A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



63 



EE. Seeds flat : peduncle 



long 14. Zephyrantiies. 



cc. B'ls. umbellate : spathe 

 2— 4-valved. and pedi- 

 cels subtended by 

 filiform bracteoles. ... 

 D. rei-ianth tube short 

 or almost 0, rarely 

 long in Hippeas- 



trum 



E. Peduncle solid: 

 seeds few in a 



cell 15. Lycoris. 



EE. Peduncle hollow... 

 F. Fl. often fur- 

 n 1 s h e d with 

 minute scales or 

 a distinct neck 

 at the throat : 

 seeds many in 



a cell 16. HippEASTROM. 



FF. Fl. with a sort ot 

 corona, which is 

 fun nel-shaped, 

 and deeply cut, 

 the divisions 

 emarginate. ...17. Placea. 

 DD. Perianth tube long. . 

 E. Tube broadly fun- 

 nel-shaped, pulvi- 

 nate at throat... xg. Vallota. 

 EE. Tube 2-3 times 

 longer than seg- 

 ments, naked at 



throat 10. Tyrtaxthus. 



BB. Ovules 2, basal, collateral ; 



testa pale 20. Gkiffinia. 



BBB. Ovules 2 or tew, collateral 

 or fascicled from the 

 center of the placenta. 



c. Fr. baccate 



D. Ovules several : bulb 



imperfect 21. Olivia. 



DD. Ovules 2 : bulb large, 



tunicated 22. n^EMANTHns. 



cc. Fr. capsular 23. Buphane. 



BBBB. Ovules few or many, su- 

 perposed : seeds few, 



green, turgid 



c. Fr. indehiscent or burst- 

 ing irregularly 



D. Perianth tube long.. 24. CRiNnM. 

 DD. Perianth tube short.. 



e. Segments broad 2.5. Amaryllis. 



EE. Segments narrow... 26. A.mmocharis. 

 CC. Fr. a 3-valved capsule. . 

 D. Capsule top-shaped, 



acutely angled . . . . 27. Brunsvigia. 

 DD. Capsule globose, ob- 

 tusely angled 28. Nerine. 



Subtribe 3. Pancratie.e. Corona none but stamens 

 appeudaged toward base and often united into a dis- 

 tinct cup. 



A. Ovules superposed, many or 



few 



B. Lvs. broad, petioled 



c. Perianth white 



D. Ovary globose 



E. Filaments quadrate, 

 with a large tooth 

 on each side of 



the anthers 20. Calliphruria. 



EE. Filaments quadrate, 

 united in a dis- 

 tinct cup 30. Eccharis. 



DD. Ovary 3-lobed. Hy- 

 brid 31. TJRCEOCHARIS. 



cc. Perianth colored 



D. The perianth tube 

 cylindrical, sudden- 

 ly dilated 32. Urceolin'a. 



DD. The perianth sxibcy- 

 lindrical, segments 



long or short 33. Ph.edranassa. 



BB. Lvs. linear or ligulate, 



sessile 



c. Perianth colored, suh- 

 c y 1 i n d r i cal ; tube 

 long; filaments 

 united in an entire 

 or toothed cup 34. Stenomesson. 



cc. Perianth white; tube 

 funnel-shaped : sta- 



minal cup large 35. Panck.atidm. 



AA. Ovules collateral, basal, 2- 



6 36. IlY.MENOCALLIS. 



AAA. Ovules medial. 2-3 



B. Perianth funnel-shaped ; 



segments narrow 37. Vagaria. 



BB. Perianth with a slender 

 tube and broad seg- 

 ments 38. EURYCLES. 



Subfamily 5. Agave Tribe. 



A. Lvs. thick, fleshy, usually 



spiny at edge and point. . 



B. Perianth funnel-shaped : 



filaments normal 39. Agave. 



BB. Perianth rotate : filaments 



struraose at base 40. FURCR.a3A. 



AA. Lvs. comparatively thin, not 

 spiny at edge or point. . . 



B. Segments short 



C. Fls. white, in a lax, 

 simple spike : tube 

 long, curved, subcy- 



lindrical 41. Polianthes. 



cc. Fls. greenish-brown, in 

 a lax raceme : tube 

 abruptly curved and 



dilated at middle. . .42. Prociinyanthes. 

 ccc. Fls. red or white, laxly 

 spicate or racemose: 

 tube curved, subcylin- 



drical 43. Bravoa. 



BB. Segments long : tube 



scarcely any 



c. Fls. greenish red, in a 

 simple or panicled 

 raceme : segments ob- 



lanceolate. ._. 44. Beschorneria. 



cc. Fls. bright red, in a 

 capitulum or thyrsoid 

 panicle ; segments 

 narrow, falcate 45. Doeyanthes. 



146. SCITAMINACE.^. 



(Summary of Tribes.) 



A. Perfect stamens 5 1. Banana Tribe. 



AA. Perfect stamens 1 



B. Anther 2-celled 2. Ginger Tribe. 



BB. Anther 1-celled 



c. Ovary cells 1-ovuled. ..3 Maranta Tribe. 

 cc. Ovary cells oo -ovuled. .4. Canna Tribe. 



1. Banana Tribe. 



A. Calyx tubular, later split — 



spathaceous 1. Mdsa. 



AA. Calyx of free sepals (later- 

 al ones sometimes adnate 

 to corolla in Heliconia I.. . 

 b. Fr. a capsule, loeulicidal- 



ly 3-valved 



C. The outer petal short, 

 broad and concave, 

 lateral petals long 

 and narrow, one lat- 

 erally connate, the 

 other with long lat- 

 eral appendage 2. Strelitzia. 



cc. The petals long, nar- 

 row, free, not ap- 

 pendaged, outer one 

 shorter than lateral 



ones 3. Ravenala. 



BB. Fr. indehiscent or separat- 

 ing into berries 4. Heliconia. 



2. Ginger Tribe. 



A. Ovary 1-celled, with 3 pari- 

 etal placentse 5. Globba. 



AA. Ovary perfectly 3-celled, or 

 at least 3-celled long be- 

 yond the middle ; plac- 



entie axile 



B. Lateral staminodes ample 



and petal-like 



c. Connective not ap- 

 pendaged at the base. 



