Stamina. Filamenta sex, subulata, corolla breviora, recto-patula. Antheræ incumbentes.
Pistillum. Germen globosum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus longior, inclinatus. Stigma triplex, obtusum.
Pericarpium. Capsula ovalis, triloba, trilocularis, trivalvis.
Semina plura, globosa, baccata, duplici serie disposita.
Obs. Affinis Erythronio.
Empalement, none.
Blossom. Petals six, oblong-lance-shaped, waved, very long, totally bent back.
Chives. Six threads, awl-shaped, shorter than the blossom, spreading out at straight angles from the seed-bud. Tips sideways on the threads.
Pointal. Seed-bud globular. Shaft thread-shaped, longer than the threads, inclined. Summit triple, blunt.
Seed-vessel. Capsule oval, three-lobed, three-celled, three-valved.