Identifying characteristics of the family Liliaceae:
(i) Plant: Monocot, perennial, shrub, rarely creepers.
(ii) Stem: Bulb, underground modified stem.
(iii) Root: Fibrous root growing from the lower pan of stem.
(iv) Leaf: Simple, alternate. parallel venation.
(v) Flower: Trimerous, Inflorescence umbel.
(vi) Perianth: Petaloid, 3+3, 3 in each row.
(vii) Androecium: Stamens 6; three in each row.
(viii) Gynoecium: Carpel-3, united, ovary, superior
(ix) Placentation: Axile
(x) Fruit: Capsule
Example: Allium cepa.
