Pistillum. Germen inferum, triquetrum. Stylus staminibus fere brevior. Stigma longum, gracile, curvatum, capitulo terminali.
Pericarpium. Capsula oblonga, truncata, triquetra, trilocularis, trivalvis.
Semina solitaria, oblonga.
Calyx. Sheaths common and partial alternate, distinct, remaining.
Cup none.
Blossom. Petals three, oblong, channelled, upright, pointed, equal.
Honeycup two leaved; one leaflet nearly the length of the petals; the other very short, channelled, hooked and opposite to the larger.
Chives. Five threads, linear. Tips upright and long.
Pointal. Seed-bud beneath, three-sided. Shaft scarcely shorter than the chives. Summit long, slender, curved, and terminating in a small head.
Seed-vessel. Capsule oblong, appearing cut off at the end, three-sided, three cells, three valves.