Flowers red, slightly irregular. Corona reduced to a crown of hairs. Stigmas 3.--Species 2. Naturalised in the West African islands St. Thomas and Princes Island. Ornamental plants. =Hippeastrum= Herb. 8. (2.) Ovules 1-6 in each cell of the ovary. Perianth-segments free or united below into a short tube. [Subtribe HAEMANTHINAE.] 9 Ovules many in each cell of the ovary. 14 9. Perianth divided nearly or quite to the ovary. Spathe consisting of two narrow bracts. 10 Perianth with a distinct tube. Spathe of two broad bracts or of more than two bracts. Anthers oblong, attached by the back. 11 10. Anthers globose, attached by the base. Ovules 1-4 in each ovary-cell. Perianth red.--Species 10. South Africa. Some are used as ornamental plants. (Including _Carpolyza_ Salisb.) =Hessea= Herb. Anthers oblong, attached by the back. Ovules 5-6 in each ovary-cell.--Species 5. South Africa. =Strumaria= Jacq. 11. Ovules 5-6 in each ovary-cell. Perianth reddish-yellow, funnel-shaped. Spathe of more than 2 bracts. Leaves linear.--Species 3. South Africa. Used as ornamental plants. =Clivia= Lindl. Ovules 1-4 in each ovary-cell. 12 12. Spathe consisting of 2 bracts. Pedicels long. Perianth red, salver-shaped. Fruit a capsule. Leaves linear.--Species 4. South Africa and southern Central Africa. Used for the preparation of arrow-poison, in medicine, and as ornamental plants. =Buphane= Herb. Spathe consisting of more than 2 bracts. Pedicels short or rather short. Fruit a berry. 13 13. Filaments shorter than the anthers. Perianth-tube very short. Umbels rather few-flowered. Leaves very long and narrow, strap-shaped.--Species 1. West Africa (Congo). =Demeusea= De Wild. & Th. Dur. Filaments as long as or longer than the anthers. Perianth-tube long. Umbels many-flowered. Leaves rather short.--Species 45. South and Central Africa. Some are poisonous or are used as ornamental or medicinal plants. (Including _Choananthus_ Rendle) =Haemanthus= L. 14. Perianth divided nearly or quite to the ovary. 15 Perianth with a distinct tube. 19 15. Perianth divided to the ovary, white, rarely reddish. Flowers regular, middle-sized, solitary or in few-flowered umbels. [Subtribe GALANTHINAE.] 16 Perianth with a short tube, usually red. Flowers more or less irregular, in umbels. [Subtribe AMARYLLIDINAE.] 17 16. Perianth-segments spreading, whitish. Anthers deeply sagittate at the base. Flowers erect, in umbels.--Species 1. North-west Africa. =Lapiedra= Lag. Perianth-segments converging. Anthers slightly sagittate at the base. Flowers drooping.--Species 3. North-west Africa. Used as ornamental plants and in medicine; the bulb is edible. =Leucoium= L. 17. Filaments thickened at the base. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit obtusely angled, 3-valved.--Species 17. South Africa to Damaraland. Some are used as ornamental plants. (_Imhofia_ Heist.) =Nerine= Herb. Filaments thread-shaped, free. Stigma entire. 18