Corolla. Petala sex, oblonga.
Stamina. Filamenta sex, subulata, longitudine sæpe corollæ. Antheræ oblongæ, erectæ.
Pistillum. Germen superum, breve, subtrigonum, angulis linea insculptis. Stylus simplex. Stigma acutum.
Pericarpium. Capsula brevissima, lata, triloba, trilocularis, trivalvis.
Semina pauca, subrotunda.
Empalement. Spath common, roundish, withering, inclosing many flowers.
Blossom. Petals six, oblong.
Chives. Six threads, awl-shaped, often the length of the blossom. Tips oblong, upright.
Pointal. Seed-bud above, short, nearly three-sided, the angles marked by a line. Shaft simple. Summit pointed.
Seed-vessel. Capsule very short, broad, of three lobes, three cells, and three valves.