TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium minimum, quadridentatum, erectum, persistens.
Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus cylindraceus, longus; limbus quadripartitus, patens, laciniis subrotundis.
Stamina. Filamenta quatuor, in collo corollæ, minima. Antheræ simplices.
Pistillum. Germen superum, subrotundum, compressum. Stylus simplex, staminibus brevior. Stigma bifidum, acutum.
Pericarpium. Capsula subrotunda, didyma, supra transverse dehiscens, bilocularis, bivalvis; valvulis dissepimento oppositis.
Semina pauca, parva, ovata, dissepimento adhærentia.
Empalement. Cup very small, with four teeth, upright, and remaining.
Blossom one petal, funnel-shaped; tube cylindrical, long; border of four divisions, spreading, segments roundish.