![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | plants with stem and leaves, not
thallus-like |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | plants not aquatic |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | leaves not whorled |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | flowers borne in a spathe |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | perianth present, in two series of 3
segments each |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | perianth conspicuous, at least the
inner whorl brightly coloured |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | sepals and petals usually alike |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | flowers regular |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | petals not deciduous |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | petals variously coloured |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | 3 stamens |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | ovary inferior |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | 3 carpels, their ovaries united |
![bullet](../../../_themes/botany/blbull2.gif) | fruit a capsule or a berry |