Floral characters of lily family Inflorescence Solitary/cymose; often umbellate clusters Flower Bisexual; actinomorphic Perianth Tepal six (3+3), often united into tube, valvate aestivation Androecium Stamen six (3+3) Gynoecium Tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with many ovules; axile placentation Fruit Capsule, rarely berry Seed Endospermous Floral formula $\bigoplus$ [image:5_image65.emf]$P_{3 + 3}A_{3 + 3}\ {\underline{G}}_{(3)}$ Or (3+3)