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CIV. LILIACEJE 
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 ; J une-August. — Throughout India. — Australia, 
Malaya. 
15. GLORIOSA. From the Latin gloria, splendour ; referring 
to the beauty of the flowers. — Tropical Asia and Africa. 
Gloriosa superba, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. 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 J-2 in., obtuse ; seeds numerous, globose. 
Sutlej valley, Subathoo ; August, September. — Himalaya, up to 5000 ft.— 
Tropical Asia and Africa. 
16. DXSPORUM. From the Greek dis, double, and s'pora , 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 l|-4 ft., 
erect, branched, upper part leafy, lower scaly. Leaves alternate, 
sessile, narrowly lanceolate, 2-6 in., long-pointed, nerves promi- 
nent. 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. 
