CLASS XX. ORDER I.
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. Chives on the Pointal. Two Chives.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Spathæ vagæ. Spadix simplex. Perianthium nullum.
Corolla. Petala quinque, oblonga, sursum conniventia, æqualia; duo horum exteriora.
Nectarium petalis longius, dependens; postice tantum carinatum.
Stamina. Filamenta duo, brevissima, pistillo insidentia. Antheræ erectæ, tectæ margine interiore nectarii.
Pistillum. Germen oblongum, contortum, inferum. Stylus margini interiori nectarii adnatus. Stigma obsoletum.
Pericarpium. Capsula subovata, trigona, obtusa, striata, trivalvis, unilocularis, angulis carinatis dehiscens.
Semina numerosa, scobiformia.