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EESSEY PHYLOGENETIC TAXONOMY 125 



Family 34. Haemodoraceae. Leaves sword-shaped; pistil 

 3-celled; ovules 1 to many; stamens 6. Haemodorum. (Pf. 

 2 5 :92.) 



Family 35. Iridaceae. Leaves sword-shaped; pistil 3- 



celled; ovules many; stamens 3. Crocus, Iris, Tigridia, Sisy- 

 rinchium, Ixia, Tritonia, Gladiolus, Freesia. (Pf. 2 5 : 137.) 



Family 36. Velloziaceae. Woody-stemmed, leafy plants, 

 with a 3-celled pistil containing many ovules, stamens 6 or 

 more. Vellozia. (Pf. 2 5 : 125.) 



Family 37. Taccaceae. Stemless herbs, with broad pin- 

 nately parallel- veined leaves; pistil 1-celled; ovules many; 

 stamens 6. Tacca. (Pf. 2 5 : 127.) 



Family 38. Dioscoreaceae. Yams. Mostly twining herbs, 



with broad, petioled, longitudinally- veined leaves; pistil 3- 

 celled; ovules 2 in each cell; stamens 6. Dioscorea, Testudin- 

 aria. (Pf. 2 5 :130.) 



Family 39. Bromeliaceae. Pineapples. Leaves mostly 

 rosulate; external perianth whorl calycine; pistil 3-celled; 

 ovules many; stamens 6. Tillandsia, Dendropogon, Ananas. 

 (Pf. 2 4 :32.) 



Family 40. Musaceae. Bananas. Large herbs, the stem 

 often composed of the sheathing leaf -bases ; perianth petaloid 



of 6, often dissimilar segments; stamens 6; pistil 3-celled; 

 ovules 1 to very many. Strelitzia, Musa. (Pf. 2 6 : 1.) 



Family 41. Zingiberaceae. Gingers. Perennial, medium- 

 sized herbs, with creeping or tuberous rootstocks; perianth 

 irregular; stamen 1, anther 2-celled, with several "stamin- 



odes ' ' ; pistil 3-celled ; ovules 1 or more in each cell. Curcuma, 

 Zingiber, Amomum. (Pf. 2 6 : 10.) 



Family 42. Cannaceae. Cannas. Perennial herbs of 

 medium size, with simple pinnately-veined leaves; perianth 

 irregular; stamen 1, anther 1-celled, with several "stamin- 

 odes ' ' ; pistil 3-celled ; ovules 1 to many. Canna. (Pf . 2 6 : 30. ) 



Family 43. Marantaceae. Perennial herbs of variable 

 habit : leaves parallel or pinnately veined ; perianth irregular ; 



functional stamen 1, with several ' * staminodes ' ' ; pistil 3 



