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N a t . O r d . LXXXVII. IBIDEyE, Jim.
Gen. I . L IB E R T IA , Sq>r.
3-phyllum, laciniis patentibus. Stamina 3, imo perianthio inserta ; antheris ovatis,
versatiHbus. Ovarium 3-gonum, 3-loculare; ovulis plurimis, 2 -seriatis; stigmatibus 3, filiformibus. Capsula
obovata, coriacea v. membranacea, locuhcide 3-valvis. Semina plurima, angulata.— Herbm ; foliis
. fiorlbUS '•
Herbaceous plauts, uatives of Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Chili, with radical, equitant, hnear or
sword-shaped leaves, and scapes bearing umbels of white flowers. Perianth of six spreading pieces, in two series
Stamens three, inserted at the base of the perianth. Ovary three-angled, inferior; styles three, filiform. Capmle
coriaceous or membranous, three-valved. with many, sometimes black seeds. (Named in honour of Madame Lihert,
authoress of a work on Hepaticæ.)
1.^ Lib ertia ixioides, S p r.; elata, foliis rigidis, umbellis paniculatis, floribus ampiis, perianthii foliolis
in te rio n b u s ro tu n d a tis extenoribus oblongis herbaceis triplo majoribus, capsula obovata coriacea. Spr.
Syst. Teg. A . Cunn. Prodr. L . grandiflora. Sweet. A. Cunn. Prodr. Sisyrinchium, Forst. Prodr.
A . meh. Flor. S. exaltatum. B a n k s et Sol. M S S . e i Ic. Ferraria, W illd . Eenealmia grandiflora, B r .
Prodr. Addenda sub R. paniculata.
H a b . T h roughout th e Islands, abundant. B a n k s and Solander, ete. N a t. name, “ T u ru tu ,” L u a ll.
(Cultivated in England.)
Very variable in size, from 6 inches to 3 feet high, stout. Leaves rigid, acuminate, inch broad. Scapes
compressed; branches alternate, arising from linear spathes, bearing umbels of three to ten pediceUate flowers.
Pedicels 1-2 inches long, from membranous spathes. Perianth I inch across, often much smaller ; outer pieces ohloiig,
blunt, much smaUer than the inner. Capmle coriaceous, club-shaped or obovate, i - i inch long. Seeds yeUowish or
b r o w n .- I find no difference whatever between L. ixioides aud X. grandiflora. except in the size of the flower, which
varies extremely.
2. Lib ertia mierantha, A. Cunn. ; pusilla, foUis gramineis, scapo simplici apice pedicellisque puberulis,
perianthii foholis subæqualibus, capsulis membranaceis globosis trigonis. A . Cunn. Prodr. Anthericoides
pygmæa, Ba n k s et Sol. M S S . et Ic.
H a b . Th ro u g h o u t th e Islands ; in damp woods. Ba n k s a n d Solander, A . Cunningham, ete.
A ver>- much smaUer plant than X. ixioides, with less rigid leaves, 4 -6 inches long, usually as high as the
scape, which is downy above, and bears a single umbel of three to eight flowers. Pedicels pubescent, surrounded
by an involucre of as many green spathes. Permnih 4-4 inch across ; leaflets nearly equal in size. CapsuU rounded,
membranous.
N a t . O r d . LXXXVIIL HYPOXIDEÆ, Dr.
Gen. I . H Y PO X IS , I .
P e n a n tU um 6-partitum, æquale. Stamina 6. Ovarium 3-loculare, ovulis 3-seriatis ; stylus 1 ;
stigmata 3. Capsula 3-locularis. Semina plurima ; umbilico laterali, rostelliformi.
Herbaceous plants, natives chiefly of the Southern Hemisphere, most abundant at the Cape of Good Hope,
also found m Australia, Tasmania, South America, India and its Islands. Of the only New Zealand species [ hav!
but one specimen I 4 inch high, which closely resembles the Tasmanian XT. lajgrometrioa, and as this latter is very
variable, the foUowmg description may require future modification.—Xooi! bulbous, covered with matted fibres.
Leaves surrounded w'itli a membranous sheath below, narrow linear, nearly glabrous. Scape shorter than the leaves,
one-flowered. Perianth superior, of six yellow, glabrous, ovate-laneeolate pieces, I 4 line long, outer striped at the
back. Stamens A^. three-celled ; ovules many. one. with three stigmas. (Name from two,
and o(us, sharp; in allusion to the tapering base ot the capsule.)
1. Hypoxis hygrornetriea, Br. ? foliis anguste linearibus glabratis margine simpUcibus, scapo folio
breviore 1-floro, perianthio glaberrimo foliolis ovato-lanceolatis, stylo I brevi, stigmatibus 3, ovario obovato
basi attenuato.— Lah. Nov. H o ll. ». l . p . 82, t. 1 0 8 ? B r . Prodr.
H a b . No rth e rn Islan d . E a st Coast, Colenso.
N a t . O r d . LXXXIX. SMILACEÆ, B r .
Gen. I . R H IPO G O N UM , Porst.
P e ria n tim m 6-partitum, æquale, 2-braoteatum, deciduum. S tamina 6 ; filamentis subulatis, glabris ;
antheris basi biloba insertis. 0 » « n « 3-loculare, 8 -o v iü a tum; stylo brevissimo ; stigmate S Jo b o . Baeca
1 -2-sperma. A f f o « » cartüagiueum. Aifo-ÿO exc entricus; radicula volubiles.
A genus of one New HoUand and one New Zealand species ; the latter, R. seandens, forms a knotted-stemmed.
glabrous, climbing shrub, rendering forests in many places impassable from its matted wire-Uke stems, winch are
used as cords, and the root as sarsaparUla. bnt with doubtful success.— Xmues opposite and alternate, coriaceous,
three-nerved, 3-5 inches long, petiolate, linear-ovate or oblong, subacute. Plowers in spreading axiUary and terminal
racemes, pediceUate, 4 inch broad. Perianth of six Imear-oblong, very smaU pieces. ' Stamens sLx, very large, on
short filaments. Ovary three-ceUed, with one ovule in each cell, a short style, and thl'ee-lobed stigma. Priai an
eatable scarlet one- or two-seeded berry; seeds with a pale membranous testa and almost horny albumen. (Name
from pixp, a twig, and yow, a joint.)
I . Rliipogonum scandens, F o rs t.; caule inermi, foliis oppositis alternisve lineari-ovatis oblongis
lanceolatisve, racemis paniculatis, perianthio antheris te r b re v io re .-idw 'if. Char. Gen. t. 2 5 . A . R ich . Flor.
E . parviflormn, B r . Prodr. A . Cmm. Prodr. Smüax Ehipogonum, Forst. Prodr. S. laqueans, B a n k s et
Sol. M S S . et Ic.
II.4B. N o rth e rn and Middle Islan d s, as fai- south as Otago, Ba n k s and Solander, etc.
Gen. I I . C A L L IX E N E , Comm.
Perianthium coroUimim, 6 -p a rtitum ; laciniis æqualibus, interioribus basi 2-glandulosis. S tamma 6.
Ovarium S-loculare; ovulis paucis. Sty lus validas, 3 -su lcu s; stigmate 3-lobo. Bacca 8 -lo c u lan s ; loculis
oligospermis. Semina subglobosa; te sta membranacea, pallida.— H e rbæ ramosoe; caule basi squamato,
superne fo lia to ; foliis distichis, nervosis; pedicellis 1-floris.
A genus of three very beantifnl plauts, of whicli two are found in South Chili and Fuegia, and one in New
Zealand. The latter is a wiry-stemincd glabrous herb, 8 -10 inches long. Stem knotted, with smaU membranous
sbeatlis, rooting aud creeping, flexuose above. Leaves alternate, scattered, distichous, f inch long, Imeav or liuear-
oblong, blunt or acute, three- to fivc-uerved ; petiolo short, twisted. Flotoer 011 a short terminal pedicel, f inch
broad, wliite. Perianth of six ovato-lanceolate acute pieces, with obscure gi-een glands towards the base of each ;
inner rather smaller. Stamens six ; lhameiits glabrous. Ovamj ovoid, with a thick style, three-lobed stigma, and
three fcw-ovuled cells. Berry round, three-celled, with several horny seeds, covered with a thm membranous testa.
(Name from «akos, heautiful, and Jsvos, a stranger.)