXXIV AMARYIXIDEJi:. 



B. HYPOGYNE. 



Flowers perfect. 1 . 



Flowers imperfect. 2, 



1 Flowers spicate. 3. 



1. Flowers not spicate. 4. 



3 Spikes cone-like. Flowers yellow. 

 3 Spikes elongate. Flowers green or white. 



4 Leaves sheathing, ending in a tendril 



4 Leaves not sheathing nor tendril bearing 

 5 Climbing shrubs 

 5 Climbing herbs with orange coloured flowers. CLXXVIII Lii.iArEJ5. 



6 Nodes swollen. CLXXXIIT OoiBiELTNACE^ 



6 Nodes not swollen. Flowers glumaceous. CLXXXVI Jung ace Ji. 



6 Nodes not swollen. Flowers herbaceous. CLXXVIII LiLiACEiE. 



6 Stemless herbs with thick creeping 



CLXXXI Xyride^. 

 CXCV Naiadace^]. 



5. 



6. 

 CLXXXV Flagellar lEiE. 



rhizomes. 

 2 Flowers on a sj)adix with a spathe. 

 2 Flowers not spathaceous 



7 Leaves pinnate or fan-shaped. 

 7 Leaves linear. 



7 Leaves ovate, sagittate or pedate. 

 8 Plant climbing. 

 8 Plant erect Flowers monoecious. 



rosulate 

 8 Plant erect. Flowers dioecious, 

 sheathing. 



CLXXII HiEMODORACE^. 



Leaves 

 Leaves 



CLXXXVII Palm^. 

 CXC Typhace^. 

 CXCI Arou)e^. 



CLXXVIII LlLTACEiE. 



CXCVI Eriocaule^. 



CXCVin RESTIACEiE. 



