128 3-- LILIACEAE 



27. Seeds globular or obovoid, turgid. Ovules 2 — 6 in each cell. — Species 



12. North and South Africa, southern East Africa, and Madagascar. 

 Some species are used in medicine, perfumery, or gardening. '.Including 



Bellevalia Lape>T.) Hyacinthus L. 



Seeds flattened or angular. Ovules 6 or more in each cell. Flowers 

 whitish 28 



28. Perianth-segments erect or converging 29 



Perianth-segments spreading or bent back 30 



29. Perianth funnel-shaped ; segments half as long as the curved tube. Stamens 



inserted at the throat. Ovary oblong. Style subulate. Leaves large, 

 lanceolate. Raceme dense, about loo-flowered. — Species 2. German 



South-west Africa. Pseudogaltonia Kuntze 



Perianth bell-shaped ; segments as long as the tube or longer. Stamens 

 inserted below the throat. Ovary ovate. Style short, columnar. 

 Leaves short, linear. Raceme lax, 6 — 20-flowered. — Species 2. South 

 Africa (Cape Colony) Rhadamantus Salisb. 



30. Perianth withering ; segments as long as the tube, the outer oblong, the 



inner obovate. Stamens inserted below the throat. Seeds angular. — 

 Species 3. South Africa. Used as ornamental plants. Galtonia Decne, 

 Perianth falling off after flowering ; segments somewhat longer than the 

 tube, linear or oblong. Stamens inserted at the throat. Seeds discoid. — 

 Species 30. Southern and tropical Africa. Some are used as ornamental 

 or medicinal plants Drimia Jacq. 



31. (2.) Anthers turned outwards, opening outwards or laterally. Styles 3. 



[Tribe ANGUILLARIEAE.] ^ . . 32 



Anthers turned inwards, opening inwards or laterall3^ Style i, sometimes 

 very short, with i- — 3 stigmas. Flowers solitary or in lax, few-flowered 

 racemes or umbels 37 



32. Capsule opening loculicidally. Flowers long-stalked, solitary or in racemes, 



rarely short-stalked and then solitary and axillary. Perianth dark 



brown. 33 



Capsule opening septicidally. Flowers sessile or short -stalked, in spikes, 

 spike-like racemes, or heads, rarely solitary and terminal. . . 34 



33. Perianth deciduous ; segments without a gland at the base. Stamens 



with thickened filaments. Flowers solitary, axillary. — Species 10. 



Tropics and northern South Africa Iphigenia Kunth 



Perianth persistent ; segments with a gland at the base. Stamens with 

 thread-shaped filaments. Flowers in racemes. — Species 3. South 

 Africa, southern Central Africa, and Madagascar. Used as ornamental 

 plants. Ornithoglossum Salisb. 



34. Perianth-segments united below, persistent. Stigmas capitate. Flowers 



in spikes, without bracts. — Species 4. South Africa and mountains 

 of Central Africa. Used as ornamental plants. . . Wurmbea Thunb. 



