Corolla nulla.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, erecta, longitudine ferme floris. Antheræ simplices.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis, germinis lateri insertus. Stigma capitatum, hispidum.
Pericarpium nullum. Fructus in fundo calycis.
Semen unicum, ovatum.
Empalement. Cup one leaf, remaining; tube long, slender; border of four divisions, unequal; the upper segment appearing broke back, and small; the three other segments are upright; the middle one the largest.
Blossom none.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, upright, almost the length of the flower. Tips simple.
Pointal. Seed-bud egg-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, fixed into the side of the seed-bud. Summit a hairy knob.
Seed-vessel none. The fruit is in the bottom of the cup.