POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Many Chives. Many Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Perianthium. Calyx nullus.
Corolla. Petala quatuor, oblonga, laxa.
Stamina. Filamenta plurima, subulata, corolla breviora. Antheræ lateri filamentorum adnatæ.
Pistillum. Germina plurima, subrotunda, compressa, desinentia in stylos subulatos, staminibus longiores. Stigmata simplicia.
Pericarpium nullum. Receptaculum capitatum, parvum.
Semina plurima, subrotunda, compressa, stylo (figura varia) instructa.
Empalement. Cup none.
Blossom. Petals four, oblong, flexible.