PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium monophyllum, quinque-partitum, acutum, erectum, parvum, persistens.
Corolla. Monopetala, campanulata, limbus quinquefidus: laciniarum lateribus inflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, filiformia, receptaculo inserta, libera. Antheræ simplices.
Pistillum. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine corolla, persistens. Stigma obtusum.
Pericarpium. Capsula ovata, quinquelocularis, quinquevalvis.
Semina plurima, compressa.
Obs. Figura petali in aliis infundibuliformis, in aliis campaniformis est; stamina in quibusdam declinata longissima.
Empalement. Cup one leaf with five divisions, sharp pointed, upright, small, and permanent.