190 Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



Anoiganthus. — Anthers long, arrow-shaped. Flowers in umbels. 

 Gethyllis. — Flowers solitary, with a long tube and a flat spreading 



limb. Stamens in a single row ; anthers linear. 

 Apodolirion. — Flowers solitary ; perianth funnel-shaped. Stamens in 



two rows ; anthers linear. 

 ** Anthers attached at the back, swinging. 



Fruit indehiscent, bursting irregularly. Seeds one or few, bulb-like. 

 Crinum. — Segments of the perianth broad. Stamens declinate (fila- 

 ments bending down toward the lower side of the flower, and then 



curving upward toward the anthers). Leaves persistent (with the 



flowers). 

 Amaryllis.— Lobes of the perianth broad. Stamens declinate. Leaves 



short-lived, withering before flowering. 

 Ammocharis. — Lobes of the perianth narrow. Stamens erect. 

 Fruit a 3-parted capsule. Seeds many, flattened. 



Brunsvigia. — Perianth cut down to the ovary. Style not swollen at 



the base. Capsule turbinate (top-shaped), sharply angled. 

 Nerine. — Perianth cut down to the ovary. Style not swollen, and 



3-angled near the base. 

 Strumaria.— Perianth cut down to the base. Style swollen, and 



3-angled near the base. 

 Vallotia. — Perianth with a tube rather shorter than the limb. 

 Cyrtanthus. — Perianth -with a tube longer than the limb. 

 Fruit a berry or capsule. Ovules 2 or 3, clustered at the middle of the 



placentas. 

 Clivia. — Bulb imperfect. Bracts lielow the umbel, several. Fruit a 



berry. 

 Haemanthus. — Bulb large, with thick scale leaves in two ranks. Bracts 



under the umbel, several. Fruit a berry. 

 Buphane. — Fruit a capsule. Bracts 2, 



Tribe III. Vellozie^. — Rootstock not bulbous ; leaves leathery, 

 persistent. Flowers solitary. 

 Vellozia. — The only genus. 



Pauridia. — Perianth with a short tube and spreading lobes. 

 Stamens opposite the inner segments. P. hypoxidoides is the 

 only species. It has a corm \ inch in diameter, crowned with 

 a rim of bristles. Leaves 6-12, sickle-shaped, 1-2 inches long. 

 Scapes several, about as long as the leaves. Perianth yellow, 

 tipped with green. 



This little plant, which is found about Cape Town on the hills and flats, 

 has had difficulty in finding a habitation. Lacking the usual number of 

 stamens, it was formerly placed among the Irideoe. Linnaeus called it Ixia, 

 It has since been known as Romulea, Galaxiuy and Hypoxis, 



