Cyrtanthus epiphyticus inflorescence

This bunch of nine perianths or corolla tubes of Cyrtanthus epiphyticus divulges that perianths curve more in the lower parts of their tubes and widen in the upper parts. There is a slight basal bulge over the ellipsoid ovary. The perianths are oriented to one side... exceptions prove rules among living things.

The six spreading lobe tips allow recognition of the ancient, recurring lily family feature of six tepals arranged in two whorls of three. This confirms ab initio family links among so many extant species. A bit like a look through the James Webb telescope into the distant past of earth's plant world. A minor deviation from the lily pattern is the slight zygomorphic flower shape, the tepals not quite radially symmetrical, tending to being two-lipped.

The six stamens differ in there being two filament lengths. None of them protrudes from the corolla mouth, but in a close-up full frontal view the anthers are visible. The style is about as long as the filaments, but the three-lobed stigma seems to be nearer in the mouth (Duncan, et al, 2016; Leistner, (Ed.), 2000; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist).