Hello Marilynn,
The last two lines of your message obviously do not refer to Amaryllidaceae.
Henry (Rome)
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Hi John,
Thank you for your explanation. I have one question. I always thought the Amayllidaceae is a perennial herb from a bulb, the leaves are juncus or ensiformus. The flowers are conspicuous with a 6-parted perianth, 6 stamens, one stigma and a inferior tricarpellate ovary. The fruit is a capsule. Is this incorrect?
Marilynn
In a message dated 8/4/2009 10:12:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, writes:
These three families do share some basic characteristics, the inflorescences with subtending bracts (spathes) and the superior ovary are two in particular.