Here is one key:
A. Flower erect, radially simmetrical. Stamens in two sizes: 3 short and 3
long or 6 stamens same
size. Zephyranthes (2n=24 48)
AA. Flower zygomorphic. Stamens in four different lengths.
B. Spathe with 1 rarely 2-3 flowers with a single bifid bract that
cover the flower´s
petiole. Habranthus (2n=12 24)
BB. Spathe with 2-7 rarely 1 flowers with 2 bracts not fused
Rhodophiala (2n=16 18)
Germán
At 09:13 p.m. 01/04/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Thanks, Pascal, that's made things much clearer for me.
>
>Does anyone know whether there has ever been a key published for the
>different genera of rainlilies? At the moment it seems like the only way you
>can identify the plants you have is to go back to the original species
>publication and these can be quite difficult to find.
>
>Best wishes,
>Matthew
>
>
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