274 



3.— OPHIOPOGON. 



0. japonicus, Ker \ O. Wallichianus, Hook f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. 

 268. Little Hongkong woods, Mt. Nicholson, and Mt. 

 Parker, Hongkong ; Lantao Island, Hongkong New 

 Territorp ; Canton ; Sanning. Fl. white, June. 



IRIDACEAE. 



Key to genera. 



Perianth more than 1 inch long- 

 Perianth less than 1 inch long 



1. Iris. 



2. Belamcanda. 



1.— IRIS. 



Key to species. 



Leaves less than ^-inch wide 

 Leaves nearly 1 inch wide 



1. speculatrix. 



2. japonica. 



1. I. speculatrix, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1875, 196. Rocky slopes 



High West, between Victoria Peak and Mt. Davis, on 

 the rough grassy hill above " Kenlis," Mt. Kellet, and on 

 Violet hill, Taitam, Hongkong ; Lantao Island, Hongkong 

 New Territory ; Canton ; Lienchow. Fl. blue, April. 



2. I. japonica, Thunb. ; Baker in Card. Chron. 1876, ii. 37. 



Bamboo groves on the banks of the Han River, Swatow ; 

 Canton. Fl. white, February. 



2.— BELAMCANDA. 



1. B. punctata, Moench ; Pardanthus chinensis, Ker ; Benth. 

 Hongk. 365. Sea shore Chaiwan, Hongkong, 

 orange-coloured, spotted with crimson, June. 



Fl. 



Fl. 



AMARYLLIDACEAE. 



Key to genera. 



1. Flowers racemose or spicate 



Flowers umbellate 



2. Ovary not produced above the crown 



into a stipes 

 Ovary produced into a long or short 

 stipes above the crown 



3. Filaments of stamens united by a 



membrane ... 

 Filaments of stamens free 



4. Perianth tube less than 1 inch long . . . 

 Perianth tube more than 2 inches lona- 



4. 

 3. 



2. 

 3. 



Hypoxia. 



Curculigo. 



Pancratium. 



4. 

 Lycoris. 



Crimtm. 



l.-HYPOXIS. 



1. H. aurea, Lour. ; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind 



the White Cloud hills. Canton. 



vi. 277. Summit of 

 Fl. yellow, March. 



