|
|
|||||
| University of California, Berkeley | |||||
|
|||||
| Directory News Site Map Home | |||||
|
|||||
| Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
|
Indexes to all accepted names and synonyms: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
|
Perennial, generally from bulb, coat membranous.
Stem: erect, generally cylindric, solid.
Leaf: basal, sessile.
Inflorescence: scapose, umbel-like or 1-flowered; bracts generally 2(8), conspicuous, ± fused.
Flower: perianth often with a conspicuous, ± tubular crown, parts 6, in 2 whorls, petal-like, [ free to] ± fused, radial or not; stamens 6, ± fused to perianth, ± united, anthers attached at base; ovary inferior, chambers 3, each many-ovuled, style 1, stigmas 1 or 3.
Fruit: generally capsule, dry, loculicidal, or fleshy berry.
± 60 genera, 800 species [Meerow & Snijman 2006 Aliso 22:355–366] —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.
Previous taxon: Nothoscordum gracile
Next taxon: Amaryllis
Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].
Copyright © 2012 Regents of the University of California
We encourage links to these pages, but the content may not be downloaded for reposting, repackaging, redistributing, or sale in any form, without written permission from The Jepson Herbarium.