33- HAEMODORACEAE — 34. AMARYLLIDACEAE I35 



shortly united at the base. Stamens 3, opposite the inner perianth-segments 

 and attached at their base. Anthers turned inwards. Ovary 3-celled ; two 

 cells sometimes sterile. Style simple, with a simple stigma, rarely 3-parted. 

 Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds flat. Embryo small, enclosed by the base 

 of the albumen. — Genera 4, species 6. South Africa. 



1. Ovary superior, i — 3-celled, with i ovule in each cell 2 



Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Flowers regular 3 



2. Ovary with i fertile cell. Flowers regular, glabrous, in racemes. — ■ Species 



1. Natal and Kaffraria. Barberetta Harv. 



Ovary with 3 fertile cells. Flowers irregular, hairy, in panicles. — Species 2. 



Cape Colony. Used as ornamental plants. The roots contain a red 

 dye-stuff Wachendorfia L. 



3. Ovary with i ovule in each cell. Flowers hairy, in panicles. ---Species 2. 



Cape Colony Dilatris Berg 



Ovary with numerous ovules in each cell. Flowers glabrous, solitary. — 

 Species i. Cape Colony Pauridia Harv. 



FAMILY 34. AMARYLLIDACEAE 



Flowers hermaphrodite. Perianth corolla-like. Stamens 6, rarely {Gethyl- 

 lis) more. Anthers introrse. Ovary inferior, rarely half-inferior or {Walleria) 

 almost superior, 3-celled, with slightly projecting axillary placentas. Ovules 

 inverted. Embryo small, straight, lateral, enclosed by the fleshy albumen. — 

 Genera 2>Z' species 310. (Including HYPOXIDACEAE.) (Plate ig.) 



1. Underground part of the stem a bulb or a corm, rarely a short root-stock. 



Leaves all radical. Flowers solitary or in umbels; inflorescence sur- 

 rounded by a spathe. [Subfamily AMARYLLIDOIDEAE.] . . 2 

 Underground part of the stem a root-stock. Flowers in spikes racemes or 

 panicles, rarely solitary or in umbels, but without a spathe. . . 27 



2. Perianth furnished with a corona, which sometimes is reduced to a narrow 



ring or a crown of hairs. [Tribe NARCISSEAE.j 3 



Perianth without a corona. [Tribe AMARYLLIDEAE.] ... 8 



3. Stamens inserted within the corona. Corona cup- or ring-shaped or con- 



sisting of 12 scales. [Subtribe narcissinae.] 4 



Stamens inserted on the edge of the cup- or funnel-shaped corona ; corona 

 rarely reduced to a crown of hairs 6 



4. Corona of 12 free scales. Perianth tubular, red. Fruit a berr\'. — Species 



2. Central Africa (British East Africa and Angola). 



Cryptostephanus Welw. 



Corona cup- or ring-shaped, undivided or lobed. Perianth bell-, funnel-, 



or salver-shaped, usually white or yellow. Fruit a capsule. . . 5 



5. Perianth funnel-shaped, with a very short tube, yellow. Corona little 



developed, 6- or 12-lobed. — Species i. North-West Africa. {Carregnoa 

 Boiss.) Tapeinanthus Herb. 



