Sebsebe Demissew Inger Nordal
Aloes and Lilies  of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Contents

Preface 4

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

Key to the families 40

Aloaceae 42

Asphodelaceae 110

Anthericaceae 127

Amaryllidaceae 162

Hyacinthaceae 183

Alliaceae 206

Colchicaceae 210

Iridaceae 223

Hypoxidaceae 260

Eriospermaceae 271

Dracaenaceae 274

Asparagaceae 289

Dioscoreaceae 305

Taccaceae 319

Smilacaceae 321

Velloziaceae 325

List of botanical terms 330

Literature 334