Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 236.—Gloriosa superba, Linn. base; stigma 3-lobed. Seeds many, bright red. Flowers largeand handsome. Rootstock tuberous; stem slender, climbinglike Littonia by the curled leaf tips. From Albany to Natal. Sandy hills. Sandersonia.—Perianth tube tapering toward the throat,globose. Flowers bright yellow, hanging on slender stalksfrom the upper axils of the leaves. Leaves sessile alternate,2 to 4 inches long, \ to S inch broad. Stems 1-2 feet high,leafy. Found in the Eastern region. Classification of Plants 261. Fig. 22)7.—Littonia modesta,
Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 236.—Gloriosa superba, Linn. base; stigma 3-lobed. Seeds many, bright red. Flowers largeand handsome. Rootstock tuberous; stem slender, climbinglike Littonia by the curled leaf tips. From Albany to Natal. Sandy hills. Sandersonia.—Perianth tube tapering toward the throat,globose. Flowers bright yellow, hanging on slender stalksfrom the upper axils of the leaves. Leaves sessile alternate,2 to 4 inches long, \ to S inch broad. Stems 1-2 feet high,leafy. Found in the Eastern region. Classification of Plants 261. Fig. 22)7.—Littonia modesta, Amaryllidace^.Flowers perfect, regular, or nearly so. Outer segments ofthe perianth coloured. Stamensusually 3 + 3, rarely 3 or introrse, long or short,basifixed or swinging. Ovary in-ferior, 3-celled ; placentation axile ;stigmas three. Fruit usually a 3-valved capsule, sometimes a opening midway betweenthe partitions (loculicidal), or split-ting around at the centre. Seedsusually many. Usually stemless herbs with radical leaves. Mostly Xerophytes,leafing in the wet season. Rootstock a bulb or corm. Inflorescence
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