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Sayre, 1917: A Manual of Organic Materia Medica. > Phanerogams. >

9. Liliaceae.—Lily Family

Botanical name: 
Liliaceae

Herbs (rarely woody) with flowering stems springing from bulbs or corms, with the leaves parallel-nerved, except in the tribe Smilaceae, where they are netted veined. The perianth consists of six divisions; anthers introrse; ovary superior, usually 3-celled.


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.

  • 58. Sarsaparilla.—Sarsaparilla.
  • 59. Convallaria.—(C. Flores and C. Radix, N. F.). Lily of the Valley.
  • 60. Veratrum viride.—American hellebore.
  • 61. Sabadilla.—Cevadilla.
  • 62. Polygonatum.—Solomon's Seal.
  • 63. Chamaelirium luteum. Helonias, N.F.—Helonias dioica. False Unicorn.
  • 64. Trillium, N.F.—Birthroot. Wake-robin.
  • 65. Asparagus.
  • 66. Allium, N.F.—Garlic.
  • 67. Scilla.—Squill. Squills.
  • 68, 69. Colchicum.—Meadow saffron.
  • 70. Aloe.—Aloes. Aloe.
  • 71. Xanthorrhoea.—Gum Acaroides. Botany Bay Resin. Grass-Tree Resin.
  • 72. Erythronium americanum.—Adder's tongue. Dog-tooth Violet.
‹ 8. Bromeliaceae.—Pineapple family. up 58. Sarsaparilla.—Sarsaparilla. ›

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