194 Plants and their Ways in Sonth Africa 



Tribe II. An'stece. — Bracts usually more than i -flowered. 

 Bobartia. — Style branches long, awl-shaped. 

 Witsenia, — Style branches shorter. Perianth lobes equal, shorter 



than the tube. 

 Cleanthe.— Style branches short. Perianth without a lube, outer lobes 



much smaller than the inner, black. 

 Arislea. — Style branches short. Perianth lobes nearly equal not 



narrowed into a claw. 

 Klattia. — Style branches short. Perianth lobes nearly equal, longer 



than the tube, narrowed into a claw. 



Sub-order III. IxiE.E. — Flowers in spikes, not withering quickly, each 

 one subtended by a pair of bracts. 

 * The three style branches undivided. Flowers regular. Stamens 

 bending to one side of the flower — 

 Schizostylis. — Style short ; branches long, awl-shaped. Root fibrous. 

 Hesperantha. — Like Schizostylis, but rootstock, a flattened corm. 

 Geissorhiza. — Style longer than Hesperantha, branches short, awl- 

 shaped. Bracts green or membranous at the lip. 

 Ixia. — Style long ; branches short, awl -shaped. Outer bract short, 



brown, notched. 

 Streptanthera. — Style long ; branches short, wedge-shaped. Bracts 



both papery, lacerated. Leaves short, 

 Dierama. — Style long, branches short, wedge-shaped. Bracts both 

 papery, not cut. Leaves long, rigid. 

 ** Three style branches, each bifid. Stamens bent toward one side of 

 the flower — 

 Lapeyrousia. — Perianth tube slender, with the stamens borne at the 



throat. Ovules many. 

 Micranthus. — Perianth tube cylindrical. Stamens borne at the throat. 



Ovules 2, side by side. 

 Freesia. — Perianth tube broad. Stamens borne below the throat. 



Bracts small, green. 

 Watsouia — Perianth tube widened at the middle where the stamens 

 are borne. Bracts large, rigid, brown or green. 

 *** Three style branches undivided. Stamens arched toward one side 

 of the flower — 

 Babiana. — The genus may be known by its hairy accordion-pleated 



leaves. 

 Melasphoerula. — Perianth without a tube, lobes long, pointed. 

 Sparaxis. — Perianth regular, with a short funnel-shaped tube. Bracts 



papery, deeply fringed or lacerated. 

 Tritonia. — Perianth nearly regular, with a short lube. Bracts small, 



brown, notched. 

 Crocosma, — Perianth nearly regular, with a cylindrical tube. Bracts 

 short, oblong. Capsule inflated, deeply 3-lobed. 



