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CIY. LILIACEiE 
acute, spreading or reflexed. Stamens 6, hypogynous, much 
shorter than the perianth ; anthers versatile. Ovary 3-celled ; 
styles 3, minute, united at the base, recurved. Capsule oblong, 
J-J in., 3-grooved, obtuse ; seeds many, globose. 
Simla, Mahasu, in fields ; June-August. — Throughout India. — Australia, 
Malaya. 
15. GL0RI0SA. From the Latin gloria, splendour ; referring 
to the beauty of the flowers. — Tropical Asia and Africa. 
Gloriosa superba, Linn . ; FI. Br. Lid. vi. 358. A herb climbing 
by means of its leaves; rootstock creeping, fleshy; stems 5-10 
ft. or more, leafy. Leaves alternate or opposite or in whorls of 
3-4 on different parts of the stem, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 5-8 
in., tips linear, spirally twisting. Flowers solitary in the leaf- 
axils, nodding ; stalks 4-6 in. Perianth 3-4 in. across when fully 
expanded, persistent ; segments 6, distinct, spreading at first, 
reflexed afterwards, narrowly lanceolate, 2-3 in., margins curled 
and wavy, yellow when young, changing to bright red. Stamens 
6, hypogynous, slightly shorter than the perianth, filaments at first 
green, then yellow, finally red ; anthers versatile, connective green, 
pollen orange. Ovary oblong, 3-celled ; style long, linear, green, 
turning to red, abruptly bent upwards at the base, tip shortly 
3-branched ; ovules many in each cell. Capsule oblong, 1^-2 in., 
obtuse ; seeds numerous, globose. 
Sutlej valley, Subathoo ; August, September. — Himalaya, up to 5000 ft. — 
Tropical Asia and Africa. 
16. DISP0RUM. From the Greek dis, double, and spora, a 
seed, referring to the two seeds in each cell of the berry. — Asia, 
N. America. 
Disporum pullum, Salisb. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 360. A glabrous 
herb ; rootstock creeping, branches long, thick ; stems 1J-4 ft., 
erect, branched, upper part leafy, lower scaly. Leaves alternate, 
sessile, narrowly lanceolate, 2-6 in., long-pointed, nerves promin- 
ent. Flowers white, tinged with green, drooping in shortly stalked, 
axillary umbels. Perianth 1 in., narrowly bell-shaped ; segments 
6, distinct, lanceolate, acute, base dilated. Stamens 6, at the base 
of the segments and shorter than them, filaments tapering upwards ; 
anthers attached near the base. Ovary ovoid, 3 -celled ; style 
straight, thick, tip shortly 3-branched; ovules 2 in each cell. 
Berry globose, J in. diam., black ; seeds ovoid, normally 6. 
Simla, below Annandale, in forest, 6000 ft. ; May. —Temperate Himalaya. 
— Java, China. 
In Sikkim the flowers are dull purple 
17. TRILLIUM. From the Latin trilix, a tissue of three 
threads, referring to the parts of the flower being in threes. — 
N. America, N. Asia. 
