CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium quinquefidum, persistens; laciniis obtusis, concavis.
Corolla. Monopetala, rotata, quinquepartita, laciniis sub-rotundis, ad quarum basin prominent tubercula quinque.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque brevia. Antheræ bipartitæ, oblongæ, erectæ, exteriori parte affixæ.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis. Stigma simplex.
Pericarpuim. Capsula ovata-oblonga, utrinque longitudinaliter sulcata, unilocularis, apice quinquevalvi, valvularum marginibus involutis.
Semina numerosa, oblonga, scabra.
Empalement. Cup with five divisions, permanent; the segments blunt, and concave.