Nectarium membranaceum, lacerum, germen cingens.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, tubo inserta. Antheræ apice bifidæ, versatiles.
Pistillum. Germen globosum, sulcatum, nectario cinctum. Stylus capillaris. Stigma capitatum, quinquepartitum.
Pericarpium. Drupa quinquelocularis, subrotunda, glabra.
Semina, bina.
Empalement. Cup tiled, and remaining; the inner leaves the longest, sharp-pointed, and upright.
Blossom tubular, five-cleft; the segments rolled back, and hairy.
Honey-cup skinny, torn, and surrounding the seed-bud.
Chives. Five threads, fixed into the tube of the blossom. Tips split at the top, and loosely fixed by the middle to the threads.
Pointal. Seed-bud globular, furrowed, encircled by the honey-cup. Shaft hair-like. Summit headed, and of five divisions.