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A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM, 



D. Filament short : 



bracts 1-fld 6. K.timpferia. 



DD. B^ i 1 a m e n t long : 



bracts 1- oo-flj. ..7. IIedyciiium. 

 cc. Connective appendaged 



at the base, 



D. Spur 2-fid. ; lateral 

 staminodes nar- 



rowed at base .... 8. Uoscoea. 

 DD. Spurs 2 : lateral 

 staminodes connate 

 with the petaloid 



filament J). Curcuma. 



BB. Lateral staminodes 



small, tooth-like or 0, 



rarely lons:er. narrow 



and adnate to labellum. 



c. Filament short or very 



short 



D. Inflorescence cone- 

 like 



E. Anther cells diverg- 

 ent at apex : con- 

 nective less di- 

 lated, either short 

 or produced be- 

 yond cells into an 

 entire or 3-lobed 



crest 10. Amomum. 



EE. Anther cells contig- 

 uous ; connective 

 produced beyond 

 the cells into a 

 long, linear ap- 

 pendage. 11. Zingiber. 



DD. Infloresc ence not 



cone-like 



E. Connective not pro- 

 du c e d beyond 

 cells : anther cells 

 c o n 1 1 g u ous to 



apex 1*2. Elettaria. 



EE. Connective produced 

 beyond cells into 

 a long lanceolate, 

 concave, append- 

 age 1 .*?. BURBIDGEA. 



CC. Filament elongated, (in 

 Costus petal-like.) . .. 

 D. Inflorescence cone- 

 like 14. Costus. 



DD. Inflorescence not 



cone-like 15. Alpinia. 



3. Maranta Tribe. 



A. Ovary 1-celled after a fash- 

 ion, the other cells being 



minute and empty 



B. Bracts narrow, convolute, 



inclosing the rachis. ..16. Maranta. 

 BB. Bracts and bractlets usu- 

 ally colored, spreading, 



long persistent 17. Stromanthb. 



BBB. Bracts spreading, decidu- 

 ous 18. TlIALIA. 



aa. Ovary usually 3-celled and 



3-ovuIed 



B. Corolla tube usually short.in. Phryniom 

 BB. Corolla tube usually 



slender and longer. ... 20. Calathea. 



4. Canna Tribe. 



Calyx of free sepals: embryo 



central straight : sole genus.21. Canna. 



147. BROMELIACE^. 



(Following Mez in DC. Monog. Phaner. vol. 9). 



^. Fr. a berry, indehiscent : 

 ovary inferior : seeds not 



winged or plumed. 



B. Pollen grains entire, not 

 provided with pores or 

 a longitudinal mem- 

 branous fold 



c. Calyx without a tube 



or cup 1. Bromelia. (See 



also Karatas)^ 

 cc. Calyx with a tube or 



cup 2. Cryptanthus. 



BB. Pollen grains furnished 



with pores 



C. Inflorescence immersed 

 in a central bowl of 

 Ivs. and surrounded 

 by an involucre 

 formed from the re- 

 duced inmost leaves 

 and usually colored. 3. Nidularium. 

 CC. Inflorescence not sur- 

 rounded by a dis- 

 tinct involucre: stem 



or scape tall 



D. Petals furnished 

 with 2 ligules in- 

 side 



E. Berries connate 

 among them- 

 selves and also to 

 the bracts and 



axis 4. Ananas. 



ee. Berries free 5. .Echmea. 



(See also Echino- 



stachps.) 



DD. Petals not provided 



with ligules inside. 



E. Fls. very flat and 



crowded into 



dense cones 6. Hohenbergia. 



ee. FIs. more or less 

 loosely spicate on 

 the branches of 

 the inflorescence. .7. Streptocalyx. 

 BBB. Pollen grains furnished 

 with a longitudinal 

 membranous groove. ..8. Eillbergia. 

 AA. Fr. a capsule, dehiscent:... 

 b. Seed winged, or append- 

 age d : pollen grooved... 

 c. Ovary semi-superior. ..0. Pitcairnia. 



cc. Ovary superior 



D. FIs. of 2 forms and 



dicecious 10. IIechtia. 



DD. Fls. all the same 



form 



E. Petals free to the 



very base 11. Pcya. 



EE. Petals coalesced to- 

 ward the base. ..12. Dyckia. 

 bb. Seed with a long, plumose 

 appendage : ovary su- 

 perior 



c. I'etals free 



D. The petals ligulate 



inside 13. Vriesia. 



DD. The petals not ligu- 

 late inside 14. Tillandsia. 



cc. Petals connate or in- 

 timately c o n g I u t i- 



nate 15. Guzmannia. (See 



also Massangea.) 



148. ri.T^MODORACE.E. 



a. Cells of ovary 2-ovuled : per- 

 ianth marcescent, persist- 

 ing in fruit 



B. Perianth tube long and 

 slender: filaments nor- 

 mal 1. Sansevieeia. 



BB. Perianth more or less 

 erect or spreading 

 above the ovary: fila- 

 ments shorter than the 

 linear anthers: style 



longish 2. Ophiopogon. 



BBB. Perianth spreading from 

 base of ovary : filaments 

 about as long as the ob- 

 long anthers 3. Liriope. 



AA. Cells of ovary oo-ovuled... 

 B. Perianth at length decid- 

 uous in a circumscissile 

 fashion around or above 



the ovary 4. Tecophil.tia. 



BB. Perianth persistent 



c. Fls. plumy or woolly. 

 cc. FIs. mealy or scaly. 



