Plants and their ways in South Africa . n Curculigo; ovary rarely beaked, 3-loculed; stigmas 3, separate or united. Capsule usually withcircumscissile dehiscence (splitting around near the middle).Corms in the Western species, \ to i inch in diameter; in theEast some species have corms from 2 to 4 inches in plaited, found with the flowers. Plants often growing in moist places. Flowers usually yellow. , Linn., var, elegans, Pers., the most beautiful of the species, haslarge white star-like flowers, marked at the centre with a splash ofiridescent colour. Gethyllis (Kuku
Plants and their ways in South Africa . n Curculigo; ovary rarely beaked, 3-loculed; stigmas 3, separate or united. Capsule usually withcircumscissile dehiscence (splitting around near the middle).Corms in the Western species, \ to i inch in diameter; in theEast some species have corms from 2 to 4 inches in plaited, found with the flowers. Plants often growing in moist places. Flowers usually yellow. , Linn., var, elegans, Pers., the most beautiful of the species, haslarge white star-like flowers, marked at the centre with a splash ofiridescent colour. Gethyllis (Kukumakranka).—Perianth white with a longslender tube, spreading limb. Stamens 6-20. Ovary hiddenamong the sheaths of the bulb, ripening partly a yellowish, fragrant, edible berry, 2-3 inches long; leavesfrequently spirally twisted, generally appearing after the flowers,with the fruit or later. 264 Plants and their Ways in Sojith Africa Flowering in December. Fruit ripening about May. Coast, Central,and Western Fig. 239.—Hypoxis stellata, Linn., var. elegans, Pars. Amaryllis.—This plant gave the name to the whole order,and its flowers are certainly beautiful enough to deserve thehonour. Flowers 6-12 in an umbel. Pedicels i-i^inch many ; capsule large, round; seeds few. Leaves 7-9,growing after the flower, i foot long and -J to | inch flowers are nearly regular, but the stamens curve region, flowering in March. A. belladoniia, L., the onlySouth African species, has a rose or whitish perianth 3-3-Iinches long. Nerine.—Tube cut down nearly to the ovary ; lobescurved and frequently waved along the edges, bright red orpink, sometimes flecked with gold. Stamens of two lengths,slightly declinate. Bulbs near the surface; leaves producedwith or after the flowers. Umbels 10-40 flowers. Classification of Plants 265 Vallota (Knysna Lily). Flowers with leaves, 6-9 to umbel,bright scarlet. Perianth tubular with equal spreadin
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